DropNote

DropNote is a lightweight and focused macOS menu bar app for quick notes.

It stays out of your way while keeping your thoughts instantly accessible.

Minimal software. Thoughtful features. No clutter.

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Features

• Quick Notes in the Menu Bar
• Full Window Mode — work with Notes and Todos in a large, focused view
• Integrated Todos — manage tasks directly inside DropNote
• Quick Add Todos — instantly add tasks without friction
• Advanced Todo Options — optional due dates and tags
• Tabs & Pinned Notes
• Fast Full-Text Search
• Rich Text Editing (Bold, Italic, Underline)
• Note Locking (Password / Touch ID)
• Automatic Saving
• Export as TXT & formatted PDF
• Customizable Experience — enable/disable Todos in onboarding or settings
• Keyboard Shortcuts — including ⌘ + ⌥ + N for full window mode
• Instant launch & fast note switching
• Local-first — no accounts, no cloud, no tracking

Installation

1. Download the latest .zip from https://github.com/bastian-js/dropnote/releases
2. Move DropNote.app into your Applications folder.
3. On first launch: right-click → Open.

Development

DropNote is written in Swift using SwiftUI and AppKit.

Contributions are welcome — issues and pull requests are appreciated.

License

This project is source-available under a custom non-commercial license.

You are free to:

• use the app
• modify the source code
• share it with others

For personal, non-commercial use only.

Commercial use, redistribution, or monetization is not allowed
without explicit permission from the author.

See the LICENSE file for full details.

Attributions

App & Menu bar icon based on “sticky_note_2” from
Google Material Icons (Apache License 2.0).

Modified using https://icon.kitchen.

Support

If you like DropNote, consider starring the repository — it helps a lot.