Desktop sticky notes that live on your wallpaper

Apple's Stickies float in their own window and get buried the second you open anything. Orbl puts desktop sticky notes on your Mac's wallpaper itself — behind your windows, so a quick reminder is there the moment you clear your screen and never in the way while you work.

Notes that live on the wallpaper

Each sticky note sits directly on the animated background, not in a separate floating window you have to manage. Jot a thought, a phone number, or the one thing you can't forget today, and it stays put on the desktop you already look at. Set the sticky notes widget always-on for a constant reminder, tuck it behind the reveal shortcut (default ⌃⌥⌘A) when you want a clean desktop, and size it small, medium or large.

Editable, checkable, restyleable

These aren't read-only stickers. Your notes are fully interactive:

• Editable — click and type; change the text whenever you like.
• Checkable — turn a note into a quick checklist and tick items off as you go.
• Restyleable — adjust how a note looks so it fits the mood of your wallpaper.

Because the whole theme drifts with the time of day or your chosen background color, your notes blend into the ambience rather than clashing with it — handy if you're building an aesthetic desktop setup.

Free, and entirely yours

Sticky notes are part of the free built-in widget set — no purchase required. They sit alongside every other Mac desktop widget, from the clock to machine stats, so your reminders share the same calm dashboard as the rest of your day.

Private by default

Your notes never leave your Mac. Orbl is 100% local — no account, no server, no analytics — so whatever you jot stays on your machine. There's nothing to sync and nothing to sign into; just open the app and start writing.

Light enough to leave on the desktop

Stickies shouldn't cost you battery. Orbl idles near 0% CPU, stays under 100 MB of memory, and runs an adaptive 8–12fps ambience that pauses when you step away — so a wallpaper full of notes stays effortless.

Stick a note where you'll actually see it

See how notes fit with the rest of your layout in how the live wallpaper dashboard works. The sticky notes widget is free forever; if you later want meetings, tasks and live integrations on the same wallpaper, that's Orbl Premium — a one-time purchase, never a subscription. Download Orbl and put your first note on the desktop.