Sticky notes for your Mac desktop.

Markdown, photos, and screenshots — in sight while you work, tucked away when you don't need them.

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Free download · No account · Works offline · One-time Pro, no subscription

Hover a note — or the right edge of the screen — to see how PinMark behaves on your desktop.

Tap the strip at the right edge to bring back a docked note.

Stickies is fine for a line of text. Your notes need more.

Write the same note in both. Stickies keeps it as plain text; PinMark Sticky renders it — checkboxes you can tick, a real table, and room for photos and screenshots next to it.

Sprint 14

- [x] Fix the login bug
- [ ] Write tests
- [ ] Update the docs

| Task | Owner |
| --- | --- |
| API | Ana |
| UI | Leo |
macOS Stickies
The same sprint note in PinMark Sticky: a checklist with one item ticked and a two-column table.
PinMark Sticky

Markdown that renders as you type

Headings, task lists, tables, code, callouts, Mermaid diagrams, and LaTeX math — all inside a sticky note.

Markdown sticky notes for Mac →

Photos and screenshots, too

Pin any image as a framed print, or capture part of the screen straight into a note — even a whole scrolling page.

Out of the way until you need it

Dock a note at the screen edge and it slides out of sight. Hover to bring it back, or tidy everything with one click.

One desktop, many kinds of days

The same app on a working day, a study night, a design session, and a Sunday at home.

Your sprint, right next to the code.

Keep the checklist, the deploy flow, and a screenshot of the release notes where you can see them — and let scripts and AI assistants update notes through the local CLI and MCP.

Formulas and readings that stay put.

LaTeX renders right inside the note, the week's plan sits beside it, and a screenshot of the reading stays on screen while you work through it.

A mood board on the desktop itself.

Pin references as framed prints and keep the palette and the brief in view while you sketch — a mood board that lives on the desktop itself.

The photos you love, the plans you're making.

Pin the photos from your last trip, plan the next one, and dock the packing list at the screen edge until it's time to go.

Busy desktop? One shortcut tidies it.

Notes pile up. Press ⌘⌥P and Photo Wall lays your image notes out — it picks a composition from how many photos you have and how they're styled, or you choose one of eight. ⌘⌥A tidies every note on the screen into a grid.

Changed your mind? Restore Previous Layout puts everything back.

Seven seaside photo notes scattered and overlapping on a Mac desktop.
Before: photos dropped wherever there was room.
The same seven photos arranged by Photo Wall in the Masonry layout.
Masonry, arranged by Photo Wall.
The same seven photos arranged by Photo Wall as a tilted, overlapping collage.
Collage — what ⌘⌥P picks for mostly Polaroid, Taped, and Pinned prints.

Sixteen papers, one for every kind of note.

Lined and dotted for lists, fiber and linen for texture, sakura and snowflakes for the season. Hover a paper in the menu to try it on before you choose. Five papers are free; the rest come with Pro.

$npx -y @pinmark/mcp
✓ local MCP server ready
$pinmark append <note-id> --from-file - --no-activate
✓ note updated in the background

For scripts and AI assistants, too.

PinMark's local CLI and MCP connection let scripts and AI assistants create, search, update, and open your desktop notes. Calls go through the PinMark app — never straight into the database — and can run in the background without stealing focus.

And the rest of the toolkit

Drawing
Sketch diagrams inside a text note and double-click the preview to keep editing later.
Workspace & Spotlight
Press ⌘⇧L to search and filter every note in the Workspace, or find notes right from Spotlight.
iCloud Sync
Notes, images, and drawings sync across your Macs through your own private iCloud.

Free to start. Pro is yours for good.

Start free with the full workflow — upgrade when OCR and sync become daily needs.

Free

PinMark Free

Everything you need for everyday desktop notes:

  • 50 text notes
  • 2 image cards
  • 3 image styles
  • Edge Docking, Markdown, LaTeX & code highlighting
  • Screenshot notes
  • Shortcuts, Share & Spotlight
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PinMark Pro

Build an unlimited, personalized workspace with one lifetime purchase:

  • Unlimited text & image notes
  • All 8 image styles
  • iCloud Sync
  • Image OCR & image-to-text
  • Ghost Mode (click-through)
  • Custom note colors & paper styles
  • Batch export, unbranded sharing & 50 custom templates
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Upgrade inside the app · One-time purchase · Pricing varies by region

Private by default. Yours for good.

PinMark Sticky is a native, local-first macOS app with optional private iCloud sync and a one-time purchase.

On your Mac
Notes, images, screenshots, and on-device OCR stay inside PinMark’s sandbox. No account or PinMark server is required, and the app works offline.
Your iCloud
Optional iCloud Sync uses the private database in your Apple Account. Notes move between your Macs without passing through infrastructure we operate, so we cannot read them.
One-time purchase
PinMark Pro is a lifetime Mac App Store unlock with future updates. No subscription, renewal date, advertising SDKs, or behavior tracking.

FAQ

How is PinMark different from Mac's built-in Stickies?

Stickies covers quick plain-text notes. PinMark Sticky adds rendered Markdown, photo notes with frames, screenshot notes, Edge Docking, Ghost Mode, OCR, iCloud sync, and CLI/MCP automation — while staying just as lightweight and local-first.

Is PinMark Pro a subscription or one-time?

One-time purchase. PinMark Pro is a single lifetime unlock — no subscription, ever. Buy it once on the Mac App Store and it's yours, including future updates.

What's included in the free version?

Up to 50 text notes, 2 image cards at once, 3 image styles, and the default paper style — plus screenshot notes, Markdown, Shortcuts, Share, and Spotlight. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited notes, all 8 image styles, paper textures, iCloud Sync, OCR, Ghost Mode, and more.

Won't this make my desktop cluttered?

Not at all. With Edge Docking, you can slide notes to a screen edge where they automatically hide. Use Arrange Notes to tidy visible notes into a grid, photo wall, color groups, or cascade whenever your workspace needs a reset.

Is my data private? Does it work offline?

Your notes live on your Mac, so we never have access to them, and PinMark works fully offline. Turn on iCloud Sync (Pro) and they stay in your own private iCloud, syncing across your Macs once you're back online.

What are the system requirements?

PinMark Sticky requires macOS 13 Ventura or later. It's a native Swift app, so everything — from Markdown rendering to OCR — runs locally on your Mac.

Keep what matters in sight.

Free on the Mac App Store. No account required.

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