Launch plan
Ship v0.4 beta
Axion Notes
A focused sticky notes workspace for desktop and web.
A lightweight sticky notes app for macOS, Windows, and the web, with local saving, rich-text editing, pinned notes, list and grid layouts, and flexible workspace controls.
Draft note
Axion Notes
Try rich text, lists, and quick edits without leaving the board.
Ideas
Color groups:
green = done
yellow = active
pink = later
Shortcuts
Cmd+N new note
Cmd+B bold text
Double click opens window
Type here...
Feature Set
Everything expected from a practical notes workspace.
Pinned notes
Grid and list views
Rich-text formatting toolbar
Edit notes in separate windows
Multi-language support
Theme, font, and note size settings
Core features
- Create, edit, duplicate, delete, and color-code sticky notes
- Use rich text with bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, lists, superscript, and subscript
- Switch between grid view and folded list view with expandable note cards
- Drag notes into a persisted custom order with pinned notes kept first
- Show or hide note titles and footers globally or per note
- Auto-save note edits locally as you work
Desktop experience
- Native macOS and Windows menus
- Dedicated note windows with live synchronization back to the main board
- Always-on-top mode for keeping notes visible above other apps
- App, settings, license, and note windows focus existing windows instead of duplicating them
- Context menus for pinning, duplicating, formatting, folding, and changing note colors
- Keyboard shortcuts for note editing, formatting, and app actions
Settings and web app
- Full React web app with local browser storage and shared desktop behavior
- Auto, light, and dark themes with OS/browser language detection on first launch
- English, Estonian, Polish, and Spanish interface support
- Note font and note size settings with live previews
- Self-hostable browser app for private local-first notes
Preferences
Shape the workspace around how you take notes.
Settings are grouped into clear sections for layout, sorting, theme, language, shortcuts, and storage, keeping configuration organized and out of the way.
Choose whether notes open in a grid or folded list, set the default sort order, keep the desktop window on top, and match dates, language, fonts, note sizes, and colors to the way you actually work.
General
Sort notes byDate created (oldest first)
Note layoutChanges how notes are arrangedList
Keep notes on topNotes stay above all other windows
Date & time format8/30/2026
LanguageEnglish
Appearance
Application ThemeAutoLightDark
Show note titlesIndividual notes can override this.
Show note footers
Note sizeDefault
New note default color
Note fontSystem default
Shortcuts
New note⌘ N
Open settings⌘ ,
Delete all notes⌘ ⇧ ⌫
Bold⌘ B
Italic⌘ I
Bullet list⌘ ⇧ 7
Data & storage
Notes folder location
/Users/michael/Library/Application Support/Axion Notes/data
Settings folder location
/Users/michael/Library/Application Support/Axion Notes/settings
List View
Fold notes down when the board gets busy.
List view keeps long note sets scannable with folded cards, drag rows, persisted fold state, and quick access to note actions without losing the sticky-note feel.
It is useful when your board turns into a backlog: expand the note you need, keep the rest compact, reorder items by priority, and double-click into a dedicated note window when a reminder needs more space.
Release checklist
Review build notes, update screenshots, publish beta.
Last modified: 8/30/2026 at 4:39 AMTest
this is a test
Later
Try compact note size with folded cards.
Note Windows
Open important notes in their own focused window.
Dedicated note windows stay synchronized with the main board, making it easier to keep one note visible while you work elsewhere.
Each note can become its own lightweight workspace with the same formatting controls, auto-save behavior, color, title, and footer metadata as the main app.
Bill of Rights
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Amendment II
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Amendment III
No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defence.
Amendment VII
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
Get Axion Notes
Free to download for macOS and Windows. The web app can also be self-hosted, giving you a browser-based notes workspace that stays under your control.
- macOS
- Windows
- Web app