A floating container for any file type. Text, images, audio, video, PDFs, code — you name it.
Drag in from any app. Pull out into any app. Always within reach.
You copy something. Switch tabs. Lose it. Open a file. Forget where it was. FloatyNotes sits on top of everything, holding whatever you need, ready when you need it.
Drag code from your editor. Grab screenshots. Save PDFs, videos, audio clips, or any file. FloatyNotes fits into your flow.
FloatyNotes floats above your other windows. Click its icon to expand, click again to collapse. Zero friction.
Images, PDFs, videos, audio, SVGs, HTML, code files — if your computer can open it, FloatyNotes can hold it. Or paste from your clipboard.
When you need something back, drag it out into any app. Or click to copy it to your clipboard instantly.
Organize items into named groups. Keep project assets together. Collapse groups you don’t need right now.
Your data never leaves your computer. No accounts, no cloud, no tracking. It’s your stuff, on your machine.
Launches in under a second, uses minimal memory. There when you need it, invisible when you don’t.
Works with every file type
FloatyNotes is designed for professionals at companies where every minute matters.
FloatyNotes helps individuals and teams stay focused. Volume licensing available for organizations of any size.
Research shows that context switching is one of the most underestimated drains on workplace productivity. Even small reductions can compound into significant time savings.
Studies suggest it can take over two minutes to fully regain focus after switching between applications.
Saving just 5 unnecessary switches per day can help recover over 41 hours annually per person.
At average knowledge-worker wages, those recovered hours can represent over $2,000 in productivity per employee.
Based on research from the American Psychological Association and University of California, Irvine studies on workplace interruptions and task-switching costs.
A small floating icon appears on your desktop. Drag it to any corner or edge.
Drag text, files, or images from any app. Or paste from your clipboard.
Drag items out into other apps, or click to copy. Always a click away.
Text notes are free forever. Upgrade to Pro for images, files, audio, video, and more.
Free tier is yours forever — no trial, no expiry. All prices are per seat, billed monthly. Need a custom quote? Get in touch.
Whether you need 10 seats or 10,000, we offer volume pricing, invoice billing, and dedicated support to make deployment simple.
Everything you need to know in one place.
macOS: Open the .dmg and drag FloatyNotes to Applications. Then open Terminal and run: xattr -cr /Applications/FloatyNotes.app
This one-time step allows macOS to open the app.
Windows: Run the .exe installer and follow the prompts.
A small floating icon appears on your screen edge. Click it to open the panel, then drag in files, paste text, or drop images from any app.
Text notes work instantly with zero setup. When you’re ready for images, files, and more, upgrade to Pro and enter your license key in Settings.
Your license is tied to one device at a time. To move it to a new computer:
Your notes and files stay on each device locally. Deactivation only releases the license—it doesn’t delete your data.
macOS: Drag FloatyNotes from Applications to the Trash. Done.
Windows: Open Settings › Apps › Installed Apps, find FloatyNotes, and click Uninstall.
If you have a license, deactivate it first so you can reuse it later.
Download FloatyNotes and start using it in under a minute.
Free forever for text notes. No account required. Your notes never expire.