Float above every app, step behind all windows, or lock permanently to your wallpaper. DeskMemo puts your notes exactly where you need them.
Download Free on the App Store 7-day free trial · macOS 12 or later · HK$10/monthStandard notes apps are fixed at one window level. They can't move above other windows, and they can't move below them. You get no say in where your note sits in the stack.
DeskMemo lets you choose the window level for each note. Float it above every app, step it behind all windows, or lock it permanently to your wallpaper. You decide exactly where each note lives on your screen.
Three toolbar icons — Lock, Float on Top, and Move Behind All Windows — control where each note sits in your Mac's visual stack.
Keeps the note above every app window on your Mac. Safari, Finder, full-screen video — the note stays visible on top of all of them.
The note is still fully interactive — click, edit, and move while it floats.
Use for: reference notes and checklists you need to see while working in another app.
Moves the note below all app and browser windows. When you no longer need it in view, click Move Behind to hide it from your screen. To get it back, use Show Desktop on your Mac, then click the note to bring it forward for editing.
The note stays fully editable — it is not locked.
Use for: Shopping lists you check occasionally · Reference cards you pull up between tasks · Notes you want accessible but out of your way
Locks the note to your wallpaper and makes it click-through — your mouse passes straight through it as if it isn't there. The note stays visible on your desktop, but you can click, open apps, and use your desktop completely normally. It sits in the background without ever interfering.
The toolbar disappears. Unlock anytime from the DeskMemo menu bar icon.
Use for: vision boards, wallpaper photo pins, goal boards and inspiration notes you want always visible but never in the way.
These three positions — Float, Normal, and Move Behind / Lock — each correspond to a distinct window level in macOS. Here is where everything sits in that stack.
Every window on your Mac has an invisible number called a window level. Higher numbers float above lower numbers. When two windows overlap, the one with the higher level wins.
| No button active | Float on Top | Move Behind | Lock | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Normal app level — same as other app windows | Above all apps | Below all apps | Below all apps |
| Window level | Level 0 — same as Safari | Level 3 — above everything | Level −1 — below apps, visible on desktop | Level −1 — same as Move Behind |
| Click-through | No | No | No — clicking brings it forward | Yes — clicks pass through |
| Editable | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Toolbar visible | Yes | Yes | Yes | No — hidden when locked |
| Best for | Normal editing and use | Reference notes visible while working in other apps | Tuck the note away under all windows | Permanent wallpaper pins, vision boards, always-visible goal boards |
Three note types, each designed for a different way of working — all living on your Mac desktop.
The core DeskMemo experience — a floating sticky note on your desktop. Full rich text with bold, italic, highlights, and font sizes. Add inline images, create interactive checklists, and keep everything visible while you work in any other app.
A free-form infinite canvas where you place Text blocks and Task blocks anywhere on screen. Zoom from 10% to 400%. Attach images, PDFs, videos, Word and Excel files directly to the canvas.
Hierarchical notes with unlimited nesting depth. Tab to indent, drag to reorder, attach files to any individual row, and collapse sections you're not working on.
Bold, italic, underline, colours, and highlights. Choose font family and size per note.
Background colours, borders, and adjustable opacity. Enable Liquid Glass mode for a native macOS 26 look.
Drag notes anywhere on screen and resize to any dimension. Position and size are saved automatically.
Attach any image or PDF as a note. Lock it to press permanently to your wallpaper.
Attach Word and Excel files directly to any note with inline preview.
Attach and play video and audio files inside any note without switching apps.
Group notes by project or topic. Keep your note list and desktop clutter-free.
Interactive to-do lists with checkboxes and due dates. Syncs with Apple Reminders.
Assign tasks to four priority quadrants — Important/Urgent, Important, Urgent, or Neither.
Notes sync automatically across all your Macs. Your data stays in your own iCloud — never on our servers.
Zero data collected. No analytics, no tracking, no account required.
Choose where your notes are stored. Pick an iCloud folder to sync across Macs, or any local folder to keep them on just this device.
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