Notes widget. A sticky note on every new tab

Deliberately plain

Free-form text and nothing else. No formatting, no checkboxes, no nested pages. That’s a decision, not a gap, the moment a scratchpad gains structure, using it requires a choice, and a scratchpad that requires a choice stops being a scratchpad.

Anything that needs ticking off belongs in the to-do widget next door. This one is for text you read, not text you process.

What people actually keep in it

From published themes: recurring meeting IDs, a short list of commands, the current draft of a message, and standing reminders that aren’t quite tasks — "call before 6", "car in Thursday".

The thread is reference, not action. It’s the text you would otherwise leave open in a tab you’re afraid to close.

A different colour every time

Every new note picks its colour at random from a small palette. Sounds like a detail; it’s the reason a page with three notes reads as three notes rather than one wall of text cut into pieces.

You can override it. Almost nobody does.

Sizing and layering

It scrolls when the text outgrows the box, so a small note can still hold a long one. Translucent background reads as a sticky note; no background at all and the text sits straight on the photo.

Tall and narrow down one side is the layout that survives longest, out of the way of the clock and countdown, still readable.

Notes settings

• Text — Multi-line free text, edited in place, written to storage on every keystroke.
• Random colour — New notes start on a different background colour from the last one.
• Appearance — Font, size and text colour, then a background fill with its own transparency. A note tends to want to look like paper, so a solid light fill with a shadow and rounded corners is the usual landing point.
• Size and position — Resize freely; content scrolls when it exceeds the box.

What people use it for

• Recurring Zoom or Meet IDs and passcodes.
• A short command or shortcut cheat sheet.
• The draft of a message you’re still thinking about.
• Standing reminders that aren’t tasks.
• A quote or intention you want to reread rather than tick off.