ScratchPad for Mac
Take notes, keep them organized.
Free
In English
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ScratchPad overview
ScratchPad is a simple, free application for Mac OS X designed to help keep those notes you need to jot down organized. Essentially a modern version of the program Note Pad that came with the classic Mac OS, ScratchPad is exactly that: a scratch pad.
Features
- Supports rich text so you can customize your fonts and colors anyway you like
- Support for images and pictures
- Lightweight - has everything you need without the bulk
- Multiple pages so you can organize your notes however you would like to
- Automatic saving
- Written in Cocoa to take advantage of Apple's native API
- [New] Supports synchronization across multiple computers with Dropbox
- [New] Sandboxed for better security
- Free!
What’s new in version 1.4.1
Version 1.4.1:
- Updated back and forward buttons to use OS X's native buttons
- Added Retina-compatible icons
ScratchPad for Mac
Free
In English
Version 1.4.1
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Jun 30 2015
Version: 1.4
This is one of my all time favorite apps; I use it every day.
Very simple and elegant way to drag drop, store and display images and text from the web and add notes or whatever (that's what I use it for, anyway, art).
It's stable and there are no bloated toolbars, grids, complicated interface or other useless structural impositions - it's the best approximation of a truly straightforward notebook or scrapbook I've found, and I've tried a bunch. Just click on whatever you've dragged in and it opens source. Add whatever text you want. Back up with DropBox if you want.
I use it mostly for several collections- primarily art-related images/ideas and text from the web for inspiration, at this point hundreds of pages worth. It's paginated, so an index is easy to compile. It might be nice to be able to create a category menu (like simple notepads) instead, but I wouldn't change anything else. You can do other clever things with this app (see 'about') - I don't need to.
Very simple and elegant way to drag drop, store and display images and text from the web and add notes or whatever (that's what I use it for, anyway, art).
It's stable and there are no bloated toolbars, grids, complicated interface or other useless structural impositions - it's the best approximation of a truly straightforward notebook or scrapbook I've found, and I've tried a bunch. Just click on whatever you've dragged in and it opens source. Add whatever text you want. Back up with DropBox if you want.
I use it mostly for several collections- primarily art-related images/ideas and text from the web for inspiration, at this point hundreds of pages worth. It's paginated, so an index is easy to compile. It might be nice to be able to create a category menu (like simple notepads) instead, but I wouldn't change anything else. You can do other clever things with this app (see 'about') - I don't need to.
Jun 21 2012
Version: 1.4
Excellent Freeware. I use it all the time and I love it.
Apr 25 2012
Version: 1.4
Well I don't need a new icon or Lion looking buttons on Snow Leopard. I don't need dropbox, sandbox, sparkle updates or anything else in the release notes for that matter.
I do however, really NEED a SEARCH function!!! Is that EVER going to happen for this app?
Apr 23 2012
Version: 1.4
Got an updated version of this app today. Lost all my notes & cannot get into this app anymore since it has been updated.
Sep 26 2008
Version: 1.3
There's missing a Hotkey for Showing/Hinding the window and a dockless option.
