Architecture deep dives, performance benchmarks, and high-velocity keyboard workflows for Windows 11.
I was tired of sticky note apps that felt like full-blown word processors. So I built stickies.lol: a deck of notes that lives at the edge of your screen, uses under 20MB of RAM, and makes exactly zero network calls. Here is how I did it with Rust, Tauri v2, SQLite DPAPI hardware encryption, and WebView2.
Microsoft's built-in Sticky Notes has been bundled with Windows for years. But for developers and writers, its floating windows often create more visual clutter than clarity. Here is a full side-by-side comparison of screen docking, markdown support, slash commands, RAM usage, and DPAPI hardware encryption.
I type /standup and my note instantly becomes a structured daily update. I type /calc 18 * 4.5 and it renders the answer inline. Here are the 10 slash commands I use every day in stickies.lol to turn a docked note into a high-speed command line on Windows 11. Includes free downloadable cheat sheet.