d-note

A terminal sticky note that lives in the top-right corner of your terminal.
Notes are stored in plain Markdown (~/notes.md). Supports checkboxes.

Install

cargo install d-note

Run

d-note

To keep your terminal free while d-note floats above it, use the dnote wrapper (see below).

Floating popup (recommended)

The dnote wrapper opens d-note as a floating overlay so your terminal stays usable underneath.

Install the wrapper:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/YOUR_USERNAME/d-note/main/scripts/dnote \
  -o ~/.local/bin/dnote && chmod +x ~/.local/bin/dnote

Then use dnote instead of d-note.

It auto-detects your environment:

Keys

Checkboxes

In the note body, use standard Markdown task syntax:

- [ ] pending task
- [x] completed task

The list view shows a progress badge like [2/4].

Notes file

~/notes.md — plain Markdown, edit it directly with any editor.