Notepad Scratchpad

Developed in Java, Notepad Scratchpad is a small-sized utility designed as a basic text editor. It facilitates a simple interface for writing notes, tasks, to-do lists, appointments, meetings, birthday parties, and other kinds of important events.
It doesn't include any special options or customization preferences, making it ideal for those looking for a straightforward note-taking tool without having to worry about complicated features.

No setup required, besides Java

The entire application's packed in an executable .jar file that can be saved anywhere on the disk or copied to a removable storage unit, in order to directly launch it on any computer, as long as it has Java Runtime Environment installed. It doesn't change your system registry settings or create files on the disk without letting you know about it.

Write notes using a familiar interface

As far as the interface is concerned, Notepad Scratchpad adopts a small rectangular window with a yellow background, which looks like a physical sticky note.
You can start typing text and move the window out of the way with the mouse cursor, as well as resize, maximize or minimize it to the taskbar to become non-intrusive and carry on with your typical desktop activity without any interruptions.
However, you should know that text isn't saved by the application on exit, so make sure to copy and paste it into a text editor which supports this feature, enabling you to create files.

Evaluation and conclusion

As expected from such a compact application, it had minimal impact on the overall performance of the machine in our testing. Although it hasn't received updates for a long time, we haven't experienced any compatibility issues with the latest edition of Java. Thanks to its simplistic interface and options, Notepad Scratchpad can be easily used as a note-taking program.