Webnote

Webnote is a page of sticky notes. Use it to jot something down in a meeting or class, keep a to-do list, or lay out ideas on one screen where you can see them all at once.

Each workspace has a name. Open it from any computer by name, or send the link to someone to share it. There's no account to make.

Why not a wiki? A wiki is good for lots of linked text. Webnote is for arranging a handful of notes visually, on one page.

• New note: the + button in the toolbar.
• Edit: double-click a note. Click outside it or press Esc when you're done.
• Move: drag a note. Resize: drag its edge.
• Color: hover over a note and press 1 to 8.
• Delete: the × in a note's corner.
• Save: the cloud button. Nothing is saved until you press it; the page warns you if you try to leave with unsaved changes.
• Undo and redo: the arrow buttons.
• History: the clock button lists earlier saves; pick one to open it.

Workspaces need a mouse or trackpad; touch screens aren't supported yet.

Keyboard (when you're not editing a note)

• 1–8: color the note under the mouse.
• N / P: bring the next or previous note to the front.
• Arrow keys: move the front note.
• Alt+P: new note, ready to type in. Alt+O: edit the front note. Alt+S: save.
• While editing: Esc stops editing, Alt+D deletes the note.
• B: adds a note with a bookmarklet. Drag its link to your bookmarks bar, then select text on any page and click the bookmark to add it to this workspace as a note.

Mouse

• Alt+drag: resize a note from anywhere on it.
• Ctrl+drag: move all the notes of that color together.
• Alt+right-click: send a note to the back.
• Ctrl+Alt+drag: select text in a note instead of moving it.
• The small squares in the toolbar stand for your notes. Click one to bring its note to the front, Ctrl+click to bring all notes of that color forward, or Shift+click to show only that color.

Text and filtering

• Start a line with !, !! or !!! for a small, medium or large heading.
• Web addresses become links.
• The filter box at the top right takes a regular expression, like todo|later, or a color, like color:yellow. Matching notes come forward and the rest fade.

Every save keeps a snapshot of the whole workspace, and the clock button lists them so you can open an older one.

Snapshots are deleted two years after they're saved. Save a workspace at least once every two years to keep it.

Each workspace has an RSS feed of its notes: the feed button in the toolbar, or /webnote/NAME.xml.

There are no accounts or passwords. A workspace's name is its only key, so anyone who knows or guesses the name can read and change it. Treat every workspace as public.

• Pick a long, hard-to-guess name for anything you'd rather keep to yourself, and share the link only with people you trust.
• Don't put passwords, financial details or anything else sensitive in a note.
• If someone changes your notes, the history still has your earlier saves.

Which browsers work?

Current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari on a computer.

Does it cost anything?

No. Use it for anything legal.

Can I run my own copy?

Yes. The source is on GitHub, and it runs on Google App Engine.

I found a bug.

Please open an issue on GitHub or email webnote@ponderer.org.