Scratchpad

A Scratchpad refers to a computer - program for quickly writing notes, inserting drawings and other information, comparable to a conventional notebook or even sticky notes ( "Post-it"). Programs with a larger scope of performance allow, for example, keywording, search and management of links to internal and external documents as well as image, audio and video data. Modern solutions offer the synchronization of data between desktop computers and mobile clients via a cloud service .

A widely known example is the so-called sticky notes (Engl. Sticky Notes ) as part of the operating system Microsoft Windows since Vista changed in the "List Size" and color, but only a few font formats are possible. One advantage is that the notes made or texts copied in do not have to be saved separately after they have been entered. As part of Microsoft Office , Microsoft also offered OneNote until 2018 .

Similar solutions are the sticky notes and notes programs under Mac OS X and iOS or the Tomboy program . In Androidbetriebssystemen the company Samsung which is app scrapbook , or Aktionsmemo included.

The browser-based Evernote is independent of the operating system and manufacturer . Other programs are - among others - Google Keep , slip and ZKN3 .