Are chores flying all over the place and forgotten in a blink of an eye? Let transparent desktop sticky notes help you pin the trivial things right in front of you.

Is this often the case for you: A good idea suddenly pops up in your mind, but disappears before you can record it; a task casually handed over by your leader is drowned by a sea of ​​news; the report to be submitted next week always has to wait until the last day to start in a panic. According to a study in the magazine "American Psychologist", the capacity of human short-term memory is extremely limited, and unreinforced information is easily disturbed and forgotten. Keeping these important but trivial information in your mind only in memory, or scattered in various chat windows, is an important source of low work efficiency and anxiety.

The core of solving this problem lies in establishing a "reliable external memory system". The most ideal location is your computer desktop. This is a place that you will look at frequently every day, and you can see it without deliberately opening it. There are many desktop note-taking tools on the market. Today, I am going to review several representative products for you to see who can truly become the "silent but reminder of everything" right-hand man on your desktop.

1. YYNote (little yellow bar): comprehensive rating ★★★★★

As the focus of this evaluation, the concept described by YYNote is presented as "minimum effort, maximum return". It does not have complicated settings, and its core value focuses on being able to fit into your workflow without any gaps.

Minimalist embedment, it adopts a fully transparent design that is visible when you turn on the computer . It can be perfectly adapted to any desktop wallpaper, as if the information itself "grows" on the desktop. All software icons do not need to be clicked, any to-do items and notes are clearly visible after booting, and the burden of memory and search is greatly reduced.

Intelligent classification and orderliness You can create many different note lists, but here, they need to be divided according to different contents and managed with labels. What’s even more clever is that if you add new content to a list that has been filtered by adding a specific tag under a certain setting, it will automatically add the corresponding tag to the content. This is like a desktop reminder note that organizes your fragmented information in an orderly manner according to certain rules, and ultimately achieves the effect of making the desktop tidy and clean, and making your thoughts clear and organized.

Multi-terminal synchronization and flexible archiving of various contents can support across multiple terminals such as Windows and mobile phones to achieve real-time synchronization and automatic backup. Completed notes can be automatically archived based on date and support one-click export, making it easier for you to review and summarize them regularly, allowing you to accumulate inspiration into a knowledge base.

The privacy protection plug- in has the function of automatically hiding close to the edge of the screen, or hiding it with one click of a shortcut key. It can quickly protect your privacy when you need to focus or when others are passing by.

Once upon a time, the International Data Corporation, also known as IDC, reported that knowledge workers spend an average of almost 2.5 hours a day searching for information and dealing with distractions, period. YYNote , a tool that is deeply embedded in the desktop, is designed to minimize unnecessary losses, so that information can be actively presented in front of you instead of requiring you to spend effort to find it.

2. Ink Notes: Overall Rating ★★★★☆

This tool belongs to the desktop note category, and its design has a strong sense of prominence, emphasizing the balance between the main appearance and the pursuit of basic functions.

The outstanding visual experience can provide a rich variety of skins and font choices, making it possible to create a highly personalized desktop note effect, thus meeting the user's needs for aesthetics.

The basic functions are solid. It supports pinning notes for easy operation, supports grouping notes for better management, and supports simpler reminder settings. For those users who only need basic recording functions, it is completely sufficient to use.

The core shortcomings are static "recording and display", lack of dynamic management of information, lack of intelligent classification, and lack of deep linkage with calendars and to-do items. The data synchronization function is weak and is more suitable for stand-alone use.

3. Shorthand Post: Comprehensive Rating ★★★☆☆

The characteristic of this tool is that it is "fast" and strives to complete the recording in the fewest steps.

The operation is extremely fast. Generally, you can call it out with the help of global shortcut keys. After inputting the relevant content, it can be quickly posted on the desktop. It is suitable for those scenes that require lightning-fast recording of sudden ideas.

Lightweight design : The software is small in size and takes up almost no system resources.

The function is relatively simple , it is more like digital sticky notes, and it lacks in-depth organizational management capabilities. Once the number of sticky notes increases, the desktop tends to become cluttered, and the value of long-term storage and review is not obvious.

Summary and action suggestions

In comparison, ink notes are better in beauty, and shorthand notes are better in speed, while YYNote has found the best balance between "senseless integration" and "orderly management". It is not just a note, it is also a lightweight information management center built on your desktop. It can effectively take over your fleeting inspirations, it can also take over your temporary tasks, and it can take over your important memos.

To choose an appropriate desktop note, you are actually choosing a more leisurely and orderly work mode. Don't let your fleeting thoughts disappear, and don't get upset because you forget little things.

Now, add a clear "external brain" to your desktop. Download YYNote for free now and experience it. Tasks are clearly presented in front of you, inspiration is also clearly in front of you, and your work is in a relaxed state where everything is under control.

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