ClingNote

Notes app that attaches the notes to your files and work

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September 9, 2026 I built a Windows notes app because my notes kept getting separated from my work

I kept running into the same dumb problem.

I’d write a note about an Excel file in OneNote, something about a PDF in Notepad, and a reminder for a project somewhere else entirely.

A week later I’d remember the note existed, but not where I put it.

So I built ClingNote.

The basic idea is simple: notes can attach to the files and work they belong to.

Open the file again later and the note comes back with it. Switch to something else and ClingNote switches context too.

It’s local-first, Windows-only, and it also has regular notes, rich text/Markdown, search, multiple notes per file, pop-out notes, etc.

Available on Clingnote.com and the Microsoft Store

1 Comment

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    The context attachment is the interesting part. Have early users started relying on ClingNote for their daily work, or do they still default to OneNote/Notepad because changing the habit isn't worth it?

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I built ClingNote because my notes kept getting separated from the work they belonged to. A spreadsheet note was in OneNote, a PDF note somewhere else. I wanted notes to stay attached to the actual work and files