Deskcrumbs Download for Mac

Deskcrumbs

Sticky notes that live on your Mac desktop, each one a plain Markdown file.

Free Download
for Mac macOS 14+

Drag a sticky by its top bar onto the Trash. Changed your mind? Undo Delete is in the menu bar menu.

  • Lives in the menu bar. Click its icon in the example for the menu.
  • These are the app’s real editor. Click a sticky and give it a shot.
  • Press ⌃⌥N for a new sticky at the mouse, or ⌥‑click the desktop. ⌃⌥S hides this desktop’s stickies.

Each sticky stays on the desktop it belongs to. Switch desktops, or swipe sideways on the example.

  • Lives in the menu bar. Click its icon in the example for the menu.
  • These are the app’s real editor. Click a sticky and give it a shot.
  • Press ⌃⌥N for a new sticky at the mouse, or ⌥‑click the desktop. ⌃⌥S hides this desktop’s stickies.

Every sticky is a plain file

The sticky and its .md file are the same note. Type in either one below and watch the other follow.

sticky-20261021-091512.md— ~/Notes/stickies

In the app it’s a real file in ~/Notes/stickies. Change it from your editor, a script or an AI agent and the sticky on your desktop updates within a second. No database and no account, and nothing to export: they’re already files.

What Deskcrumbs does

Live Markdown
Headings, bold, italic, code, strikethrough, links (⌘-click), bullets, clickable checklists, quotes and dividers. The symbols show only on the line you’re editing.
Snooze
Put a sticky away for 3 hours, until tomorrow morning, for 2 days or until next week. It comes back with a notification.
Six colors
New stickies copy the color and size of the nearest one. Yellow Pink Blue Green Purple Mocha
Snapping
Drag or resize and stickies snap to their neighbours and the screen edges with a 10 px gap. Hold ⌘ to place one freely.
Search
Find any sticky on any desktop with ⌃⌥L. Enter jumps to it, switching desktops if needed.
Desktop extrasOptional, needs Accessibility
⌥‑click the desktop for a new sticky, drag a box to select several and move them together, drop stickies on the Dock’s Trash to delete them. Undo Delete brings them back.

Getting started

  1. Download

    Get the DMG from this page. It’s free.

  2. Drag to Applications

    Open the DMG and drag Deskcrumbs into the Applications folder.

  3. Open it

    It lives in the menu bar, not the Dock. Press ⌃⌥N for your first sticky.

Optional: the desktop extras. To ⌥‑click the desktop, box-select and drop stickies on the Trash, allow Deskcrumbs in Accessibility. macOS asks first: click Open System Settings, then switch Deskcrumbs on. It only looks at mouse clicks on the desktop and never reads what you type. Everything else works without it.

Shortcuts

⌃⌥N
New sticky at the mouse, from any app
⌃⌥S
Hide or show the stickies on this desktop
⌃⌥L
Search all stickies
⌥+ click the desktop
New sticky right there
⇧+ click a sticky’s bar
Add it to the selection, or remove it
⌘B ⌘I
Bold and italic, inside a sticky

Specifications

RequiresmacOS 14 Sonoma or later
Runs onApple silicon and Intel (universal)
VersionLatest release
PriceFree
SignedDeveloper ID, notarized by Apple
UpdatesChecks once a day. One click to install, or turn on automatic installs.
Your notes~/Notes/stickies/*.md
App StoreNot on the Mac App Store: it needs Accessibility and desktop APIs the App Store sandbox doesn’t allow.

Privacy

  • No account, no sign-in, no analytics in the app.
  • The only network request the app makes is a daily update check to this site.
  • This site counts downloads and update checks anonymously: app version and country only. No IP addresses, no cookies.
  • Accessibility is optional and only used to see mouse clicks on the desktop. It never reads what you type.

Put your notes where the work is.

Free for macOS 14 and later. Checks for updates on its own. If it earns a spot on your desk, you can leave a tip.

Free Download
for Mac macOS 14+