# How to clear or delete your NotchStar Quick Note

> Open Quick Note, press Command A to select everything, then Delete. The note empties at once and the hint Take a note returns.

Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/help/clear-notchstar-quick-note/
Last updated: 2026-11-04

Published 2026-11-04.

To clear your Quick Note, open the notch, pick Quick Note, click in the text, press Command A to select everything and press Delete. The box empties and the hint "Take a note…" comes back. Because the note saves as you type, the cleared state is saved too.

## Steps

1. Hover over the notch and pick **Quick Note**.
2. Click inside the text area.
3. Press **Command A**, then **Delete**.

## Deleting only part of it

Select the words you want to remove with the pointer or with Shift and the arrow keys, then press Delete.

## Can I get it back

Command Z works while the text box is still the active field. Once you close the notch, treat the text as gone. NotchStar keeps no history or backup of earlier versions of the note.

## There is only one note

NotchStar has a single note, so there is nothing to delete beyond its text. If you expected a list of notes, read the [limits](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-quick-note-limits/). If you remove NotchStar from your Mac, its preferences, and the note with them, can be removed too. The location is described on the [storage page](https://www.notchstar.com/help/where-notchstar-quick-note-is-stored/).

The tool is described on the [Quick Notes page](https://www.notchstar.com/features/quick-notes/).

## Keep reading.

- [A scratchpad that is always one hover away](https://www.notchstar.com/features/quick-notes/): A plain text scratchpad in the notch that saves as you type. Jot down a number, a name or a to do without opening another app.
- [Where NotchStar stores your Quick Note](https://www.notchstar.com/help/where-notchstar-quick-note-is-stored/): Your NotchStar Quick Note is saved on your Mac in the app's preferences as plain text. It is not synced, uploaded or sent anywhere.
- [How to use Quick Notes in the NotchStar notch](https://www.notchstar.com/help/how-to-use-notchstar-quick-notes/): Hover over the notch, pick Quick Note, click in the text area and type. The note saves as you type and is there next time you open the notch.
- [NotchStar Quick Notes limits: one note, plain text, no sync](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-quick-note-limits/): Quick Notes in NotchStar is one plain text note with no formatting, no attachments and no syncing between devices. Here is what that means in practice.

## More in Quick Notes.

- [Where NotchStar stores your Quick Note](https://www.notchstar.com/help/where-notchstar-quick-note-is-stored/): Your NotchStar Quick Note is saved on your Mac in the app's preferences as plain text. It is not synced, uploaded or sent anywhere.
- [NotchStar Quick Notes limits: one note, plain text, no sync](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-quick-note-limits/): Quick Notes in NotchStar is one plain text note with no formatting, no attachments and no syncing between devices. Here is what that means in practice.
- [How to use Quick Notes in the NotchStar notch](https://www.notchstar.com/help/how-to-use-notchstar-quick-notes/): Hover over the notch, pick Quick Note, click in the text area and type. The note saves as you type and is there next time you open the notch.
- [Quick Note in NotchStar does not take my typing](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-quick-note-typing-not-working/): If keys do nothing in the NotchStar Quick Note, click inside the text area first. The notch takes keyboard focus only while a text tool is open.