# How to use Quick Notes in the NotchStar notch

> 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.

Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/help/how-to-use-notchstar-quick-notes/
Last updated: 2026-11-04

Published 2026-11-04.

To use Quick Notes in NotchStar, hover over the notch, pick the Quick Note tab, click in the text area and type. Your words are saved as you go. Switch tabs or close the notch and the note is still there.

## Steps

1. Move your pointer to the notch to open it.
2. Pick **Quick Note**. An empty note shows the hint "Take a note…".
3. Click inside the box and type.
4. Move the pointer away or pick another tab when you are done. There is nothing to save.

## Getting the text out

Select what you need and copy it with Command C, then paste it where you want. The note itself stays in the box until you [clear it](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clear-notchstar-quick-note/).

## Good uses

A confirmation number, an address, a name from a call, one thing to ask later. For anything longer or anything you want on your iPhone, use a notes app. The [limits page](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-quick-note-limits/) explains why.

## Not the same as Apple's Quick Note

This is NotchStar's own scratchpad. It lives in the notch and is separate from anything macOS offers under the same name.

If typing does nothing, read [when typing does not work](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-quick-note-typing-not-working/). 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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.

## 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.
- [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.
- [How to clear or delete your NotchStar Quick Note](https://www.notchstar.com/help/clear-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.