Toss the Post-It Notes and save a tree. “hott notes” is a completely free (and paper-free) sticky notes program for your Windows desktop. Download hott notes and you can create to-do lists or reminders, jot down important information, or create a checklist on your PC desktop. Unlike a paper sticky note, hott notes have an alarm option that can call your attention even when the note’s not in front of your face. You can also create freehand “scribble” notes, which let you draw whatever you’d like. The program’s interface is simple and intuitive, and the notes can be adjusted to anyone’s taste – change color, font, size, or transparency as you please.

The newest version of hott notes allows you to load your stickies onto a flash drive, so you can easily transfer them between PCs. Hott notes also automatically backs up the notes on your desktop, and has an archiving option to help keep desktop clutter under control while still maintaining a record of old notes. There is a “Notebook” feature that you can use to manage notes on your desktop, “crumpled” notes in your wastebasket, and archived notes. There is also a forum for discussing uses for hott notes, feature suggestions, etc.