Tab Notes
Tab Notes is a macOS menu bar notes app that lets you open notes from the screen edge and keep quick text snippets organized without desktop clutter.
What is Tab Notes?
Tab Notes is a native macOS productivity app for capturing and organizing quick notes from the menu bar. It is designed for people who want fast access to short notes while keeping the desktop clear, especially as an alternative to scattered sticky notes. You can create notes by clicking a screen edge, store them in standard RTF and RTFD formats, and include rich text or images in supported notes. The app lets users choose a documents folder within their home folder, making it easier to fit into an existing file-based workflow. It also supports macOS document versioning, which can help when revisiting earlier note content. Tab Notes is published by Catalystwo and is built for Mac users who want lightweight, always-available note taking.
Key features
- Create notes from the menu bar and open them from the screen edge
- Write and save notes in standard RTF and RTFD formats
- Include rich text formatting and images in supported notes
- Choose a custom documents folder in your home directory
- Use macOS document versioning to restore earlier note content
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
Tab Notes is a legitimate note-taking app for macOS. Its file access is consistent with its purpose because it stores and opens your notes from a folder you choose, and notes may contain personal or work information. Before removing it, make sure you no longer need any saved notes or exported documents. If you use cloud-synced folders for note storage, treat those notes according to the privacy and sharing settings of that service.
Recommendation: Keep Tab Notes if you actively use it for quick note capture or store notes in its document folder. Remove it only if you no longer use the app and have already backed up or moved any notes you want to keep.
Common paths
/Applications/Tab Notes.app
Container paths
~/Library/Containers/com.catalystwo.Tab-Notes
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