Tot
Tot is a lightweight note-taking app for Mac that helps you collect, edit, and organize short text snippets, lists, and quick notes.
What is Tot?
Tot is a native note-taking and text companion app for Mac that helps you keep short pieces of text close at hand. It is designed for quick capture and editing of notes, to-do items, drafts, code snippets, and other text you want to revisit throughout the day. The app uses a simple single-window workspace with a small set of note slots, making it useful for people who prefer a focused place for temporary or frequently referenced text instead of a full notebook system. Tot also supports use across Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, which fits workflows where you want the same text available in more than one place. On macOS, it can stay unobtrusive while remaining easy to open when you need it.
Key features
- Create and edit short notes, lists, and text snippets
- Organize text in a small set of color-coded note slots
- Keep frequently used text available in a simple single-window workspace
- Use basic formatting controls for readable notes and lists
- Access the app in a lightweight way from the Mac menu bar
- Work with the same text across Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Tot is a legitimate note-taking app from Iconfactory. Its saved data may be stored in app-specific Library folders and, if you use cross-device syncing features, your notes can be copied through Apple’s ecosystem. That behavior is consistent with the app’s purpose, but it means sensitive text may exist beyond a single local file. Before removing its data folders, make sure you do not need any saved notes on this Mac or on connected devices.
Recommendation: Keep Tot if you use it for quick notes, reference text, or synced snippets across Apple devices. If you no longer use it, you can remove the app and its related data to free a small amount of space, but export or copy any notes you still need first.
Common paths
/Applications/Tot.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.iconfactory.Tot
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.iconfactory.Tot.plist
Container paths
~/Library/Containers/com.iconfactory.Tot
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