Sticky Notes version 3.0 to get a "home" app with search

Sticky Notes is quietly one of Microsoft’s more popular products with office users around the world and Microsoft is being somewhat theatrical about unveiling the next version of the app.

Recently we heard that version 3.0 of the app will soon come to Windows 10 Insiders on Skip Ahead (currently 19H1 update).

Today one of the engineers of the app, Reza Jooyandeh, Engineering Manager for Microsoft Sticky Notes Windows,  posted a preview of the application with a dark theme, saying:

Part 1. Before all the beautiful sunshine arrived, we channeled our dark energy into a dark themed note. Introducing: Charcoal Notes#WindowsInsiders Sticky Note v3.0 coming soon to #SkipAhead pic.twitter.com/lSVHbAI5Zr

— Reza Jooyandeh, PhD and stuff (@RezaJooyandeh) August 15, 2018

No further details about what’s in the update or when we can expect it, but its likely to be pretty soon going off this tweet.

Update: Reza has now also revealed another new feature – a new formatting bar on the notes:

Part 2: Crossing a task feels a lot better than deleting them! With the new formatting bar on the notes, now you can stylize your note easier than ever before.#WindowsInsiders Sticky Note v3.0 coming soon to #SkipAhead #Windows pic.twitter.com/NitFWGlB3Z

— Reza Jooyandeh, PhD and stuff (@RezaJooyandeh) August 15, 2018

Update 2: Microsoft has also revealed new accessibility features for the coming app, including support for Narrator, High Contrast mode and more.

Part 4: Drastic improvements on being more inclusive #a11y.
* Using assistive technologies and narrator ?
* ? navigation
* Using ?, touch ?, and ?
* High Contrast#WindowsInsiders Sticky Notes v3.0 coming soon to Skip Ahead #Windows pic.twitter.com/dCeLW0JaNG

— Reza Jooyandeh, PhD and stuff (@RezaJooyandeh) August 18, 2018

Update 3: Reza has now also revealed that the app will get a “home” app where sticky notes can be hidden or dismissed to, but where they can still be searched for.

Part 5: If you have a lot of notes, your desktop can get a bit crowded! Introducing a home for all your notes: Stick them to your desktop, or tuck them away and find them again easily with search.#WindowsInsiders Sticky Notes 3.0 coming soon to Skip Ahead #Windows pic.twitter.com/iuAr5zwS8X

— Reza Jooyandeh, PhD and stuff (@RezaJooyandeh) August 21, 2018

We have also recently heard that Sticky Notes will get a mobile app which will sync your desktop notes, and I suspect the UI for the sticky notes collection will also look similar to the left screenshot.

Are you excited for a new Sticky Notes update? Let us know in the comments below.