Quick pad UWP Notepad replacement gets more compact Compact Overlay mode

Home » Apps

Reading time icon 1 min. read

Calendar icon Published on

by Surur Davids 

published on

Share this article

Readers help support MSpoweruser. We may get a commission if you buy through our links. Tooltip Icon

Read our disclosure page to find out how can you help MSPoweruser sustain the editorial team Read more

Quick Pad is a NotePad replacement which is designed to quickly jot down notes.

It offers features such as the ability to use Rich Text and support for emojis, but its main selling point is support for an Always On Top mode via Microsoft’s Compact Overlay API.

This is accessible via a large button in the UI which makes it easy to switch into and out of and allows users to easily collect notes from web pages or applications which do not make it easy to copy and paste information. This much-loved feature is particularly useful when doing research or taking notes.

The app has been updated with acrylic design improvements and has lost the title bar in Compact Overlay mode, making the floating window use up even less real estate.

The useful app is $1.49 and can be found in the Store here.

[appbox windowsstore 9plqrs34ksgp]

Surur Davids

Surur Davids Shield

Smartphone Expert

Surur Davids is the founder of WMPoweruser which later became MSPoweruser.com. He's a smartphone expert with over a decade of experience.

User forum

0 messages