A web client to edit sticky notes is also available on the OneNote website, at the obscure /stickynotes location. Sticky Notes can sync notes across multiple devices, not just to Windows 10 devices, but also to iOS and Android devices running Microsoft OneNote and Outlook for Windows. It originally did not have a jump list, but that was added back in version 1.6.2 on February 6, 2017. Unlike the Windows 7 version, this version's taskbar preview shows a stock image rather than the notes a user has created. It has Cortana integration and can create reminders from notes that include a date.

The new Sticky Notes provides stock information when a ticker is typed or written, and it provides flight info when a flight number is typed or written.

It is designed to be stick to the desktop or move around. The new version directly accepts pen input and can recognize words and letters in handwritten text, basic text formatting, pictures. The latter method causes the space behind the notes to become blurred. It can be launched as a standalone app or part of the Windows Ink workspace. In the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, released in 2016, a new version of Sticky Notes built on the Universal Windows Platform was introduced. This version was reused in Windows 8 and the initial releases of Windows 10.

Sticky Notes have jumplists and a taskbar preview, which shows the notes in a stack. The default color is yellow, but five other colors are offered. This version did not directly support pen input. Gadgets were continued in Windows 7, though Sticky Notes itself became a standalone app built on the Win32 platform, that could still open at startup. The original Sticky Notes was a gadget included with Windows Vista.

Simple sticky notes sync