Locking a sticky note with a password in Windows using Notezilla

We all understand the importance of passwords. They help protect our personal information from potential threats and intruders.

When we write important and sometimes sensitive information in our sticky notes, we need to ensure they are safe too. Password protecting your sticky notes is therefore the solution.

This post will guide you to lock and encrypt sticky notes in Windows with a master password using Notezilla.

What is Notezilla?

Notezilla is a professional, elegant & highly rated sticky notes app for Windows & Phones (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad etc). You can also access your sticky notes from a Mac.

Notezilla helps you organize various tiny bits of information you would need through out your life. It keeps all your notes, tasks & reminders handy where ever you are. With sticky notes, you hardly have to put effort to take notes, set reminders, etc. Quickly jot down & move on with your task at hand. 

Here are some features of Notezilla:

  • Sticky notes with reminders
  • Attach sticky notes to websites, documents, folders & apps
  • Organize sticky notes inside folders to keep your Windows desktop clean.
  • Pin sticky notes on top of other apps
  • Sync sticky notes between Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad
  • Add pictures inside sticky notes
  • Checklist sticky notes
  • Lock sticky notes (password protect)
  • Markdown support
  • Send notes over local network (LAN) or across the globe
  • Tag sticky notes
  • Fully transparent sticky notes
  • Dark mode
Unlock-Window

An image depicting one of the features of Notezilla.

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Often, users would like to lock sticky notes so that the content is not visible or edited by others. The note has to be encrypted so that it cannot be read from the database too. Notezilla allows to lock a sticky note as well as encrypt it.

Watch this short video for more clarity:

  1. To lock a sticky note, Right-click on the note’s title bar or toolbar and select ‘Lock’ from the Note Menu.
  2. Type the master password to lock the sticky note and press OK. However, if you are locking notes for the first time, then you will be requested to create a new master password. The sticky note will be locked and rolled up so that the contents are not visible to anyone else.
  3. To unlock a locked sticky note, click on the lock icon placed on the right-top corner of the note. A new dialog box will appear wherein you have to type the master password to unlock the note. Unlock it if you wish to edit the note or remove the lock permanently.
  4. Make sure you always remember the master password. Once you forget the master password, you will never be able to unlock the notes.

That’s it in this video.

So how about giving it a try today.

The best part of Notezilla is that it can sync notes between your mobile and PC or laptop! Therefore, you have the exact notes at both places! Try the sync feature today! You will surely love it.

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RecentX 4 Launched – Launcher & Clipboard History Manager for Windows

We are very happy & excited to launched the new version of our Launcher program for Windows called RecentX 4.

This version has been revamped inside out. We have added exciting features, plus you will see a magical difference in performance, speed & its overall quality.

RecentX - Windows Launcher & Clipboard History Manager
Windows Launcher & Clipboard History Manager

Here are the highlights of the new version:

  1. Access your files, folders, programs, Internet history, bookmarks on your Windows computer within 2-7 seconds.
  2. Remembers recent & favorite items for faster access. Saves a lot of time.
  3. Tags files, folders, programs, websites, bookmarks in Windows.
  4. Integrates with Windows file open/save dialog window to directly jump to your favorite folder.
  5. Remembers all the text & images that you copy to clipboard so that you can directly pick them up when you require them later – Clipboard extender & history manager.
  6. Gives you access to Internet history & bookmarks from Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox & Internet Explorer.
  7. Quickly perform file operations (copy, rename etc) without using a file manager like Windows Explorer.

And there is lot more. Learn what’s new in RecentX 4. You can also try RecentX for free.

Thank you all for your support. :)

“Notezilla – the Rolls Royce of sticky note programs” – Chuck Colsch

What is Notezilla?

Notezilla is a professional, elegant & highly rated sticky notes app for Windows & Phones (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad etc). You can also access your sticky notes from a Mac.

Notezilla helps you organize various tiny bits of information you would need through out your life. It keeps all your notes, tasks & reminders handy where ever you are. With sticky notes, you hardly have to put effort to take notes, set reminders, etc. Quickly jot down & move on with your task at hand. 

Here are some features of Notezilla:

  • Sticky notes with reminders
  • Attach sticky notes to websites, documents, folders & apps
  • Organize sticky notes inside folders to keep your Windows desktop clean.
  • Pin sticky notes on top of other apps
  • Sync sticky notes between Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad
  • Add pictures inside sticky notes
  • Checklist sticky notes
  • Lock sticky notes (password protect)
  • Markdown support
  • Send notes over local network (LAN) or across the globe
  • Tag sticky notes
  • Fully transparent sticky notes
  • Dark mode

Here is a beautiful feedback from our Notezilla customer – Chuck Colsch.

“First of all, I want to let you know that Notezilla is AWESOME! I am very surprised that I could obtain this amazing software for the Astounding price of $29!! I assure you, I would have gladly paid Much more than that (as I have for programs Far less valuable than your wonderful Notezilla).

Secondly, before settling upon Notezilla–the Rolls Royce of sticky* note programs, I literally tested EVERY competing product & created a table—assigning points to every feature, so I could demonstrate WHY Notezilla is supreme in this genre.
* Actually, I really dislike that designation since Notezilla’s feature-set goes FAR beyond that — It is a full-blown Notes program with excellent notes management.

Thank you very much, Mr. Jain, for giving the world this truly amazing program. It has truly improved my life and is one of my very favorite programs.

Chuck Colsch”

Thanks Chuck :)

Outlining (multi-level bullets & numbering) in sticky notes on Windows

When planning a project, our thoughts flow hierarchically.

Example: If we think about “Raising capital” for a business, immediately our mind rushes into various options like “Shares,” “Loans,” “Reinvestment of profits,” etc. And when we think of “Loans,” we naturally think of options like “Bank loans,” “Loans from financial institutions,” etc.

For this reason, mind-mapping techniques & software tools help you plan anything real fast.

It is possible to use Notezilla sticky notes app also to quickly jot down your tasks hierarchically (map precisely what’s on your mind) using the outlining feature.

What is Notezilla?

Notezilla is a professional, elegant & highly rated sticky notes app for Windows & Phones (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad etc). You can also access your sticky notes from a Mac.

Notezilla helps you organize various tiny bits of information you would need through out your life. It keeps all your notes, tasks & reminders handy where ever you are. With sticky notes, you hardly have to put effort to take notes, set reminders, etc. Quickly jot down & move on with your task at hand. 

Here are some features of Notezilla:

  • Sticky notes with reminders
  • Attach sticky notes to websites, documents, folders & apps
  • Organize sticky notes inside folders to keep your Windows desktop clean.
  • Pin sticky notes on top of other apps
  • Sync sticky notes between Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad
  • Add pictures inside sticky notes
  • Checklist sticky notes
  • Lock sticky notes (password protect)
  • Markdown support
  • Send notes over local network (LAN) or across the globe
  • Tag sticky notes
  • Fully transparent sticky notes
  • Dark mode
Sticky Note with Outlining on Windows

An image depicting one of the features of Notezilla.

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With this feature, your list grows in a structured fashion. Your tasks do not get mixed up, and Assigning tasks, and tracking becomes simple.

Outlining in Notezilla is possible using multi-level bullets & numbering as shown in below 1-minute video. A simple feature but really very useful.

For more tutorial videos, check out this page.

With outlining, tags & memoboards features, Notezilla can really boost & improve the way you prioritize, complete your tasks & achieve your goals.

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Keep sticky notes always on top of other program windows in Windows PC

It is so convenient to have your sticky note always appear on top of other program Windows so that you can refer to related notes, collect data from other websites, documents during your research, etc. Instead, not having this feature in your digital sticky note feels incomplete.

Notezilla lets you keep sticky notes always on top of other applications in Windows. Pinning the sticky note so that they always show up on top while working with other programs & documents.

What is Notezilla?

Notezilla is a professional, elegant & highly rated sticky notes app for Windows & Phones (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad etc). You can also access your sticky notes from a Mac.

Notezilla helps you organize various tiny bits of information you would need through out your life. It keeps all your notes, tasks & reminders handy where ever you are. With sticky notes, you hardly have to put effort to take notes, set reminders, etc. Quickly jot down & move on with your task at hand. 

Here are some features of Notezilla:

  • Sticky notes with reminders
  • Attach sticky notes to websites, documents, folders & apps
  • Organize sticky notes inside folders to keep your Windows desktop clean.
  • Pin sticky notes on top of other apps
  • Sync sticky notes between Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad
  • Add pictures inside sticky notes
  • Checklist sticky notes
  • Lock sticky notes (password protect)
  • Markdown support
  • Send notes over local network (LAN) or across the globe
  • Tag sticky notes
  • Fully transparent sticky notes
  • Dark mode

Stay on Top feature

Watch a short video depicting this feature:

This is one of those features that we often forget to appreciate. But we miss it badly when we don’t find it in other similar sticky notes programs. Windows default Sticky Notes app is one of those that does not have the ability to stick the note on top – A feature that users naturally expect from it.

But then, you now have Notezilla to your rescue!

The best part of Notezilla is that it can sync notes between your mobile and PC or laptop! Therefore, you have the exact notes at both places! Try the sync feature today! You will surely love it.

So how about giving it a try today.

Learn more about Notezilla.

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Have a good day!

Thanks for your time :)

Automatically launch a program at specified time in Windows

Today I want to highlight a feature of Notezilla (Windows sticky notes app) that many users may not be using it, or may not be aware of it.

What is Notezilla?

Notezilla is a professional, elegant & highly rated sticky notes app for Windows & Phones (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad etc). You can also access your sticky notes from a Mac.

Notezilla helps you organize various tiny bits of information you would need through out your life. It keeps all your notes, tasks & reminders handy where ever you are. With sticky notes, you hardly have to put effort to take notes, set reminders, etc. Quickly jot down & move on with your task at hand. 

Here are some features of Notezilla:

  • Sticky notes with reminders
  • Attach sticky notes to websites, documents, folders & apps
  • Organize sticky notes inside folders to keep your Windows desktop clean.
  • Pin sticky notes on top of other apps
  • Sync sticky notes between Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad
  • Add pictures inside sticky notes
  • Checklist sticky notes
  • Lock sticky notes (password protect)
  • Markdown support
  • Send notes over local network (LAN) or across the globe
  • Tag sticky notes
  • Fully transparent sticky notes
  • Dark mode

When setting a reminder alarm on a sticky note in Notezilla, you can actually configure the reminder to run a particular program, launch a website or open a document automatically. You can also repeat it at a specified interval.

This feature can be handy if you regularly run a particular program (backup weekly, etc.), check some data on a website, etc. You can automate this by telling Notezilla to run that program/website/document at a specific time.

Here is a short video to guide you:


Hereare the steps:

Step 1: Go to ‘Set Due Date’ window

Sticky Notes (Options Menu)

Step 2: Click on Advanced tab inside the ‘Set Due Date’ window & specify the location of program/website/document

Sticky Notes Reminder (Advanced Tab)

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Moving sticky notes from old computer to a new computer on Windows

Watch the below video to know how to move Notezilla‘s sticky notes data from an old Windows computer to new Windows computer. This video will also help you understand where exactly Notezilla stores its data.

What is Notezilla?

Notezilla is a professional, elegant & highly rated sticky notes app for Windows & Phones (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad etc). You can also access your sticky notes from a Mac.

Notezilla helps you organize various tiny bits of information you would need through out your life. It keeps all your notes, tasks & reminders handy where ever you are. With sticky notes, you hardly have to put effort to take notes, set reminders, etc. Quickly jot down & move on with your task at hand. 

Here are some features of Notezilla:

  • Sticky notes with reminders
  • Attach sticky notes to websites, documents, folders & apps
  • Organize sticky notes inside folders to keep your Windows desktop clean.
  • Pin sticky notes on top of other apps
  • Sync sticky notes between Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad
  • Add pictures inside sticky notes
  • Checklist sticky notes
  • Lock sticky notes (password protect)
  • Markdown support
  • Send notes over local network (LAN) or across the globe
  • Tag sticky notes
  • Fully transparent sticky notes
  • Dark mode

Here is the summary:

  1. Go to the old PC (desktop / laptop). Find out where Notezilla stores its data. You can find this from Notezilla’s Preferences (Advanced tab). To access Notezilla’s Preferences, right-click on the Notezilla icon, and choose Preferences from the menu.

    Typically, Notezilla stores data under:
    Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Conceptworld\Notezilla\
    Windows Vista/7/8: C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Conceptworld\Notezilla\

  2. Open the above mentioned data folder in Windows Explorer.
  3. Inside the data folder, you will find either Notes8.db or Notes.db file. Sometimes you would see Notes8 or Notes if you have configured your system to hide file extensions.
  4. Exit Notezilla.
  5. Copy Notes8.db or Notes.db file to a pen drive, external drive or to a network location easily accessible from your new PC.
  6. Download and install Notezilla on your new computer from our website.
  7. Run Notezilla on your new PC and find out where exactly the data is stored (Follow step 1 on new computer)
  8. Open the data folder in Windows Explorer.
  9. Exit Notezilla.
  10. Delete Notes8.db or Notes.db file from the data folder (assuming that you haven’t created any important notes after installing Notezilla on the new computer).
  11. Copy Notes8.db or Notes.db file (that we copied from the old computer) from the pen drive, external drive or network location to the data folder opened on the new computer.
  12. Run Notezilla. You will find all your sticky notes from your old computer on your new PC :).

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Always show Notezilla icon in notification area (system tray) in Windows

After you run the sticky notes app – Notezilla, you will find that it creates an icon inside the notification area. Windows, by default hides this icon inside an expandable panel. If you click on the small triangle in the notification area (also called system tray), you will see the Notezilla icon. See picture below:

Notezilla icon hidden inside system tray (notification area)

Since the only way to access Notezilla features is through this icon (except for the hotkeys), it would be more convenient to tell Windows always to show this icon so that you don’t have to use the expandable panel each time.

Here is how you would do this.

Step 1: Click on Customize link shown in the expandable panel (see picture above).

Once you choose ‘Customize,’ you will see the below window allowing you to configure how each tray icon should behave. Click on the below picture to see the full view.

Customize Notezilla tray icon

Step 2: Find Notezilla in the list, select ‘Show icon and notifications’ option for Notezilla & press OK.

You will now notice that the Notezilla icon always shows up in the notification area.

Notezilla icon visible in notification area

Making this small change will ease your access to Notezilla’s features.

What is Notezilla?

Notezilla is a professional, elegant & highly rated sticky notes app for Windows & Phones (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad etc). You can also access your sticky notes from a Mac.

Notezilla helps you organize various tiny bits of information you would need through out your life. It keeps all your notes, tasks & reminders handy where ever you are. With sticky notes, you hardly have to put effort to take notes, set reminders, etc. Quickly jot down & move on with your task at hand. 

Here are some features of Notezilla:

  • Sticky notes with reminders
  • Attach sticky notes to websites, documents, folders & apps
  • Organize sticky notes inside folders to keep your Windows desktop clean.
  • Pin sticky notes on top of other apps
  • Sync sticky notes between Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad
  • Add pictures inside sticky notes
  • Checklist sticky notes
  • Lock sticky notes (password protect)
  • Markdown support
  • Send notes over local network (LAN) or across the globe
  • Tag sticky notes
  • Fully transparent sticky notes
  • Dark mode

Sending sticky notes to a computer v/s sending to a contact in Notezilla

This post will help you understand the differences between sending sticky notes to a computer vs sending sticky notes to a contact in Notezilla.

Using Notezilla, you can send a sticky note to anyone. You can either send using computer name or using contact’s email address.

What is Notezilla?

Notezilla is a professional, elegant & highly rated sticky notes app for Windows & Phones (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad etc). You can also access your sticky notes from a Mac.

Notezilla helps you organize various tiny bits of information you would need through out your life. It keeps all your notes, tasks & reminders handy where ever you are. With sticky notes, you hardly have to put effort to take notes, set reminders, etc. Quickly jot down & move on with your task at hand. 

Here are some features of Notezilla:

  • Sticky notes with reminders
  • Attach sticky notes to websites, documents, folders & apps
  • Organize sticky notes inside folders to keep your Windows desktop clean.
  • Pin sticky notes on top of other apps
  • Sync sticky notes between Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad
  • Add pictures inside sticky notes
  • Checklist sticky notes
  • Lock sticky notes (password protect)
  • Markdown support
  • Send notes over local network (LAN) or across the globe
  • Tag sticky notes
  • Fully transparent sticky notes
  • Dark mode

Sending a sticky note directly to a computer over LAN

The following video will help you understand this better.

To send a sticky note to another computer over the local network (LAN), you would use the Send To->Computer option from the sticky note menu (click on the top left button on a sticky note for the menu).

Instead of the computer name, you may also specify the IP address of the computer. Both would work.

In Notezilla, sticky notes sent over the network to another computer do not use the Internet. The data transfer happens over a local private network.

Another advantage of sending sticky notes directly to a PC is that the note reaches immediately on the other computer. However, the recipient computer must be in ON state, and Notezilla must be running on it to receive the sticky note.

Send Note To Computer

How do i achieve this?

Setting this up is relatively simple.

  1. Install Notezilla on every Windows PC that wishes to send & receive sticky notes.
  2. To send a sticky note, go to the sticky note, click on the left top button and choose Send To->Computer.

Allow Notezilla through Windows Firewall

Make sure first to configure your PC firewall to allow the running of Notezilla. The firewall on the PC might sometimes not allow to send or receive notes.

You can search for a firewall in the Windows search box, and you will see “Allow an app through Windows Firewall.” Choose this option and enable Notezilla. If Notezilla is not listed, then click on ‘Allow another app’ and add Notezilla.

If you are using any other Firewall tool (usually included with Anti-Virus software), then you will have to configure that firewall.

Make sure you do this on both sending and receiving computer.

Sending a sticky note to a contact

On the other hand, sending sticky notes to a contact happens over the Internet.

In this case, it uses Notezilla.Net cloud to transfer your sticky note. The biggest advantage here is there you can send the sticky note to anyone across the globe.

It is not limited to just the local network. Plus, the other computer should not be in ON state to receive the sticky note. The recipient will receive the sticky note whenever he turns his PC ON. There are some more advantages. The recipient can read the note on his phone while on the move.

Also, he need not be a Notezilla user. If he does not use Notezilla, then he would receive the sticky note as an email in his mailbox.

Contacts Window

How to achieve this?

  1. Install Notezilla on every Windows PC that wishes to send & receive sticky notes.
  2. To send a sticky note, go to the sticky note, click on the left top button and choose Send To->Contact. For the first time, you are required to create a Notezilla.Net account.
  3. Once you setup your Notezilla.Net account, add your contacts & start sending sticky notes to them.
  4. If the recipient wants to receive the sticky note right on his desktop, he would also have to keep Notezilla running on his computer with an active Notezilla.Net account.
  5. The recipient will receive the sticky note on his desktop during the next automatic sync (currently it happens every 5 minutes).

For more tutorial videos, check out this page.

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Wishing you the best

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Restoring Notezilla Sticky Notes Data from Backup

Watch the below video to know how to restore Notezilla‘s sticky notes data from backup. This video will also help you understand where exactly Notezilla stores its data.

What is Notezilla?

Notezilla is a professional, elegant & highly rated sticky notes app for Windows & Phones (Android, iOS, iPhone, iPad etc). You can also access your sticky notes from a Mac.

Notezilla helps you organize various tiny bits of information you would need through out your life. It keeps all your notes, tasks & reminders handy where ever you are. With sticky notes, you hardly have to put effort to take notes, set reminders, etc. Quickly jot down & move on with your task at hand. 

Here are some features of Notezilla:

  • Sticky notes with reminders
  • Attach sticky notes to websites, documents, folders & apps
  • Organize sticky notes inside folders to keep your Windows desktop clean.
  • Pin sticky notes on top of other apps
  • Sync sticky notes between Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad
  • Add pictures inside sticky notes
  • Checklist sticky notes
  • Lock sticky notes (password protect)
  • Markdown support
  • Send notes over local network (LAN) or across the globe
  • Tag sticky notes
  • Fully transparent sticky notes
  • Dark mode

Check out Notezilla’s homepage.

This video perfectly depicts this feature:

For more tutorial videos, check out this page.

Video Transcription

  1. If you are not able to run Notezilla, skip steps 2, 3, 4 & 6. You can directly open the data folder by running %appdata%\Conceptworld\Notezilla from the Windows start menu. Similarly, open backup folder %appdata%\Conceptworld\Notezilla\Backup from the Windows start menu. Note that these are default locations where Notezilla stores its data.
  2. To know where Notezilla stores the data, right click on Notezilla icon, choose Preferences from the menu and click on the Advanced tab.
  3. On the Advanced tab, you will see “Data Folder” and “Backup Folder.” These are the locations where Notezilla stores its data and keeps five backup copies of its sticky notes data.
  4. Copy the data folder location from Advanced tab & open in Windows Explorer.
  5. Notezilla stores data inside a file named Notes or Notes8. They might appear as Notes.db or Notes8.db in some computers.
  6. Copy the backup folder location from Advanced tab and open in Windows Explorer.
  7. You will see that Notezilla keeps multiple backups (date-wise). Open the backup folder which contains the latest and correct data.
  8. Copy the backup file Notes8.db to the main data folder. Make sure you exit Notezilla before copying the data file by clicking on Notezilla icon in the taskbar and selecting Exit from the menu.
  9. Make sure you rename the existing Notes8.db file in the data folder and Paste the copied file with a right-click. Run Notezilla to access the restored notes.

You can follow similar steps when you want to move Notezilla‘s sticky notes data from one computer to another.

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