Heynote

Heynote 2.9.1

A dedicated scratchpad for developers

  • By Jonatan Heyman
  • “Commons Clause” License
  • Updated Jul 15, 2026
Download for Windows

About Heynote

Heynote is a dedicated scratchpad for developers. It functions as a large persistent text buffer where you can write down anything you like. Works great for that Slack message you don't want to accidentally send, a JSON response from an API you're working with, notes from a meeting, your daily to-do list, etc.
The Heynote buffer is divided into blocks, and each block can have its own Language set (e.g. JavaScript, JSON, Markdown, etc.). This gives you syntax highlighting and lets you auto-format that JSON response.
Available for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

What's new in 2.9.1

What's Changed
- Fix issue with the Heynote window ending up on a screen that has been disconnected
- Fix so that library search works better for Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages.
Previously searching required three characters to trigger but this is no longer the case
for these languages.
Merged PRs
- Fix restoring windows from disconnected displays by @heyman in https://github.com/heyman/heynote/pull/484
- Fix library search for short CJK queries by @heyman in https://github.com/heyman/heynote/pull/490
Full Changelog: https://github.com/heyman/heynote/compare/v2.9.0...v2.9.1

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Technical details

PublisherJonatan Heyman
Version2.9.1
Release date2026-07-15
License“Commons Clause” License Condition v1.0
Installer typenullsoft
Architecturex64
Package IDJonatanHeyman.Heynote

Links & install command

Install Heynote from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=JonatanHeyman.Heynote -e

Older versions

  • 2.9.0
  • 2.8.2
  • 2.8.1
  • 2.8.0
  • 2.7.2
  • 2.7.1
  • 2.7.0
  • 2.6.2
  • 2.6.1