Notes, outlines, word count goals, and deadlines โ always visible on your wallpaper. No app to open. No context switch. Just look up and your writing world is there.
Jot ideas, snippets, and quick notes directly into cells. They persist across reboots โ always there when inspiration strikes.
ฮฃ column sums
Use column sums to track daily word counts. Set a NaNoWriMo goal of 1,667/day and watch your progress accumulate.
Lay out your content calendar as a grid โ articles across columns, due dates in rows. See your entire publishing schedule at a glance.
https://source-url.com
Paste URLs into cells โ they become clickable hyperlinks. Keep research sources next to your outline.
--export-md outline.md
Export your grid to Markdown for pasting into blog platforms, CMS editors, or sharing with editors.
Ctrl+F
Search across all your notes instantly. Find that character name, plot point, or article idea you jotted down last month.
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Built-in focus timer on your desktop. 25-minute writing sprints with break reminders โ no separate app needed.
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Pull blog headlines and industry news into cells. Stay inspired without opening a browser or doomscrolling.
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y
Accidentally delete a note? 200-step undo history means your brainstorms are never lost.
A B C D โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ ๐ Novel Progress Ch.1: 3,200w โ Ch.2: 2,800w โ Ch.3: 1,400w ๐ Daily Goal: 1,667 Today: 843 Remaining: 824 Streak: 12 days โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ ๐ Blog Queue Due Date Status Words React hooks deep-dive May 28 Draft done 2,400 Terminal tools review Jun 2 Researching 600 Interview: Jane Doe Jun 5 Scheduled โ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ ๐ Research https://source1.com https://source2.com https://ref3.com โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ ๐ญ Ideas Backlog Newsletter about... Short story: the... Pitch to editor re: Series on Rust+WASM Personal essay: ... "Why I quit social" Listicle: 10 CLI... โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ ext: quicksheet-pomodoro ๐ Focus: 14:32 Sessions today: 4
Your notes live on the wallpaper โ visible between windows, during breaks, whenever you glance at the desktop. No app to find or open.
No notifications, no social feeds, no plugin marketplace. Just your words on a clean grid. The ultimate distraction-free tool.
Never lose a thought. QuickSheet autosaves to CSV every 5 seconds. Your scratchpad survives crashes, reboots, and power cuts.
No proprietary format. Your data is CSV โ open it in any spreadsheet, version it with Git, search it with grep. You own your notes forever.
Works on Linux (X11) and Windows. Same CSV, same layout. Switch machines and your writing dashboard comes with you.
Dark, light, Nord, Solarized, Matrix โ pick a theme that matches your writing mood. Cycle with Ctrl+T.
| Feature | QuickSheet | Sticky Notes | Notion | Obsidian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always visible (no window) | โ Wallpaper | ~ Covers content | โ Must open | โ Must open |
| Zero distraction | โ Grid only | โ Minimal | โ Social, AI, plugins | ~ Plugins tempt |
| Auto-save | โ Every 5s | โ | โ Cloud | โ Local |
| Plain text / portable | โ CSV | โ Proprietary | โ Cloud-locked | โ Markdown |
| Grid layout (calendar view) | โ Native | โ | โ Database views | ~ With plugins |
| Markdown export | โ Built-in | โ | โ | โ Native |
| Works offline | โ Always | โ | โ Needs internet | โ |
| Free & open source | โ MIT | ~ Freemium | โ Freemium | ~ Core free |
| Zero dependencies | โ Just .NET | โ Built-in | โ Electron | โ Electron |
git clone https://github.com/cemheren/QuickSheet
cd QuickSheet
dotnet build
Open a CSV and add your notes, goals, deadlines, and ideas in a grid layout.
dotnet run -- your-notes.csv --desktop
Your writing dashboard is now your wallpaper. Edit cells directly. Auto-saves in the background.
Track daily word counts across the 30-day challenge. Column sums show cumulative progress. See at a glance if you're on track for 50,000 words.
Plan your blog posts, newsletters, and social content in a grid. Columns = weeks, rows = platforms. Move ideas through Draft โ Review โ Published.
One row per chapter. Columns for: title, POV character, word count, status, notes. Reorder with Ctrl+K (duplicate) and delete.
Track pitches, assignments, rates, deadlines, and payment status. Use row products for invoice totals. Export to Markdown for invoicing.
Random ideas, character names, plot twists, headline options โ toss them into cells. Search later with Ctrl+F when you need them.
Log books read, articles saved, quotes collected. Clickable URLs link to sources. Build a personal reference library on your desktop.
Your best ideas shouldn't be buried in an app you forget to open. Put them where you'll always see them.
Get QuickSheet on GitHub โ