<s>
Stickies	B-Application
is	O
an	O
application	B-Application
for	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
computers	I-Device
that	O
puts	O
Post-it	O
note-like	O
windows	O
on	O
the	O
screen	B-Device
for	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
write	O
short	O
reminders	O
,	O
notes	O
and	O
other	O
clippings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contents	O
are	O
automatically	O
stored	O
,	O
and	O
restored	O
when	O
the	O
application	B-Application
is	O
restarted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unrelated	O
freeware	B-License
program	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
and	O
similar	O
functionality	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
applications	O
(	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
desktop	B-Application
notes	I-Application
"	O
)	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
most	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Stickies	B-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
Apple	O
employee	O
Jens	O
Alfke	O
and	O
included	O
in	O
System	B-Operating_System
7.5	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alfke	O
had	O
originally	O
developed	O
it	O
in	O
his	O
free	O
time	O
as	O
Antler	O
Notes	O
and	O
intended	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
,	O
doing	O
business	O
as	O
Antler	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
2001	O
,	O
Stickies	B-Application
was	O
rewritten	O
in	O
Cocoa	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
is	O
still	O
included	O
in	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
transparent	O
notes	O
,	O
styled	O
text	O
,	O
lists	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
hold	O
pictures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
collapse	O
note	O
windows	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
present	O
in	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Stickies	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
holdover	O
from	O
System	B-Operating_System
7.5	I-Operating_System
'	O
s	O
WindowShade	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
window	O
button	O
layout	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
unusual	O
for	O
a	O
modern	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
application	B-Application
,	O
is	O
retained	O
from	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Big	O
Sur	O
,	O
the	O
icon	O
has	O
been	O
changed	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
a	O
stack	O
of	O
sticky	O
notes	O
in	O
a	O
rounded	O
square	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Stickies	B-Application
application	B-Application
currently	O
supports	O
the	O
following	O
usage	O
scenarios	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Embed	O
other	O
media	O
:	O
Add	O
other	O
media	O
besides	O
text	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
QuickTime	B-Application
movies	O
,	O
PDFs	B-Application
,	O
images	O
,	O
just	O
by	O
dragging	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
sticky	O
note	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backup	O
data	O
:	O
Stickies	B-Application
keeps	O
all	O
information	O
in	O
a	O
self-contained	O
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Create	O
a	O
note	O
from	O
selection	O
:	O
In	O
a	O
Cocoa-based	O
application	B-Application
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Safari	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
)	O
,	O
select	O
some	O
text	O
and	O
press	O
Command-Shift-Y	O
or	O
use	O
the	O
Services	O
menu	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
sticky	O
note	O
with	O
the	O
text	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
