Scratchbay
Five small pads, one click away in the tray.
Five scratchpads in the tray for phone numbers, snippets and today's list. Everything saves as you type and survives crashes and restarts.
ScratchbayClick the tray icon or press Ctrl+Alt+S and your pads open with the cursor ready. Jot a phone number, paste a snippet, keep today's list.
There is no Save button. Every keystroke is written to disk as you type, so your text is still there after a crash, a power cut or a Windows Update restart.
What it does
Five pads
Each pad has its own color and an optional name. Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+5 switch between them.
Always saved
Every keystroke is saved as you type, and daily backups keep a copy of your pads from each of the last 7 days.
Undo clear
Clearing a pad can be undone, even after a restart. Ordinary undo goes back as far as you like until you quit.
Floating pads
Pin a pad as its own window that stays on top, collapses to a strip and remembers where you put it.
Light Markdown
Turn on Markdown styling for a pad and press Ctrl+E to see headings, lists and checkboxes you can tick.
Handy tools
Word and character counts, Copy all, export as .txt or .md, and the date and time with F5.
Big pastes
Paste a huge log and the pad stays responsive, showing it in a fast read-only view you can still copy and export.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Action | Default shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open your pads | Ctrl+Alt+S |
Try it free, then decide
14 days, everything included
Download Scratchbay and use all of it for 14 days. No account and no card needed.
After the trial: Pad 1 stays fully usable. Pads 2 to 5 become read-only, and you can still copy and export them.
Pay once
A license is a one-time purchase for up to 3 of your PCs. It works offline once activated.