Scratchpads

Six freeform text areas for thinking in progress. Like a notepad.


How it works

The Scratchpad tab shows one text area at a time. Switch between six categories using the category strip. Default categories: CLIENT, SCHOOL, CREATE, DREAM, TEMP, TBD. Each category holds a single block of freeform text.

Type whatever you want. There's no structure, no formatting, no character limit. Start a brainstorm on your computer, pick it up on your phone, or the other way around.

On the computer, you can right-click a category pill to rename it inline (no need to open settings).

Header menu (⋯)

Platform Menu item Action
Phone CLEAR THIS SCRATCHPAD Clears the text in the active category (confirmation dialog)
Computer SAVE → {tag} Saves the current scratchpad to the selected tag (only when a tag is selected)
Computer CLEAR THIS SCRATCHPAD Clears the text in the active category (confirmation dialog)

Sync behavior

Scratchpad text syncs bidirectionally via on-demand state exchange. Each category's text has a timestamp. Conflict resolution is LWW — the device with the more recent edit wins.

Category renames sync the same way as Lists categories.

Font size

Scratchpad has its own font size setting, independent of the list font size. Adjust in settings.


See also: Lists | Phone App | Sync