In the next article we are going to take a look at EverSticky. This is a simple Qt sticky note tool for Gnu / Linux desktops about which they talked the other day in linuxuprising, and I found it interesting. The app syncs with Evernote y It works on all Evernote® plans (Free, Personal, Professional), as long as we do not have exceeded the storage or load limits applicable to our plan. It will also show a rich text format in the notes.
This application will provide us sticky notes that we can place on our desk. These notes will be saved automatically, and they are synced with Evernote. The application allows you to take notes quickly using windows similar to the typical yellow posits.
The sticky notes that we can create will show rich text content. Even if the note formatting options in EverSticky are quite limited, if we paste rich text (like check boxes, tables, etc.) everything will be displayed correctly.
Install EverSticky on Ubuntu 20.04
EverSticky can be found available as a .DEB package in your GitHub repository, although it should be mentioned that Ubuntu 20.04 / Linux Mint 20 and later versions are required. For other Gnu / Linux distributions, it will be necessary to compile it from source (this requires an Evernote production API key). In addition to being able to use the .DEB package, we will also have available a snap pack to install it. In the following lines we will see both installation possibilities.
As DEB package
For download the .DEB package, in a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) we will only have to use wget as follows:
wget https://github.com/itsmejoeeey/eversticky/releases/download/v0.95.2/eversticky_0.95.2-1_amd64.deb
Once the download is finished, we can now go to install the package that we just downloaded by typing this other command:
sudo apt install ./eversticky_0.95.2-1_amd64.deb
After installation, we only have find the launcher of this program to start it.
uninstall
For remove this program, which we have installed as a .DEB package, we will only have to open a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) and execute the command in it:
sudo apt remove eversticky; sudo apt autoremove
As a Snap package
If we want install this program as snap package, in a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) you just have to write:
sudo snap install eversticky
When the installation is finished, we can start the program with the launcher that we will find available in our system.
uninstall
Remove the snap package from this program, it is as simple as installing it. It is only necessary to open a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) and execute the command in it:
sudo snap remove eversticky
A quick look at the program
This program will provide an icon in the systray, from where users will be able to create a new note, although new notes can also be created using the + button that we will find in existing sticky notes. The available options will allow us to force the synchronization with Evernote, bring the notes to the foreground, close Evernote session and access the small configuration of the application.
In the program settings we will find options such as setting the sync interval, checking for app updates, and setting the tray icon style to light or dark. It should be mentioned that EverSticky doesn't come with a built-in option to auto-start upon login, but we can add it manually. If your desktop environment comes with a tool to add startup apps, it can be added from there using eversticky as command.
Sticky notes are pretty basic. They only support some keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl + b, with which we can select the text in bold and or Ctrl + i, to italicize the text.
However, to make our notes more attractive, We can paste rich text and EverSticky will show it. Thanks to this, if we copy a checkbox and paste it into a note, the checkbox will behave as expected, so we can mark and unmark it. It will also allow us to paste an image, copying the image, and not the path of the image. Or if we paste a list, the program will allow us to continue adding items to it.
For more information on this program, users can go to the web page or repository on GitHub of the project.