Comparison
Flyout vs Unclutter
Unclutter is the closest thing on this page to Flyout in spirit: it lives at the screen edge and slides into view when you reach for it. But it is really three tools in one window — clipboard history, a file shelf, and notes — and the notes pane is the smallest of the three. Paste formatted text into an Unclutter note and, in the vendor’s own words, you get “pure formatting-free text”. If the notes pane is the reason you opened it, this is the comparison.
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| Feature | Unclutter | Flyout |
|---|---|---|
| The editor | Plain text — pasting strips formatting; links are the only thing kept | A full editor: headings, task lists, code, colour |
| Tasks inside notes | Plain text notes; task statuses are not documented | Checkboxes plus six built-in statuses; add your own |
| Themes and note colours | Light and dark appearance | Named themes; 38 note colours and custom colours |
| Code | No code blocks documented | Real code blocks with syntax highlighting |
| Images in a note | Not documented — files live in a separate pane | Paste, drag in, resize |
| Reminders | None documented | On a whole note, or on one selected line |
| Sync | “Unclutter doesn’t perform any sync tasks on its own” — you point its folder at a cloud drive | Real iCloud sync through your own Apple ID |
| Folders for notes | A flat, searchable list | Folders you drag notes into |
| Price | $19.99 once | $24 once, on five devices across Mac + iPhone + iPad |
When Unclutter is the better fit
Unclutter has been shipping since 2012 and it does two things Flyout does not do at all: clipboard history and a file shelf you can drop anything onto. It opens at the edge four different ways (scroll, modifier, dwell, hotkey), it runs back to macOS 10.13, it is on Setapp and the App Store, and it keeps its files as ordinary items on disk in a folder you choose. If you want a shelf at the top of your screen, it is a fine one. Flyout is only about the notes — and it treats them as documents rather than sticky notes.
Flyout’s price, Mac/iPhone/iPad support and local agent access were checked on 5 October 2026. Other comparison details were reviewed against official documentation in July and August 2026, with task, appearance and Antinote updates on 6 September 2026. Linked sources explain those rows. Tell us if a detail is outdated.
Is Flyout right for you?
Keep instructions, code, images and tasks beside your work in a screen-edge panel. Try Flyout for seven days without an account. Notes are stored locally; iCloud sync and connections to external agents are optional.