Free Online Whiteboard with Sticky Notes
Add colorful digital sticky notes anywhere on your canvas. Drag, resize, recolor, and organize ideas visually. Perfect for brainstorming, teaching, and team activities — no login, no Jamboard needed.
How Digital Sticky Notes Work
As intuitive as real sticky notes — but on an infinite digital canvas.
Select the Sticky Note Tool
Click the sticky note icon in the whiteboard toolbar. Your cursor changes to note-placement mode.
Click to Place on Canvas
Click anywhere on the canvas to place a sticky note. A note appears with a text cursor — type your idea immediately.
Choose a Color
Pick from multiple sticky note colors — yellow, blue, green, pink, orange. Use colors to categorize ideas, assign to teams, or indicate priority.
Drag to Organize
Click and drag any sticky note to reposition it. Cluster related notes together, create affinity groups, or arrange them into categories and columns.
Sticky Note Activities for Teaching & Teams
Classic sticky note exercises — now digital, free, and shareable.
Brainstorming Sessions
Generate ideas rapidly — one idea per note. Spread them across the canvas, then group and cluster related concepts for structured ideation.
KWL Charts
Know / Want to Know / Learned. Teachers create three columns, students add sticky notes to each. A classic classroom activity made digital.
Exit Tickets
Students (or the teacher noting responses) add end-of-lesson sticky notes: "One thing I learned today" or "One question I still have."
Sprint Retrospectives
Remote agile retros: What went well / What to improve / Action items. Each category gets its own colored notes. Export as PDF for records.
Affinity Mapping
Collect feedback or research observations on individual notes, then group them into themes by dragging and clustering. Find patterns in qualitative data.
Task & Kanban Boards
Create a simple To Do / Doing / Done board with sticky notes as tasks. Move notes between columns as work progresses. Low-tech project tracking.
Vocabulary Activities
Teachers put terms on one color, definitions on another. Students match and pair them by dragging notes together. Engaging and visual vocabulary review.
Prioritization
Write options or ideas on notes, then arrange them in order of priority — top to bottom, or use a 2x2 impact/effort matrix layout.
Mood Check-ins
Each colored note = a mood or sentiment. Quick visual check-in for team wellbeing or student engagement at the start of a session.
Replacing Jamboard Sticky Notes
Google Jamboard was widely loved for its simple, colorful sticky notes — a digital version of the classic physical note that teachers and teams used daily. When Google shut down Jamboard in December 2024, millions of educators and professionals suddenly lost their go-to sticky note whiteboard.
OnlineWhiteboard.org directly replaces Jamboard's sticky note functionality — same colorful notes, same drag-and-drop behavior, same intuitive canvas approach. But without requiring a Google account, and with additional tools Jamboard didn't have: freehand drawing, image annotation, flowchart connectors, grid view, and higher quality PDF export.
The transition from Jamboard to OnlineWhiteboard.org takes under a minute — open the URL, no signup, and start adding sticky notes immediately.
Sticky Notes FAQ
Is there a free online whiteboard with sticky notes?
Yes. OnlineWhiteboard.org includes free digital sticky notes — colorful, drag-and-drop, resizable, and organizable on an infinite canvas. No login, no cost, works on any device.
What replaced Jamboard sticky notes for teachers?
OnlineWhiteboard.org is a top free Jamboard replacement with sticky notes. Same colorful drag-and-drop notes, same canvas approach, but with no Google account required and extra features. See the full comparison →
Can I use different colors for sticky notes?
Yes. Multiple sticky note colors are available. Use color coding to categorize ideas, differentiate between groups, or indicate priority levels.
Can I use sticky notes on an iPad?
Yes. Touch-friendly sticky notes work on iPad, Android tablets, and touch-screen laptops. Tap to place, tap to edit, drag with your finger to move.
Can I combine sticky notes with drawing on the same board?
Yes. Sticky notes and all drawing tools work together on the same canvas. Draw lines grouping notes, add arrows between ideas, sketch diagrams alongside your notes.
How do I save a sticky note session?
Export the board as PNG or PDF to capture all your sticky notes in one image or document. Or save as a project file to reload and continue adding notes later. Full save guide →