New tool: Scratchpad

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org) and the
   stale. Nothing is ever force-unmounted: when a file is open or Spotlight is
   still indexing, the disk stays mounted and macOS's own reason is shown inline.
   The list updates live as disks are plugged in and removed.
+- **Scratchpad** — a new menu bar tool: an always-there plain-text notepad with
+  multiple named notes, autosave (debounced while typing, flushed when the panel
+  closes and at quit, one atomically written file per note), a live
+  word/character/line count, copy-all, and an undoable clear.
 
 ## [0.13.0] — 2026-07-12
 

Package.swift

@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ let package = Package(
         .executable(
             name: "DMonteDriveEjector",
             targets: ["DMonteDriveEjector"]
+        ),
+        .executable(
+            name: "DMonteScratchpad",
+            targets: ["DMonteScratchpad"]
         )
     ],
     dependencies: [
@@ -286,6 +290,13 @@ let package = Package(
             ],
             path: "Sources/DMonteDriveEjectorApp"
         ),
+        .executableTarget(
+            name: "DMonteScratchpad",
+            dependencies: [
+                "DMonteCore"
+            ],
+            path: "Sources/DMonteScratchpadApp"
+        ),
         .testTarget(
             name: "DMonteCoreTests",
             dependencies: ["DMonteCore"],

Packaging/ScratchpadInfo.plist

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
+	<string>en</string>
+	<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
+	<string>DMonteScratchpad</string>
+	<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
+	<string>com.havokentity.mactools.scratchpad</string>
+	<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
+	<string>6.0</string>
+	<key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
+	<string>DMonte Scratchpad</string>
+	<key>CFBundleName</key>
+	<string>DMonte Scratchpad</string>
+	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
+	<string>APPL</string>
+	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
+	<string>0.13.0</string>
+	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
+	<string>1</string>
+	<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
+	<string>14.0</string>
+	<key>LSMultipleInstancesProhibited</key>
+	<true/>
+	<key>LSUIElement</key>
+	<true/>
+	<key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
+	<string>Copyright © 2026 Yahushad Monte</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>

README.md

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ The app updates itself automatically via [Sparkle](https://sparkle-project.org);
 | **Dev Tools** | JSON, Base64, JWT, URL, hashing, UUID, timestamp, and case utilities |
 | **Dev Tools** | JSON, Base64, URL, hashing, UUID, timestamp, and case utilities |
 | **Snippets** | A searchable library of reusable text — click one to paste it into the app you came from |
+| **Scratchpad** | Always‑there plain‑text notepad with named notes, autosave, and a live word count |
 
 ### Permissions
 

Scripts/package_app.sh

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ HELPERS=(
   "DMonteMicControl|DMonte Mic Control.app|MicControlInfo.plist"
   "DMonteSnippets|DMonte Snippets.app|SnippetsInfo.plist"
   "DMonteDriveEjector|DMonte Drive Ejector.app|DriveEjectorInfo.plist"
+  "DMonteScratchpad|DMonte Scratchpad.app|ScratchpadInfo.plist"
 )
 
 stamp_version() {

Sources/DMonteCore/AppPreferences.swift

@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ public enum AppDefaults {
             DefaultsKey.focusTimerShortBreakMinutes: 5,
             DefaultsKey.focusTimerLongBreakMinutes: 15,
             DefaultsKey.focusTimerLongBreakInterval: 4,
-            DefaultsKey.driveEjectorConfirmsEjectAll: true
+            DefaultsKey.driveEjectorConfirmsEjectAll: true,
+            DefaultsKey.scratchpadFontSize: 13
         ])
     }
 }