Anyone know of any software to write directly

Anyone know of any Anyone know of any software to write directly on the desktop? I've found some that open a semi-transparent window that lets you write things. Wondering if there are any that let you write stuff directly anywhere on the desktop? I've found some that open a semi-transparent window that lets you write things. Wondering if there are any that let you write stuff directly anywhere on the desktop

I once wrote a HTML page that had a form and saved the contents to a cookie, thus functioning as a crude notepad application. This could then be placed on the desktop in Windows using the 'Active Desktop' functionality.