Best Free Notes Organizer [1]
Introduction
In today's electronic world, it can be quite a challenge to organize all useful information such as web clips, articles, bits of text, images, interesting web links, bookmarks, shopping lists, to-do lists, recipes, tips and many others that are hanging around your PC. It seems to be a common easy task but a difficult one to sort out as the information is so disparate.
Some folks have tried to get it organized by using free form databases while others use beefed up text editors or multi-media snippet managers. If you're one of them or just would like to look for a useful tool to organize your random bits of information, you might find that some of these freeware products come in handy and helpful.
For notes organizers featuring a tree-like structure, see Best Free Outliner [3], and for sticky notes, try Best Free Sticky Notes Utility [4].
Rated Products
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Evernote [6] [7]
An excellent solution to manage notes and snippets of information across multiple platforms
Platforms/Download: [field_blackberry_download] | Blackberry [8] | iOS [9] | Mac OS [10] | Web App [11] | Windows (App) [12] | Windows (Desktop) [13] | [14]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [15]
| Our Rating: 5/5 |
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Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [18] | [14]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [15]
| Our Rating: 4/5 |
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Platforms/Download: Linux [21] | Mac OS [22] | Windows (Desktop) [22] | [14]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [15]
| Our Rating: 4/5 |
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Platforms/Download: Windows (Desktop) [25] | [14]
Version reviewed: n/a
Gizmos Freeware [15]
| Our Rating: 4/5 |
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Other Free Notes Organizer Software
Several other free notes organisers were not rated in this review. I am listing some of them here with brief descriptions and links to their sites for ease of reference.
- AllMyNotes [26] the free version has disabled some useful advanced features such as hyperlinks, data sorting, auto backups, etc, that are available in the commercial version.
- Flashnote [27] is a quick notes manager but it lacks storing images and other more powerful features as in KeepNote, which is included in Best Free Outliner [3].
- Linked Notes [28] uses a Wiki-style notepad to organize notes into pages. The free basic edition lacks some useful features such as search all pages for specific words or export all pages into a single rtf file.
- Catzware's Simple Notes [29] lets you make up to five notes with the first note allowing for scrolling left or right. It lacks search and many other useful functions available in other note organizers.
- Quicknote [30] allows taking of notes grouped by category. It comes with an atypical user interface, and additional utilities such as a simple drawing tool, reminder, unit converter, screen measurer, etc.
- Delphinus Notes [31] contains simple notes, notepad, calendar and expenditure management modules with encryption of data. Additional features include showing time in 3 time zones, import and export of notes, etc. Searching for notes with keywords or tags is not supported.
Related Products and Links
You might want to check out these articles too:
- Best Free Sticky Notes Utility [4]
- Best Free Outliner [3]
- Best Free Calendar, Reminder and To-Do Program [32]
- Best Free PIM [33]
Editor
This software review is copy-edited by Jojo Yee [34]. Please help edit and improve this article by clicking here [35].
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