Updated: 9/25/2018
Info mgmt
Acetext ($) (Upd: 8/2/2017)
Info mgr. Free trial version, not sure if anything is crippled. [Report a dead link]
http://www.acetext.com/
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Addressbook (Upd: 8/2/2017)
Free addressbook with tabbed interface. [Report a dead link]
http://www.customaddressbook.com/

Atnotes (Upd: 7/25/2018)
Creates post-it notes on your screen. Each note can have a single or repeating alarm, can be minimized to show only first line, can be transparent, can have a different font or background color. It recognizes WWW links, email addresses, and file addresses (like c:\files\mydoc.txt). Discontinued in 2005. [Report a dead link]
http://atnotes.free.fr/download.html
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azz Cardfile (Upd: 7/25/2018)
Has multiple tabs to organize code. Each tab has multiple entries. Each entry stores a code snippet. Great for any language. [Report a dead link]
http://www.azzcardfile.com/version4.html
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CintaNotes , Editor's Pick (Upd: 7/25/2018)
They have a free version. Has tags.
  1. Has tags and hierarchical tags.
  2. Strong search features.
  3. Has autotagging rules.
  4. Limits of free version: only 3 "sections" allowed, no hierarchical tags
[Report a dead link]
http://cintanotes.com/

EGPH , 431kb (Upd: 7/25/2018)
Save snippets of code in EG Programmer's Help. No screen shot.. Might be 16-bit. Newer versions of Windows only support 32-bit and 64-bit apps. [Report a dead link]
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eitang/myinfo.htm

Evernote (Upd: 8/2/2017)
Can also sync to an online file.
  1. Save web pages.
  2. Do research.
  3. Share notes with friends.
  4. Remember things you like. Snap a photo and save it in a note.
[Report a dead link]
http://www.evernote.com/

Freemind (Upd: 8/2/2017)
FreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping software written in Java. The recent development has hopefully turned it into high productivity tool. We are proud that the operation and navigation of FreeMind is faster than that of MindManager because of one-click "fold / unfold" and "follow link" operations.

So you want to write a completely new metaphysics? Why don't you use FreeMind? You have a tool at hand that remarkably resembles the tray slips of Robert Pirsig, described in his sequel to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance called Lila. Do you want to refactor your essays in a similar way you would refactor software? Or do you want to keep personal knowledge base, which is easy to manage? Why don't you try FreeMind? Do you want to prioritize, know where you are, where you've been and where you are heading, as Stephen Covey would advise you? Have you tried FreeMind to keep track of all the things that are needed for that? [Report a dead link]
https://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind/

gbCodelib (Upd: 7/25/2018)
Stores snippets of code. Free for non-commercial use. gbFlashLib works on a flash drive. See gbFlashLib under category "USB". [Report a dead link]
http://www.garybeene.com/sw/gbcodelib.htm
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Keepnote (Upd: 7/25/2018)
Tree type note tracker. Last software update: 2012. [Report a dead link]
http://keepnote.org/

Keynote , 896kb , Rating: 5, Editor's Pick (Upd: 7/25/2018)
Multi-tabbed note editor with IDEA and Blowfish encryption. Supports RTF files, each file supports multiple tabs, and each tab support tree-like notes. Creates tree-type notes. Includes Delphi source code. webmaster@tranglos.com.
Old developer page at: http://www.tranglos.com/free/keynote.html. [Report a dead link]
http://code.google.com/p/keynote-nf/

Library.net , Rating: 4 (Upd: 3/15/2017)
Another tree-type note manager. Requires .NET framework v2, IE 6.0+, Windows Search 2.2.6+. [Report a dead link]
http://fishcodelib.com/CodeLibFree.htm
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MemPad (Upd: 7/25/2018)
Tree-type note organizer, text only (no bold or other formatting), but allows email and website links. Very small and fast find, creates INI file in program dir only. Sort nodes, save on close, auto save, memory stack (browse back to older pages you were at), page locking (global or individual). Selectable font. [Report a dead link]
http://www.horstmuc.de/wmem.htm
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Nimbus Note (Upd: 7/25/2018)
  1. Access notes via web from anywhere.
  2. Supports Windows, Android, Mac OS, Ipad, Iphone, WinPhone, WinTouch, Chrome, Opera
  3. Has todo lists, quick notes, web clipper
  4. Share your notes with others.
[Report a dead link]
https://nimbusweb.me/note.php

Notekeeper , 854kb (Upd: 7/25/2018)
NoteKeeper
Platforms: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4, Windows 2000, Windows XP

NoteKeeper is a multi-functional heirarchical information manager, allowing all your data to be grouped into flexible virtual folders enabling easy, intuitive access at all times with all the convenience of just one file to handle! Multiple uses! Has formatting like bold, italic, underline, fonts.

Here's just a couple of ways you can use NoteKeeper:
- Digital photo album
- Journal / Diary / Captain's Log
- Keeping course notes for school / college
- Automatic (and safe) data compression that allows even easier transportation of your NoteKeeper files.
- Import and export functions allow you to move data in and out of a NoteKeeper file with ease.
- Password encryption.

Tolon Data Solutions notekeeper@tolon.co.uk http://www.tolon.co.uk/downloads/notekeeper/notekeeper-0.9-install.exe [Report a dead link]
http://www.tolon.co.uk/software/notekeeper/
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Notez (Upd: 7/25/2018)
Like Post-it notes. Main window has a list of note titles. You double click on the name and a note window opens up. You can change the font, font color, bold, etc and background color, resize the window, create a default window size. First line of each note is the note title. [Report a dead link]
http://www.3delite.hu/Notez/index.html
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Notions (Upd: 7/25/2018)
Store notes in tree-like format. Claims to have wiki abilities. Last software update: 2016. Also http://notions.sourceforge.net/. [Report a dead link]
https://sourceforge.net/projects/notions/

Rednotebook (Upd: 7/25/2018)
Tree type note taker with hashtags. Has portable version. Updated 2018. [Report a dead link]
http://rednotebook.sourceforge.net/

Skwyrul (Upd: 8/2/2017)
Cannot find author website.. An extremely powerful Information manager, with a very easy to use and slick interface. A tree structure is used to organise your information, and the notes, amount and size are unlimited. Easy drag and drop allows you to quickly reorganise your data. Features include: Alarms, Hyperlinks, SMTP (outgoing) Email with attachments, manage database information in a note!, Simple and Advanced searching, HTML Export, Industrial strength encryption, very fast operation, very small footprint only 460KB, System wide Hot key, Integrated access to a spell/thesaurus application, drag and drop from explorer, multiple data files, User defined templates etc. etc. You must try this application, it will change forever the way you organise and access your information. Multi-column tree has cols for: Start date, end date, priority, percent done, assigned to. Also has a "year plan" which is like a Gantt chart. [Report a dead link]
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Information_Management/ Personal_Information_Managers/Skwyrul_PRO.html

TreeDBNotes (Upd: 3/15/2017)
Tree type note organizer. Has user-defined styles. Export notes to EPUB or standalone EXE format. [Report a dead link]
http://www.mytreedb.com/treedbnotes_free.html
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Treepad Lite , 380kb (Upd: 8/2/2017)
Collect notes in a tree-like format. Also Freebyte.com.

Support for plain-text hyperlinks to: TreePad nodes/articles, files on your local harddisk, Web pages, email addresses, newsgroups and FTP sites.

[Report a dead link]
http://www.treepad.com
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Treesheets (Upd: 8/2/2017)
Tree like info manager. Maybe not quite like Keynot. Short text only? [Report a dead link]
http://www.treesheets.com/
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What Next (Upd: 8/2/2017)
Pretty good todo list manager. [Report a dead link]
http://www.hushpage.com/WhatNext/whatnext.html
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