Note taking / sticky notes program supports encryption and skins.
PNotes is an excellent free note taking tool which can help you keep on top of things by organizing to-do lists and keeping track of schedules.
The program itself will run from the system tray and can be stored anywhere on your hard drive or portable USB device since it is completely portable.
Many of the main features of PNotes are built for ease-of-use. That goes for searching, creating, copying and even spell-checking saved items. Notes can be created as just plain text or may also include rich formatting similar to a Microsoft Word document: bold, italics, smiley, colors and more.
The control panel of PNotes can help you customize many of the elements present in the program and provide a ton of different settings to customize the appearance of the program such as applying custom skins or adjusting the transparency. The control panel interface is very similar to that of Mozilla Firefox. It provides tabs to access settings for appearance, skins, schedule, docking, behavior, protection (encryption), diary, network and miscellaneous.
Running PNotes had no ill effects on system resources and ran well without any technical issues or crashes.
All in all, this is certainly a nicely done sticky note program which includes all of the best features from both shareware and freeware applications in its category. Highly recommended for those with a busy schedule and a knack for customization.
Features of PNotes
- Backup: Export and backup notes to local or network drives.
- Categories: Organize notes with categories.
- Drag and drop: Drag and drop images and other files into notes.
- Encryption: Encrypt notes with powerful AES-256 encryption.
- Hide notes: Keep notes private and out of sight.
- Import and export: Import text files and export notes to HTML, TXT and other formats.
- Notes: Keep notes with images, URLs and other media.
- Password protection: Secure notes from unauthorized access.
- Reminders: Create and manage reminders for important events.
- Rich text: Write and format notes with rich text formatting.
- Search: Quickly and easily search notes by title or content.
- Skins: Customize your notes with a variety of skins.
- Spell check: Ensure accuracy with spell check.
Compatibility and License
PNotes has been released under the open source GPL license on Windows from organizer and PIM software. The license provides the options to freely download, install, run and share this program without any restrictions. The source code for PNotes should be freely available and modifications are certainly permitted as well as the option to inspect the software.
What version of Windows can PNotes run on?
PNotes can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.
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- PNotes Download
- Free Organizer and PIM Software
- Open source and GPL software
- Note Scheduling Software
