CNET Editors' review
ContactKeeper isn't the sleekest, most stylish contact manager we've seen, but as a basic, easy-to-use program for keeping contacts up to date and in one place, it certainly fills the bill.
ContactKeeper's interface is sparse, but in a functional way. Intuitive buttons run across the top of the window for adding, opening, editing, and removing new contacts. Adding a contact is as easy as clicking the Add button and entering the name, address, date of birth, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and important notes for each new contact. Each new entry's details display clearly on the right side of the window. The Options menu lets you easily set up a birthday reminder for your contacts. The Calendar feature is nice for quick, at-a-glance views of the month ahead, but don't expect to do much here beyond changing the calendar's layout and color: You can't actually add any calendar entries or reminders. And while you can't import contact information from other programs, ContactKeeper does include an Export feature that lets you save and print selected information. Much like its interface, the Help feature is sparse, consisting of a link to the publisher's Web site. Thankfully, the program is intuitive to use.
If you want all the bells and whistles, ContactKeeper isn't for you. But if you're new to contact management tools or just like programs that get right to the point, it's worth checking out. ContactKeeper is free and it installs and uninstalls without any issues. We recommend it for all users.
Publisher's Description
From Vani:
ContactKeeper is a free personal database system designed in order to store contact information about your friends, family, and colleges at one central place. This can be very useful in case you lose your gsm with all the numbers of your friends for example, so you still have a back-up. You will never forget a birthday any more thanks to the integrated birthday reminder.
The pick of the bunch is the possibility to let ContactKeeper generate a birthday calendar based on the dates of birth of the persons in the database.
What's new in this version: Version 1.5 include where you can now export your database to a CSV file. This type of file can be imported into another program.
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"The best free address book I've found"
Version: ContactKeeper 1.4.3
Pros
So many! Where to begin? Simple to enter or edit details, form-free address box so you put it in any format you like, sufficiently large fields for phone numbers & emails, large number of search options, exportable for backup - or printing.
Cons
Boring pale-grey interface. Name goes into just one field, so you have to remember to enter surname before first name, because the column of contacts displays alphabetically.
Summary
Double-click on an email address and it opens your Compose screen with the address already inserted.
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"Fulfils all my requirements"
Version: ContactKeeper 1.4.3
Pros
I like the calander, the layout and the ease of use
Cons
Could have had a method of printing out all the names and dates
Summary
As above
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