CNET Editors' review
While there are plenty of programs that help manage your daily tasks, many are terribly expensive. EssentialPIM offers a free way stay organized, and we found it to be a fairly effective program.
This freeware heavily mimics the display and functionality of the popular Microsoft Outlook program. This, however, is not a bad thing. In fact, it makes EssentialPIM very intuitive thanks to the toolbar along the left side that allows users to easily cycle through the calendar, to-do list, contacts, notes, and trash. Inputting data into any of these fields is fairly easy. Anyone with prior experience with time management software will leap right into creating reminders on the calendar, recurring to-do events, and more. The menus that create such items flow well, with versatile pull-down menus, fillable fields, and dates.
We had a simple time managing nearly all aspects of this program, but we did find that although the program is listed as free with no limitations, the freeware version lacks numerous features found in the paid version. Users looking for advanced features to sync with other programs, add advanced encryption, and filter task lists and events won't find those features in the free program. Still, if users don't need these options, EssentialPIM covers the basics and its price cannot be beat.
Publisher's Description
From Astonsoft:
EssentialPIM Free is a free personal information manager can store, manage and encrypt data: day/week/month/year schedules, to do lists for keeping all your tasks up-to-date, notes (pictures, tables, any formatted text), and contacts. It offers Rijndael 128-bit encryption, MS Outlook import/export, Windows Address Book import/export, search capabilities, versatile print features, and adjustable contacts storage with unlimited fields.
What's new in this version: Version 4.54 fixes some issues with data filtering in To Do, couple of AV error messages, and many other minor omissions.
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"Easy to setup and use. I use it every day."
Version: EssentialPIM Free 4.54
Pros
Many useful features ALL IN ONE PLACE. The password feature is one that I use most.
I like that can open epim with windows and see what appointments I have today and for several days in advance.Cons
No alphabetizer for passwords. Would simplify finding password needed.
Must disable epim to use stand alone numeric keypad with all other programs.Summary
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