NotesHolder

CNET Editors' review

NotesHolder stores your reminders and special notes, much like similar note-making software, but this program has a twist. Thanks to its simple design and inventive way of being discreet, this download pulls ahead of the competition.

This program was simple to work with and required no trip to the Help file, though there is a fine one for users who need a little more direction. Notes appear in a small, blue screen, and stack on top of one another. The notes also allow for scrolling, which is a fairly unique feature compared with other note programs that mimic yellow sticky notes. Creating notes was simply a matter of filling out the empty title and note areas that are made quite obvious by the designer. In addition, there are easy ways to set reminders so that notes leap to your attention, and to adjust the color and text of any note. However, the feature that we were most impressed with was NotesHolder uncanny capability to get out of your way. When the cursor leaves the note program for a few seconds it disappears, but comes back when the mouse moves to the far right of the screen. Many other programs require users to click on a desktop icon or a tray icon to bring back notes, but NotesHolder smartly eliminates this step.

Thanks to this free program's easy navigation and intelligent way of hiding itself we highly recommend it for busy people needing to catalog notes.

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All User Reviews
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    4.2 stars

    out of 6 votes

    • 5 star: 3
    • 4 star: 2
    • 3 star: 0
    • 2 star: 1
    • 1 star: 0
  • Current version:

    4.5 stars

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  • 5.0 stars

    "This is what I wanted!"

    May 13, 2011  |   By ZimMan1

    Version: NotesHolder 2.2 build 144

    Pros

    Allows you to quickly jot down a note, make a To Do, print, and hide the window when not in use.

    Cons

    None for the way I use it.

    Summary

    Much better than the Sidebar widgets and gadgets from Yahoo, MS and Google.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "I really like this software"

    June 8, 2010  |   By StarNStripe

    Version: NotesHolder 2.2 build 144

    Pros

    This is a great tool for taking many notes, brainstorming ideas, etc.

    Cons

    No way to archive old notes. I suppose, if you had the Pro version, you could make a new tab and move your note to the "Archive" tab, but it isn't easy enough or fast enough to make it practical. There's no "trash" bin either.

    Summary

    If they ever make a way to archive old notes, I'll buy the Pro version in an instant. I'd even be happy if I could just Ctrl-X then Ctrl-V the note to an Archive tab, but right now it's not available.

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  • 4.0 stars

    "not much fun"

    May 2, 2010  |   By MexicanMalena

    Version: NotesHolder 2.2 build 144

    Pros

    professional, clean cut. workable

    Cons

    not much fun and certaily does not mimick stick it notes

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  • 4.0 stars

    "New ...NOT a new twist"

    September 18, 2009  |   By TheDataRat

    Version: NotesHolder 2.2 build 144

    Pros

    Compact. Searchable. Simple.

    Cons

    Couple nice features are only in the pay ("pro") version.

    Summary

    This is NOT a 'Notepad replacement'. Nor even another version of post-it / sticky notes. A unique linear format for ~brief~ notes where you can also see a few of your most recent ones at the same time. Has a well-placed search box. Reminder alarms. A limited categorization facility. Appears to be best utilized when you have a series of related annotations. Particularly like the search feature.

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