RightNote for Windows

User Reviews

• Fantastic software

  MaxWineDecember 15, 2015

  Pros

  I've tried most Windows notetaking software. For me, this is the best "deep" note-taker: flexible and structured, intuitive and powerful. More "workable" than OneNote, more powerful than Keep, Simplenote or any other I've seen.

  Cons

  Toolbar can be improved; missing some intuitive dropdowns.

  Summary

  Amazing app, balanced and highly underrated at a great price.

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• Flexible, intuitive, and fast

  lmederosFebruary 19, 2014

  Pros

  I have tried probably every information organizer made for Windows. Although products like OneNote are powerful, its free-style actually made it difficult to use for me. I prefer a hierarchical approach but with flexibility (e.g., multipage, multilevel). This one fits the bill.

  Cons

  The only 2 snags I have run into are: 1. Although it will export to multiple formats, it is hard to figure out how/if it can export outlines in indented format. For example, if you have header levels and text underneath, I would like to see: Header1 Text1 Header2 Text2 Header3 Text3 As of today, I think I can make it work but it requires extensive paragraph formatting in your notes. 2. I would like to have toolbars for features show in the editor (e.g., paragraph styles with dropdowns), but so far have not found out how.

  Summary

  The multiple license levels gave me a choice to buy the standard level without paying for features I did not need. Highly recommended.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Feb 19, 2014<p/>The formatting for Con#1 did not show up as I had intended. Header 2 should be indented from Header 1, with Text 2 at same level as Header 2. Header 3 should be indented from Header 2, with Text 3 at same level as Header 3.

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• Cnet should take another look

  howardfernsDecember 19, 2011

  Pros

  In my quest to get away from the constraints of off-the-shelf personal information managers like EssentialPIM and make my own fully customised one, I have looked at a large number of similar wares and trialled a shortlist of RightNote, InfoRapid Cardfile System, TreeDBNotes and MemoMaster. Of the four I have found that RightNote is easier to use than the other three and it does everything I want - customisable tabs, sorting, import and export, create tables, import Excel files, make hyperlinks (so contacts' email addresses will open your mail client), insert pictures, add screenshots using the program's built-in screen capture, use icons, to name the main ones for me. There is a detailed Help file plus a New User Guide.

  Cons

  Virtually no cons yet. I've found that not all docs will import, particularly some from my Dropbox, which I'm guessing is to do with the format the file is in. It's early days yet and I'm sure I'll figure out how to get round that; until then there's always copy &#38; paste.

  Summary

  Cnet staff must have been having a bad day when they wrote their review. Compare it with how highly users speak of RightNote. Faulty it is not. You don't have to have the "cluttered interface" that Cnet's screenshot shows, there are options to show or hide bits. If you like you can view full screen, thugh I needed help from the developer to find how to get it. Support is excellent, my emailed queries received personal replies within hours. I am very, very likely to buy a license for RightNote, and coming from a person whose computer is filled with freeware, that is praise indeed!

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• Powerful tool for organising information

  tcs261September 24, 2011

  Pros

  Rightnote has all of the features you would expect including an easily editable hierachical tree, full text search, web clipping, word processor with advanced features such as styles and tables and presents these in an easy to use package

  Cons

  web clipping isn't always perfect and could perhaps use a web browser toolbar addon. i would like to ability to perform more complex searches.

  Summary

  Before purchasing Rightnote I tried many other similar pieces of sotware. Rightnote for me had the best balance of features and user friendliness. With rightnote i can keep all my university information organised in a single easily portable file. It handles attachments such a pdf's much better than other programs I tried and the web clipper has proved very useful. I would highly recommend it.

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• Organize your life in one place, portable notes

  FizoBelNovember 28, 2010

  Pros

  Almost perfect notes application: lightweight, encryption and password protection, plain AND rich text notes, spreadsheets, quick search, portable, webclipping, screenshots, low cost, responsive developer, clean interface

  Cons

  none (any idea you have email the developers, they are very responsive)

  Summary

  I have finally jumped to this app and placed all my scattered notes from other apps into it. What made me change is that the search is very quick and extensive and the highlighted search terms help me quickly find what I need and the fact that RightNote has different note types I all need: plain text (for pasting snippets in emails and webpage html), rich text (for formatting my notes with colours and highlilghting) and spreadsheets (!!!) for finance numbers and many of my lists

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• This software is for the serious info/notes taker.

  belton_gacalSeptember 7, 2010

  Pros

  ? RightNote has comprehensive Note taking and editing tools. ? The Design is well thought out for taking notes, highlighting words and phrases. ? Allows you to insert/move notes into the appropriate tree/sub-tree locations to organize your notes.

  Cons

  No cons. Rightnote has all I need.

  Summary

  As I have mentioned above, this software is for the serious info/note taker. I did NOT find the toolbars, short cuts or tree menus overwhelming as they are there for easy access when editing and organizing notes. Otherwise, you might as well use NotePad. Learning the software may take a day or two to get the things I need. But compared to learning MS Word, this is short.

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• Very powerful, flexible, versatile and stabile

  dogwildAugust 30, 2009

  Pros

  It has a word processing sufficient for most purposes. It has a very good outline and a functional spreadsheet, good hyper links, and good searching. It allows very versatile organization using pages, tabs, hierarchal outline, icons, tags, etc.

  Cons

  None are really evident. I am very satisfied.

  Summary

  It is an excellent product for organizing information. It has built in word processor and spreadsheet. It has an excellent hierarchal outline. Also, it has pages, tabs,tags, etc. It is logically organized and extremely functional. I have used a wide variety of hierarchal organizers and note programs including onenote and they hall have things that irritate me. This one does not. It is as close to ideal as I have ever seen., The Editor's rating in my judgment is very unfair. This is a solid 5 stars.

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