Windows' less-than-stellar file-management skills become evident once a PC gets jampacked with documents, but File Notes Organizer Pro delivers an alternative way to organize your data. It lets you attach up to four notes to files and folders, and even annotate several documents at once. The clever but oddly named Bookmarks feature extracts document pages, image details, or video stills for annotation. Collections, on the other hand, lets you create a single view of files scattered over several folders. The program integrates with many search applications, allowing you to build collections by selecting and right-clicking search results. Although we generally like how this program works, the cluttered interface makes it seem more complicated than it is. Most experienced users should be able to find their way around this app fairly quickly, though. If you find yourself buried under tons of documents, using File Notes Organizer Pro is a good way to dig your way out.
FNO is great for managing research, project and course materials -- and notes. Its inexpensive, move from network to laptop and home easily and is straightforward to use until you get to bookmarking. Recommend you read manual before going too far into bookmarks.
CNet's rating needs updating. It is much better than the 4 rating first posted a year or more ago.
Add notes to any file, folder, drive, or network drive.File Notes Organizer is a solution for writing notes against any files on disk, removable media, or over networks. Instantly search, filter, or store notes in virtual folders; create slideshow presentations straight from the original files! Like Windows Explorer with extra columns and memorized layouts you can start adding notes immediately, wherever your files are located. Catalog all your files--downloads, documents, photos, music, video. Version 3.5.1.4 has virtual collections--now create on-the-fly presentations and projects collections from any media using popular search software including Windows Search, X1, Yahoo Desktop, PowerDesk File Finder with one "Save To Collection" mouse click.