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KNot for Windows

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KNot lets you write colorful notes and place them on your desktop. It sends messages to other users on your local network using the SMTP protocol, enabling simple peer-to-peer communication and desktop organization.

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  • Pros

    • Sends messages to other users on the local network
    • Provides full support for multi-monitor desktop setups
    • Notes can be pinned to stay on top of windows
    • Stores notes as simple, backup-friendly plain text files
    • Snaps notes to grid, screen borders, or other notes

  • Cons

    • Messaging is restricted to the local area network
    • Recipient must have the KNot application running
    • No support for cloud synchronization across devices
    • Lacks rich text formatting features for notes
    • Does not offer mobile or web-based clients
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KNot for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
2.04
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows 98 SE
  • Windows XP
  • Windows ME
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
120
Downloads Last Week
6
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Developer’s Description

By CyLog Software
Write notes and send messages to other computer user.
KNot has been designed and written from scratch and uses latest technologies in terms of graphics and file handling. KNot uses a much broadly used internet protocol, SMTP, the same protocol that email servers and clients use. While the underlying protocol has changed, the user interface is still the same. Just enter the name of the computer you want to send the message to and make sure that the other machine is running KNot and is listening for messages. Features include multiple colorful notes floating on your desktop, minimized to a 17x17 pixel square, send your notes to other computers in your local network, full color spectrum support, drop shadow and imitate wallpaper color, snap to grid, screen borders or other notes, and full multi-monitor support, store your valuable notes in simple to use and backup text files, undelete notes, protect your notes by making them Read-Only, notes can stay on top of other windows, export notes to text files anywhere on the disk, drag and drop support replace, and new Color-Picker dialog.
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