TheBrain 9 reaches its beta phase

Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Nov 16, 2016 at 08:36 PM

I started using TheBrain 9 a couple of weeks ago. I like it so much that I’ve shifted to using it as my daily info manager. I did have a brief scare this morning when, after updating to the newest version, it appeared all my notes had gone missing, but then I found that just closing the brain and restarting it solved the problem.

So far, here is what I like:

- The tabbed interface means you can switch instantly from one brain to another. This is a game changer for this application, because it makes it much more practical to have more brains for different purposes instead of putting most of your information into one brain.

- The notes tool is more useful, because it is nimbler. That is, it behaves more like a word processor—though it is still not close to that.

- It looks better and runs more smoothly (with the exception of a few glitches).

Noticeable missing features:

- Can’t open a note in a floating window

- Can’t drag an Outlook email file into the Brain (I expect this to be added… if not, that’s a problem).

- The calendar—I will miss this, but can make do without it

I’ve also had trouble syncing a brain to a second computer. I have to look into this and see what the issue is… maybe it’s just not a completed feature yet.

Steve Z.