I'm rather late in spotting this, but I've just noticed that when MyInfo was on sale on BitsDuJour in December, Petko offered a few interesting details about version 7 of MyInfo, which he says will be released this year. His most interesting comment is that "the focus of MyInfo 7 will be to introduce a new file format, which will be cross-platform and allow us to develop clients for other platforms (Mac, Android, iOS)."

This is a welcome development.

Bill

MyInfo is on BitsDuJour again today at 51% off, with a free upgrade to v7 (still expected 'this year'):

Petko Georgiev: MyInfo 7 is a work in progress, so there is no definite list of changes yet. But so far this will be part of it:

* Cross-platform file format, which will allow the creation of MyInfo versions for other desktop and mobile platforms
* Instantaneous save and load of MyInfo files: the new version will use database-based instead of file-based information storage
* Searching in document attachments (for selected files types like text, PDF, etc)
* Multiple attachments per document
* Split, merge/join documents
* Updated user interface
* Many exciting new features to be announced later

MyInfo 7 is expected later this year, but no matter when it is released, everyone who purchases MyInfo 6 today, will get it free.

Milenix Software Ltd. - 2 hours ago

I am very much looking forward to the release of the new version.
Over the last few years, I have used MyInfo daily for categorizing my research fieldnotes, managing academic notes, and for grading student papers submitted in WORD format.
Once a cross-platform version of MyInfo is released, I'll be one big step closer to being able to switch back to Linux.
As an extra bonus, a mobile version will enable me to abandon Evernote on my Blackberry and switch to a cloud-synced MyInfo.

I wrote a brief review of MyInfo here: http://www.ambrosi.ca/review-of-myinfo-freeform-personal-organizer/
A revised article is in the works as well.

That is interesting - MyInfo is one of the better general info managers on Windows, the thought of a multiplatform version is very appealing. Especially with mobile support!

I've used MyInfo a lot through the years, and like the rest of you, I look forward to a multi-platform version.

I should point out, however, that Petko's plans are (as usual) very cautiously expressed. Here is how he recently described the next version on the MyInfo forum:

"Cross-platform file format, which will allow the creation of MyInfo versions for other desktop and mobile platforms."

I interpret that sentence to mean that the non-Windows versions will be theoretically possible in Version 7 but will not necessarily appear in the immediate future.

I hope my reading of Petko's pronouncements is not unfairly pessimistic. Version 7 will apparently involve a fundamental rewriting of his software, and I suspect that in itself will keep him very busy.

Yes, I think Petko has undertaken a huge and impressive project.
I'm going to do what I can to introduce MyInfo to a wider audience. I'm really surprised by large number of researchers and grad students who have never even heard of PIM software and are completely unaware of the benefits that such software can bring to organizing and analyzing large collections of data.

We can only hope that Petko will be able to develop a cross platform version sooner than later!

MyInfo might find many Linux customers.
The last time I checked, Linux still lacks a powerful PIM application. I formerly relied on KeepNote, but it was unable to handle web clippings or Chinese text properly. The Keepnote project appears to have faded a few years ago. I also tried CherryTree but didn't like the interface and had similar problems with web clippings.

For my Linux boxes, I've been using myBase from http://wjjsoft.com/ -- They just introduced the Linux version with this last update to 7. It works very nicely, but I would prefer to use MyInfo, based on my Windows desktop experiences. -- Glen