Is there a good alternative to TreePad? Development seems to be inactive (last version released January 2014 for Enterprise version and March 2015 for Pro).
I cannot find any thorough info about alternatives, they withhold very important information like database limits (max number of nodes/notes, max number of attachments/files, max recommended size of database, file size limits and so forth) and type of used encryption (AES256, Blowfish, RC4, ...) or just password protection only without encryption.

I am planning to build my own knowledge database and I have a plenty of PDFs, snippets, text files, screenshots and voice memos.

Hi Mahe,

Nobody seems to answer your question...

I can give you my answer, but it won't be neutral..

A long time ago, I had the exact same need as yours : building a knowledge base, with texts, images, pdfs, any kind of files, lots of them, some of them pretty big... I didn't find any program that did what I had in mind, so I created my own soft.

It's called Goozzee, you can download it at http://goozzee.sourceforge.net/
It runs on Windows, Mac and Linux
There are 2 versions :
- GoozzeePE : Personal Edition, single user
- GoozzeeNE : Network Edition, multi-user

I've been using it for over 10 years at my work, and I keep using it, and improving it everyday.

The biggest knowledge based I created with Goozzee contained 800 nodes and 1100 attached files. But I'm sure it can handle much much more data ;-)

I don't know if it could fit your need....

Kind regards,
Buzz.

Thanks for the info about Goozzee. Looks very interesting. I shall have to trial it.
Do you have an RSS feed for http://goozzee.sourceforge.net/news.html please?

Thanks again.

Do look at Notecase Pro. http://www.notecasepro.com/

Like Treepad (a two pane hierarchical note-taker). But under active development, multi-platform, very responsive developer and community, and with a robust feature set.

mahe wrote:

Is there a good alternative to TreePad?
I am planning to build my own knowledge database and I have a plenty of
PDFs, snippets, text files, screenshots and voice memos.

This is not an easy question to answer because we don't know what features or benefits you are exactly looking for. There are many different types of solutions out there that might be taking very different routes to solve the same problem.

Do you need it to have a tree-like hierarchy like TreePad? How about UltraRecall, RightNote or TreeProjects then? Or can it look like a database (e.g. myBase) or a wiki (ConnectedText)? Then there are the big boys like OneNote.

BTW, with updates in March 2015 TreePad doesn't sound that moribound. Software in this category (especially those developed by one-man bands) may not get updated all that often. And there are plenty of oldies (such as Surfulater) that are still goodies....

Hi Slartibartfarst

I've just setup an rss feed.
You can get it at goozzee.sourceforge.net/goozzeerss.xml

But do not expect too many updates : I only update the website when I publish a new version. And since this is a single man project, it can take from one month to one year between two releases...

Kind regards,
Buzz.

Dr Andus wrote:

mahe wrote:
This is not an easy question to answer because we don't know what
features or benefits you are exactly looking for.

I've been evaluating myBase Desktop 7.0.0b21 for some time now and I've just found odd behavior, reported it and waiting for an answer.
I am definitely for tree-like database. I need encryption and support for big and many attachments/files, so database might be > 1 GB.
Also I need support for indexing attachments (mainly PDF).

I am looking for personal knowledge database software not Personal Information Manager which I use on daily basis (Outlook 2013 + OneNote 2013).
I also am considering OneNote, but it's horribly cumbersome - I have only 70 MB database with text and inline images!

I don't know maybe I am just too demanding and picky, but let's face it - it's end of 2015, encryption is a must, searching based on regular expressions is a must, indexing attachments is a must.

And huge drawback of all shareware software is support. And I have bought many sharewares from $20 to $300 and only a few of them have support, which we may call support.
For example I've mailed 3 messages to Treepad for past two weeks and still no answer. They don't even publish their contact e-mail address on their website but I was able to google it.
Presales support (questions during trial period) is practically non-existent.

Hi mahe

In developing my own knowledge base over many years I've tried more software than I can remember. I know only too well the frustration of porting a large amount of data to a promising new platform only to be disappointed after a few months of use and having to move it all back again.

As a replacement for TreePad I'd recommend UltraRecall.

While far from perfect it does tick most of your boxes, is extremely flexible and can easily handle very large databases. There are several things about UltraRecall that annoy me quite a bit but I've been unable to find a suitable replacement in spite of a great deal of effort spent in searching.

In my view at least, UR presents as rather unattractive and obtuse out of the box and this tends to put many people off. However, once you come to grips with it, the power and functionality it offers is very hard to beat.

CherryTree is an open-source clone of Tree Pad ... with a few nice additions.

Here's the Windows portable version
http://portableapps.com/apps/office/cherrytree-portable

Hi Mahe,

If you plan to organize big volumes of data (pdfs, mp3) maybe "Brilliant Database" could be worth a look.

http://www.brilliantdatabase.com

Its a handy record-based database, but unlike Access or Filemaker etc. data aren't organized in tables but in a tree-like folder structure.

Technical data:

http://www.brilliantdatabase.com/main/features/list

Of course it has a steeper learning curve than Treepad (but not as steep as MS-Access), and the website offers lots of tutorials and examples.

best regards

Achim

I'd suggest UltraRecall. I'm using it for about 10 years on a daily basis as a knowledge database, the main advantage I found over other software is that it's very flexible and you can fine tune it to your needs. Please note that development is a bit stalled at the moment (for few years now), but at the same time the software is mature, bugs are fixed promptly, and the support is prompt.

It seems I should be looking for Document Management System software rather than PIM.
I don't need calendar, contacts, tasks and emails.

mahe wrote:

It seems I should be looking for Document Management System software
rather than PIM.
I don't need calendar, contacts, tasks and emails.

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Yes, you are quite right.
I always find it a timesaver to establish and define my requirements before trialling a system perhaps that couldn't actually meet them.