Information management software for windows

Started by Ahmed fawzy on 10/28/2019
Ahmed fawzy 10/28/2019 2:31 pm
I am searching for an Information management software for windows
I am thinking about
Connected text
Essential pim
Imapping
Which is better, or there are others softwares ?
Franz Grieser 10/28/2019 3:24 pm
Well, Ahmed. If you tell us more about your needs, we'll be able to answer your questions and maybe point to software that fits your needs best.

1. What do you want to use the software for? Info collection is a bit ... general.
2. You probably do not need syncing with iOS or Android - right? Only EPIM offers that.
3. What do you find attractive about ConnectedText, EssentialPIM and Imapping? They are very different pieces of software.

And: Are you aware of the fact that ConnectedText is probably not going to be developed any longer? And that the last version of Imapping dates from 2017 (though there still is life on the website - there are new blog posts).
Ahmed fawzy 10/28/2019 3:52 pm
I will use the program for storing information, articles, notes, pictures, text blocks, every possible file types, should have search and tags, not interested in syncing
Essential pim has a lot of staff tasks mail notes
Imapping visual and zooming is nice looking
Connectedtext has good search and tags
Franz Grieser 10/28/2019 4:44 pm
Ahmed fawzy wrote:
I will use the program for storing information, articles, notes,
pictures, text blocks, every possible file types, should have search and
tags, not interested in syncing

Well, then EssentialPIM is a good choice.

But there is a bunch of other tools that you might want to check out:

** Commercial tools **
Rightnote
Notecase Pro
MyInfo
UltraRecall
Zettelkasten (www.zettelkasten.danielluedecke.de)

** Free/Subscription **
Joplin (https://github.com/laurent22/joplin
Microsoft OneNote
Evernote

These tools have been discussed here. Just use the "Search" field to find out more.

Franz Grieser 10/28/2019 4:47 pm
Sorry, I was too fast.

I use Evernote and NotebooksApp on Windows, iOS and MacOS. And Devonthink on MacOS and iOS.
Though Evernote is far from perfect, I still use it for capturing while working in Windows and for syncing with my main depository Devonthink.
Ruud Hein 10/28/2019 4:50 pm
If it's more of a dump and search kind of thing, Evernote is still very good. It has its quirks and the company has an almost Apple-like tendency of "knowing it better" than the customer, but there's no similar application out there that performs at the same level.

But I think TheBrain is a nicer place to collect such disparate information. The informal and open link structure (jump link, parent, child) combined with tags, types, search, and saved searched/report makes for a very strong program that can both be "just" a collection point as well as help realize emergent connections and insights.

TheBrain has been around for a long time and has a price point that keeps the company in business. I like that; that gives me the trust this company and its software will be around a long time to go still.
Ahmed fawzy 12/13/2021 5:29 pm
at the end I currently using citavi as information management software with reference management as a bonus!
highly recommended