MindTags!

For example: if you asked me where I'd store all my information about dinosaurs, I'd say, in a file called dinos. I've found that the tags I choose for ideas are consistent over 10-15 years of my life. To install the program, first install Java http://www.java.com/en/download
if you don't have it already. Then click the download link below, _extract_ the files from the ZIP, and copy the program folder to your Desktop or applications folder. You run the program by double clicking _MindTags.jar_. The software automates the tasks of 'creating appropriately named files' and 'looking up files'. Keep it running, and any time you need to save an idea or text clipping, type the tag and paste it in. If you use a Mac, you can also use spotlight to search through the text contents of your notes.

MindTags alternatives

  • Laverna

  • Laverna is a JavaScript note-taking web application with a Markdown editor and encryption support. It's built to be an open source alternative to Evernote.

    tags: aes-encryption cloud-sync desktop-client diary dropbox-integration
  • Simplenote

  • Made by the company behind WordPress , Simplenote is an easy way to keep notes, lists, ideas, and more. Your notes stay updated across all your devices. No buttons to press. It just works. Your notes are synced across your devices when you create, add to or change them.

    tags: electron-based file-versioning markdown-support note-taking productivity-app
  • CherryTree

  • A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file.

    tags: Portable fast-search german multi-language note-taking
  • Notezilla

  • Take quick notes on Post-It(r) like sticky notes on Windows desktop, stick those notes to websites, documents & folders. Set reminder alarm to each sticky note. To avoid desktop clutter, you can organize those sticky notes inside folders. Send sticky notes to another computer over local network (LAN) or Internet, Sync sticky notes between computers using the Notezilla.Net cloud service, access your sticky notes on any smart-device such as iOS(iPhone/iPad), Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry etc. »

    tags: checklists getting-things-done note-organizer note-taking notes-manager
  • Standard Notes

  • Love Notes. Love Encryption.

    tags: aes-encryption android-sync cloud-sync content-filtering decentralized
  • Leanote

  • Leanote provides services for note and blog. You can use "note" as your personal notebook, if you want to share with friends, just publish note or notebook to the blog.

    tags: Portable blog-publishing export-to-html full-text-search latex-math
  • NixNote

  • NixNote, formerly Nevernote, is an open source client for Evernote . It is written in Java so it will also run on Windows & OS-X, but the primary focus has been to try and get a usable environment for Linux.

    tags: evernote-client note-taking
  • Stickies

  • Stickies is a PC utility written to replace Post-It-style notes left stuck to your monitor. The design goal behind Stickies is that the program is small and simple. Stickies will not mess with your system files, or write to the Registry. Stickies stores all information in a single text-based INI file. Stickies will never support animated dancing figures, or play "Greensleeves". They are instead yellow rectangular windows onto which you can put some text notes. Once created, they will stay on screen until you take them away. Just like a real sticky piece of paper. »

    tags: Portable note-taking sticky-notes
  • WizNote

  • WizNote is a Note software, which is especially designed for Internet users and mobile Internet users. WizNote focuses more on notes of rapid collection, management, reading and sharing. WizNote is smaller, more stable, and more suitable for computers, phones and mobile devices. It has a more abundant notes organization and rapid fulltext retrieval. Using associated online service, you can synchronise the notes between your computer and your cell phone.

    tags: Portable journal markdown note-taking notepad
  • Alternote

  • Gorgeous note-taking app for Mac with Evernote integration. Alternote has pixel-perfect interface, robust search, distraction-free mode and lots more. It is designed to be the most convenient and natural way to make notes, collect information, write down your ideas, feelings and memories

    tags: distraction-free-writing evernote evernote-integration night-mode no-distraction
  • Quiver

  • Quiver is a notebook built for programmers. It lets you easily mix text, code and Markdown within one note, edit code with an awesome code editor, live preview Markdown and LaTeX cells, and find any note instantly via the full-text search.

    tags: code-editor code-formatting code-snippet-manager code-snippets developer-tools
  • Notational Velocity

  • Notational Velocity is a mouseless application for storing and retrieving notes.

    tags: note-taking sticky-notes
  • KeepNote

  • KeepNote: note-taking and organization. KeepNote is a note taking application that works on Windows, Linux, and MacOS X. With KeepNote, you can store your class notes, TODOlists, research notes, journal entries, paper outlines, etc in asimple notebook hierarchy with rich-text formatting, images, and more.Using full-text search, you can retrieve any note for laterreference.

    tags: Discontinued Portable backup-and-restore getting-things-done journal
  • Oinker

  • Oinker looks like a plain chat program on the surface, but it allows you to save the specified messages (called ‘oinks’ in Oinker) on the spot, and more importantly, it allows you to connect the messages in an infinite number of ways to build sophisticated contents.

    tags: chat-clients document-management document-sharing documentation ideas