CherryTree!

• download
and extract to C: • install Python 2.7.x 32bit from
• add “C: gtk2 bin” and “C: Python27” to the environment variable “Path” • install PyGTK all in one installer from > being sure to include at installation time PyGtkSourceView2 • download
and extract the content of the folder C_Python27_Lib to C: Python27 Lib • in order to have spell check working you need to install also
• in order to use password protection you need to put 7za.exe in the folder git_cherrytree or in a folder which is in the environment variable Path (download from

CherryTree alternatives

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  • 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.

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  • Microsoft OneNote

  • Microsoft OneNote, part of the Microsoft Office Suite , is a digital notebook application that gives people one place to gather notes and information. It also offers shared notebooks, syncing between multiple computers and devices via Windows Live online storage, and optical character recognition (OCR) for getting text from pictures, business cards, etc.

    tags: auto-saving cloud-sync embedded-media getting-things-done handwritten-notes
  • 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.

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  • TagSpaces

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  • DokuWiki

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  • Tomboy

  • Have you ever felt the frustration at not being able to locate a website you wanted to check out, or find an email you found interesting, or remember an idea about the direction of the political landscape in post-industrial Australia? Or are you one of those desperate souls with home-made, buggy, or not-quite-perfect notes systems?

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  • OpenNote

  • OpenNote was built to be an open web based alternative to Microsoft OneNote and Evernote .

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  • Standard Notes

  • Love Notes. Love Encryption.

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