MemPad
MemPad is a plain text outliner and note taking program with a tree structured index. All pages are stored in a single file. User interface available in 20 languages.
- Free • Proprietary
- Note-taking Tool
- Windows
What is MemPad?
MemPad is a plain text outliner and note taking program with a structured index. All pages are stored in a single file. User interface available in 20 languages. Unicode.
The program offers standard editing functions including cut, copy, paste, undo, date/time insert, drag&drop, and supports Web links as well as network and local file or folder links (full path not required) and internal page links. Environment variables can be used in file links to run programs, for example.
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- plain-text
- word-wrap
- Note-taking
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Office & ProductivityLists containing MemPad
Notetaking, Outliner, PIM, Calendar, To-Do list apps • Progress & Management • Note / Writer • CurateRecent user activities on MemPad
Paul added MemPad as alternative(s) to Rocketnotes
Danilo_Venom added MemPad as alternative(s) to ResophNotes
Danilo_Venom added MemPad as alternative(s) to Perpetual Notes
Am using it for years now, it's my brain, without it i would forget where i am. All of my research notes or random daily observations go into it. Light on resources (instant startup via system hotkey), reliable, never in my way (constant auto save so no data loss on crash, exit program with esc key), has a diary function (hotkey F6 takes you to a note for today), can handle large files, can have nice colors and a distraction free user interface, you can set up multiple configurations for different purposes .... I remember the times when i tested other programs like treenote or keynote but mempad is just perfect at what it does: keep structured notes that you may want to return to regularly. Thank you H. S.!
Really cool idea. It's a tiny, fast program (under 1mb) that saves as a single .txt file.
The problem with it is that it does not save into anything standard. It saves one single file, but I would prefer it save the nested notes as being nested in folders, so you could easily export this anywhere and it is easy to read without the program. This is to protect against not being able to use the software in the future.
If there was a markdown editor just like this that did that (like a less bloated Zim Wiki or Obsidian), I would definitely adopt.
MemPad does not have a calendar. Therefore, it is NOT an alternative to EssentialPIM.