MyTetra
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MyTetra is open source and cross platform personal manager for information accumulation. It is powerful program for data memorization and structuring notes.
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last Dev version, 1.44.160, released in January 2021, can be still downloaded from Github
Features
MyTetra information
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Open Source and Free product.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 3.5Alternatives
108 alternatives listedSupported Languages
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Office & ProductivityGitHub repository
- 255 Stars
- 54 Forks
- 43 Open Issues
- Updated Mar 4, 2025
Comments and Reviews
MyTetra use classic open format for all object: XML for Tree, HTML for text, PNG for picture, INI for config file.
If SWITCH ON data crypt, the all text data encrypt by RC5-32/12/16 algorythm with CBC block chaining (RC5Simple library). Before, password appendet by random salt and prepare by PBKDF2 with 1000 rounds.
Encrypt data format:
Disappointing (portable version)
v1.44.31 (29-Sep-2018)
Folders cannot incl a description, other than a child note.
-- folder captions are not enough
Notes cannot be promoted (nor demoted) to folder status
-- notes can be moved up or down but not as a new folder
Date format in Preferences is pointless because there is no hotkey (nor menu item) to insert date.
Is limited to one dBase, ie itself
-- this feature might be available if the program is "installed" version
All notes are RTF, personally I would prefer all text
Notes toolbar buttons ...
-- too many are not identifiable because of the lack of tip popups (on some btns)
-- buttons are very small, too small especially "cells" buttons
New line defaults to column #1 of text, even if the previous line was indented (with Tab)
-- Metapad360 has this feature
Too may steps to access notes ie, 3 panes to navigate, just to get to a note.
Two settings windows ...
-- took me several hours to find the second one, while searching for "date" insertion
-- using my date format
Preferences -> Note Area ... controls squash up when Preferences window is reduced in height
-- so many options would be better served in a scroll-box.
Menubar is too basic eg, sub menu to reveal maybe function of pane buttons would help
-- local hot keys in (eg) a format menu along with the relative icon would help
-- dynamic menus could identify the active pane and hide (not just disable) irrelevant btn/controls
GUI is very old style, so many PIMs/Outliners are 2 panes but MyTetra is 3 panes.
Sorry to be so negative but this program needs a lot of modifying to make it simpler in 2018 and later
What I did like ...
left hand gutter in notes before column/character #1
tables in notes
@bawldiggle "-- too many are not identifiable because of the lack of tip popups (on some btns)" Just hover the mouse pointer over a tool bar button and see description in the status bar (below notes panel)- this serves as tool tip.
Реально швейцарский нож для заметок. Идеален для конспектов. От отечественного производителя. +++++
Unique and powerful. Sadly forgotten...
My 3rd attempt since 2017 to try MyTetra. RTF, images/photos, spreadsheets. No ENGLISH help nor documentaton. Help GUI is one msgbox, amounting to nothing. Age of the actual release is a guess. Varies between 2012 and 2018. Take your pick.
I am suspicious of developers who "conveniently" avoid release dates. From dates on Home page I would guess it is discontinued. Home page is presented in mixed languages ... RU and EN. Google Translator cannot translate the dLoad page, and the Home page is just a blurb
This program might be better suited to RU users, but for EN users, IMHO, it fails.
I was unable to find any hotkeys. That pretty much nixed this from my list.
Layout is nice, but right click, scroll, left click, shift to keyboard, type, return, shift to mouse, right click, left click, scroll, shift to keyboard, type, etc.
Interesting progran? alternative Evernote