AllMyNotes Organizer vs CherryTree
We give AllMyNotes Organizer a 2.8 GPA and CherryTree a 3.4, out of 4.0. CherryTree grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AllMyNotes Organizer
Windows notes organizer that keeps everything in one local file
CherryTree
Hierarchical desktop notes with rich text and code highlighting
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAAllMyNotes OrganizerGood | 3.4GPACherryTreeVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | ADeluxe is $34.00 once, for one person on any number of PCs, and the licence doesn't expire. Paid plans in this category typically start at $5.99 a month, so that's under six months of a subscription. A later major version costs 50% of the price. | AIt's free software under the GPL, version 3 or later. Every download on the project page costs nothing, and the only money mentioned is a link to a donation page. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe Lite Edition is free with no expiry, unlimited notes and folders, and you may use it at work. But it leaves out a lot: encryption, images, file attachments, tables, alarms, the recycle bin and automatic backups. | AAll of it is free: the Windows installer and portable archive, the Linux packages and the macOS installer. There's no paid tier to hold anything back. |
| Features | BA free-form tree of folders, search that filters as you type, a rich text editor, and in Deluxe passwords on the whole file or single folders, alarms and scheduled backups. Solid for a desk. But there's no cloud sync, so moving to another PC means copying the file across. | BNested nodes, rich text, code with syntax highlighting, images, embedded files, LaTeX equations and find and replace across the whole tree. Solid. But tables only hold plain text, there's no sync of its own on the listing, and the online manual is described as old and discontinued. |
| Ease of use | BWe have no store rating on record, so a B is as high as we go. It's a program you install and use, with no account to make. A portable version runs straight off a USB drive. | BInstall it, make a document and start adding nodes. There's no App Store rating on record to go by, so a B is as high as we go. Don't lean on the manual, which the project page calls old and discontinued. |
| Platforms and integrations | DWindows only. The FAQ suggests Wine-style layers for Mac and Linux and remote desktop tools for phones, which says it all. There are no mobile apps, no web version and nothing it connects to. | BWindows, Mac and Linux, with a portable Windows build and Linux packages from PPA to Flatpak and Snap. There's no official mobile app. The project page points to SourCherry, a third-party Android project, and the listing shows no integrations. |
| Best for | private notes in one file on a Windows PC | a free notes tree that lives in one file |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AllMyNotes Organizer and CherryTree. How we grade
Where they differ
- AllMyNotes Organizer starts at $34.00 one-time purchase (Deluxe Edition license). CherryTree is free.
- Only CherryTree lists macOS and Linux apps.
- AllMyNotes Organizer can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- CherryTree is open source, according to its own site.
- AllMyNotes Organizer also covers tasks.
At a glance
| AllMyNotes Organizer | CherryTree | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $34.00 one-time purchase (Deluxe Edition license) | Free |
| Free plan | Lite Edition: free with no expiry, unlimited notes and folders, and commercial use allowed. It has no encryption, alarms, images, file attachments, tables or spell checker. | Free software under the GNU GPL version 3 or later. Every download on the project page is free; the site only links to a donation page. |
| Free trial | 30-day Deluxe trial built into the app; an emailed activation code adds 21 more days | None listed |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | Vladonai Software LLC | Giuseppe Penone and Evgenii Gurianov |
| Price read from | vladonai.com | giuspen.net |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
AllMyNotes Organizer
- Windows users who want private notes kept off the cloud
- Keeping passwords, contacts and diaries in one protected file
- People who prefer to pay once instead of subscribing
CherryTree
- Keeping structured notes and code snippets in one local file
- Linux, Windows and macOS users who want the same notebook app on each
- Moving notes out of older outliners such as KeepNote, Tomboy or Zim
Worth knowing
AllMyNotes Organizer
- Windows only: the FAQ suggests Wine-style layers for Linux and Mac and remote desktop tools for phones, and there are no mobile apps.
- There is no cloud sync; moving data to another computer means copying the .ddb file or following the maker's separate sync instructions.
- The free Lite Edition leaves out encryption, alarms, images, file attachments, tables, the recycle bin and automatic backups.
- A license covers one major version: a later major version costs 50% of the regular price unless it is released within 12 months of purchase.
CherryTree
- There is no official mobile app; the project page points to SourCherry, a third-party Android project.
- Password protection is available only for single-file storage, and an unprotected copy is extracted to a temporary folder while the document is open.
- Tables are limited to cells of plain text.
- The project page describes the online user manual as old and discontinued.
Key features
AllMyNotes Organizer
- Tree of folders and notes
- Notes sit in a free-form hierarchy of folders. Deluxe adds icons, colors, priorities and checkboxes on tree items for task and project lists.
- One local database file
- All data is stored in a single .ddb file on your PC, with no cloud or account, and a portable version runs from a USB drive.
- Encryption and password protection
- Deluxe password-protects the whole file or individual folders and includes a password generator. Lite can still open protected files with the correct password.
- Global search
- Filter-as-you-type search covers every note. Deluxe adds boolean queries in a Google-like syntax and filters the results into the tree.
- Rich text editor
- Font and paragraph formatting in both editions. Deluxe adds tables, images, file attachments, links between notes, checkboxes and a spell checker.
- Alarms, backups and import
- Deluxe attaches alarms to notes and folders and makes scheduled backups. Both editions import RTF, HTML, CSV, TXT, Evernote and KeyNote files.
CherryTree
- Tree of nodes
- Notes are nodes that nest to any depth and can be rearranged by drag and drop. Text and images can link to other nodes, anchors, files, folders and web pages.
- Rich text and code
- Rich text nodes sit alongside code nodes and codeboxes with syntax highlighting, and code can be run through a configurable terminal command.
- Images, tables, files and math
- Inserts images that can be resized and rotated, simple tables with CSV import and export, embedded files and rendered LaTeX equations.
- Single-file or multi-file storage
- A document is one XML or SQLite file, or a set of files and directories. Single-file documents can be password protected using 7-Zip.
- Import and export
- Imports HTML, plain text and files from apps such as KeepNote, Zim, Tomboy, NoteCase and KeyNote, and exports to HTML, plain text and PDF.
- Find and replace across the tree
- Searches or replaces within one node, a node and its subnodes, or every node, and can build a table of contents from headings.
Plans
AllMyNotes Organizer
Lite Edition$0
Unlimited notes and folders, text formatting, global search, import and export, a portable version and 2 skins.
Deluxe Edition$34.00
one-time payment, per user on any number of PCs
Adds encryption and passwords, alarms, images, attachments, tables, spell checker and automatic backups. The license does not expire.
CherryTree
CherryTree$0
The full app as a Windows installer or portable archive, Linux packages (PPA, .deb, AppImage, Flatpak, Snap) and a macOS installer.
Ways to pay less
AllMyNotes Organizer
- Other savings
Ambassadors Club referral reward
Recommend AllMyNotes to two friends: when the first starts using it you get a year of Deluxe free, and the second makes the license permanent.
- Other savings
Free Deluxe license for YouTube reviewers
Posting a public, honest YouTube review of AllMyNotes Organizer with a link to the site, then sending in the link, earns a free lifetime Deluxe license.
- Other savings
Limited-time price on the Compare Editions page
The Compare Editions page shows Deluxe at $23.80 against a crossed-out $34.00 as a limited-time offer, with no end date. The Buy page lists $34.00.
CherryTree
No public discounts listed.
