AllMyNotes Organizer vs KeyNote NF

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

KeyNote NF

• Windows users who want a free, open-source tree notebook
• Long-time KeyNote users who need Unicode and newer features
• Keeping selected notes encrypted inside an otherwise open file

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.

KeyNote NF

• Windows only: the project's SourceForge page lists Windows as its platform, and no other build is offered.
• The built-in backup keeps at most 9 recent copies made on saving, so the author advises keeping separate backups of .knt files.
• Its .knt format extends the old one: saving such a file in the original KeyNote 1.6.5 loses alarms and checked-node information.

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.

KeyNote NF

Tabbed notes with trees

A file holds tabbed notes with a rich text editor and multi-level trees of nodes, and linked nodes can share the content of the same note.

Encryption

A file can be encrypted as a whole, or stay unencrypted while selected notes and images are encrypted, with a lock-on-opening option.

Find All and tree filtering

Find All shows excerpts with the matched words highlighted, can be limited to a node and its subtree or to node names, and combines with tree filtering.

Tags and text folding

Tags apply to notes and to fragments of text for filtering, searching and exporting, and blocks of text can be folded down to a short excerpt.

Image management

Handles GIF, PNG, JPG, TIF, BMP, WMF, EMF and ICO images, stored inside the file or externally in a zip or folder, with a built-in viewer.

Checkboxes, alarms and export

Tree nodes can show checkboxes, carry alarms and be hidden once checked, and notes export to a printer or PDF with a table of contents.

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.

KeyNote NF

• KeyNote NF$0

  The full Windows program, downloaded from the project's GitHub releases with a setup program.

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.

KeyNote NF

No public discounts listed.