Name OS One-liner Freeform Text Entry FTE Mechanism Capture Capture Mechanism Search Search Mechanism Visual Presentation Reminder Mechanism List Hierarchy Tagging Time Miscellaneous E-mail All Use the inbox as a list keeper 1 HTML email lets you do just about anything dne 3 Have to search through sent mail A full inbox and/or email flags x x x x Notepad / MSWord All Basic text editor 1 Just type dne 3 Ctrl-F WYSIWYG x x The straw man todo.txt All Use the command line 1 Use script dne 1 Command line for it Plaintext x x x Backpack Firefox List / Todo manager 1 Lots of different types of structured text entry dne 2 Full-text List of lists Can add to calendar x x Firefox Scrapbook Plugin Firefox Capture web page snippits with right click 3 Explicitly create new folder, tell it's a text snippit 1 Right-click and save 1 Search box in sidebar Treelist x x x Mainly for capture; editing of scraps is possible but difficult. Can annotate (e.g., highlight) stuff if desired. GNotebook Firefox Capture/notetaking 2 Firefox chrome button 1 Right-click 1 ...it's Google. It has search. List of saved notes that is sortable; can share by collection url not applicable x x Hunter Gatherer Firefox Capture elements of a web page, by reference, into a collection. dne 1 2 One accumulated web page x Collection renders as new page. Collections represent latest state of component in web page Scrapbook Firefox makes copies of web pages; adds them to individual "pages" 3 text as annotation of scrapbook entry 1 keyboard command or right/cntrl click 2 by list list of pages, organized into "scrapbooks" on one side; web page captures on the other na no x Seems hard to get at URL of original page that's been added to a scrapbook. MyStickies Firefox Post-its for web 2 Alt-click then annotate 2 Alt-click then annotate 3 Hidden on mystickies.com Yellow post-its x x In-line post-its of web pages Stickis Firefox Post-it syndication 2 Create new sticky 2 It's an annotation program 3 On web site x x Allows you to subscribe to "channels" of content so I can see what my friends are stickying Stikkit Firefox Info scraps via post-its 1 Create new sticky via toolbar button 1 Via toolbar 2 On web site Can sort by to-dos, calendars, etc Todo mechanism x x x Best sticky note program I found Circus Ponies Notebook Mac Notebook/journal style note collection with variety of page types. 1 typing, clipping data, by reference text entry, drag and drop, alias/reference marker 1 automatically generated TOC, Index and keyword search pages style: pages can be formatted for multiple types (lined, grid, plane); can support multiple kinds of data entry: writing , outline, cambridge notes link to ical for to dos X can create in TOC no templates; multiple export formats http://www.circusponies.com/ DevonNote Mac Task-based document management 1 Supports RTF 1 Just drag into the program; it will try to detect a good folder match 1 Full-text Hierarchical folders x x x Uses "AI" to make guesses at good task matches, though the technology does not seem to be a selling point. Claims that integrating bookmarks and notes is really important. Proteus Mac Old Mac program 1 Diary metaphor dne 2 Full-text Diary pages x x Old CHI publication Quicksilver Append-To-File Mac Can append to a text file 1 Command-space, append dne 1 Type SlipBox Mac snippet keeper, with ontology builder types Puts everything in one place - your central repository Yojimbo Mac Lightweight tagging and smart foldering 1 Create new snippet and supports variety of snippet types [ bookmarks, web archives, serial numbers, print to pdf directly to yojimbo ]; can encrypt individual entries 1 Drag + drop files, type in snippets, print to from any application, auto capture of URLs for web pages via function key 1 By tags or text File folders and listings not applicable - but can flag entries or label them (color associated with label) x x x Uses a metaphor where everything is in one place -- your central repository Lab notebook Offline It worked for chemists, it should work for me 1 Handwriting 2 Use tape dne x Post-it Notes Offline Write small snippits 1 Just write dne dne Yellow pieces of paper Put them on the fridge, etc. Organization depends on the physical location. Can simulate any of those organizational schemes via a dedicated enough system

Print it out Offline Use that HP for something 1 You can type and then hand-edit 1 Can print almost anything dne As originally, except on paper Organization depends on the physical location. Can simulate any of those organizational schemes via a dedicated enough system Alpha Journal Win Diary / Idea Log 1 Create new journal entry dne 2 Full-text x x Add date/time via one-click interaction CuteReminder Win Post-its with reminder capabilities 1 Click to create reminder/note/idea, then type dne 3 Full text search hidden within control center Editable: Post-it on desktop Small preview of reminder in corner Distinction between "notes" and "ideas" -- fully formed and not fully formed. Ideas will reappear on your desktop after 3 days. enLighter Retriever Win Web capture via highlighting 2 Add a comment bubble via a right-click 1 Highlight web pages, automatically captures them 1 Full-text search over captured pages Basic filter search x GDesktop Scratchpad Win Post-its 1 Click and type dne dne Editable: an edit buffer No save files at all -- just an edit buffer NetSnippets Win Cut-and-paste from any app 2 Create new snippet 1 Drag 3 Treelist x x x Automatically generates reports like Hunter Gatherer, but you can basically make a table of contents etc. for a group of links NoteLens (Bederson) Win Flow interface for notetaking 1 Ctrl-N dne 1 Ctrl-F Treelist x x Shortcut-intensive OneNote Win Complete notetaking solution 1 Create new page 2 Right-click and do a screen capture 1 Full-text Diary pages Can create todos and reminders x x x The most developed iteration on the "notetaking" idea. Supports integration with Outlook, todos, reminders, lists and freeform creation Secure Notes Organizer Win Diary program with security features 1 Diary metaphor dne 2 Full-text Diary pages x x Yawas Win Web highlighter 3 Can comment on highlights 1 Right-click 2 Use the search tool Highlight in-line in a web site x All numbers are on a 1-3 scale. (1 being "a foremost part of the design", 3 being "possible, but very difficult." "dne" (or "Does Not Exist") means that the action is impossible in the given tool.