Notebook for Windows 7 computer. Free organizers and reminders

This article examines the best programs that replace notebooks in the electronic 21st century. They work on both PCs and smartphones. Some of them will be used as a simple replacement for a regular notepad, while others will become full-fledged organizers.

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Nowadays, the PC replaces a lot of things for people. The simplest things that were done by hand can now be done on a computer. A notebook is no exception. Why rely on paper safety when Notebook for a computer is guaranteed to leave everything in its memory in its original form? It's time to take advantage of the benefits of civilization in this case too.

OneNote

Perhaps the most famous program, a notebook for a computer, is OneNote (literal translation - “one note”). This is an application from Microsoft, which is even installed by default in the latest ones (8 and 10) Windows versions. But even if the user has an older OS or for some reason OneNote was removed from the computer, it is offered for free download from the official Microsoft website or in the Application Store.

Mars Notebook

The advantage of programs that can be used like a piece of paper that comes to hand is that ultimately all that mountain of information written down in scraps can be sorted, because these will be files of the same extension, and not scraps of notebook pages or notepads with incomprehensible notes in different pens.

The notebook for the Mars Notebook computer successfully copes with its responsibilities for storing information. Actually, it is paid, but Russian-speaking users can register it for free on the official website. When you first start, you need to create a database in which records will be created. The advantage of this approach is that for different types Notes can be made in different databases, and if several people use the program, each person should also have their own “corner”. The number of such databases is not limited.

Mars Notebook has a convenient interface: the entries themselves are on the right side, and on the left are the sections and items in the tree structure to which these entries belong.

Notes can be either simple (text) or extended. This means that it is possible to add pictures, music, videos and other files. There are also quite a lot of settings and unique features in the form of a calculator, calendar and other things. It’s not for nothing that this program is called advanced.

Mars Notebook is a notebook for a computer, that is, it only works on Windows. For Android, various developers have made alternative applications with a similar tree structure and similar functions.

Notepad++

Notepad++ is ideal for those looking for something simple. A notebook program with a bunch of additional “goodies” like the Mars Notebook discussed above is, of course, interesting, but not everyone agrees to deal with the many settings and functions it offers. This is where Notepad++ comes to the rescue. This notebook for your computer is like an extended version of a regular notepad. For example, the function of multiple tabs has been added (as you know, in the program installed on every PC by default, it is not possible to open several documents at once).

Not only multitasking is supported (which, by the way, is remembered by the program and can be subsequently reproduced), but also text scalability, and various plugins allow you to work with different encodings. With all the capabilities and excellent speed, Notepad++ also weighs very little and installs very quickly. Moreover, the program is free.

NotePad++ is available both on a computer and on a smartphone. This is also a notebook for Android, which, like many other software, can be downloaded on GooglePlay by simply entering the name in the search.

Exiland Assistant

Exiland Assistant contains an entire organizer, representing a complex structure expressed in a user-friendly interface. The notebook program for the Exiland Assistant computer is suitable for those who like to approach things thoroughly. If in Mars Notebook the idea of ​​a database is implemented as a useful feature, then here it is brought to the ideal.

Exiland Assistant allows you to fully manage your personal data. She becomes a salvation for business people, for which it was, in fact, created. There are three versions of this program - free, single-user and a whole network organizer for many users to work at the same time. The latter is sometimes even chosen by small companies to store their employee databases. Of course, in addition to a lot of useful features and functions, Exiland Assistant has good data protection, including backup.

Unfortunately, this notebook for Android is not available as an application. But it has synchronization with Microsoft Outlook, and this official software is available on GooglePlay, which allows you to use Exiland Assistant installed on your PC at any time, saving information in Outlook and then importing it into Assistant.

Today's article looks at the best programs that can replace notebooks in the 21st century. They can also work on personal computers, and on smartphones. The programs are used as a simple replacement for a regular notepad, some become full-fledged organizers.

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Today, computers replace many things for people. Most of the simple things that used to be done manually, can now be done on these devices. And the notebook is no exception.

This program, which is a notebook, is quite common. This application, presented by Microsoft, is already installed by default in versions of Windows 7 and 8. However, when an earlier operating system is used, OneNote is offered for download from the official Microsoft resource completely free of charge. An electronic notebook allows you to create and organize notes. Moreover, the first means writing and drawing with a stylus or finger. Thus, OneNote works on both Windows and Windows Mobile, as well as for Android, iPhone, iPad.

Mars Notebook

The advantages of programs that are used as a piece of paper that comes to hand are the ability to sort all the information. The Mars Notebook, designed for use on your computer, can handle your storage needs with ease. The program is paid, but Russian-speaking users can register it for free on the official website. After the first launch, you should create a database where the records will be located. Among the advantages of this approach is that for various types notes, it is possible to develop different databases, the number of which is not limited. The program has a user-friendly interface. On the right are the entries themselves, and on the left you can see sections and items in the tree structure. Notes can be simple (text) or extended. Thus, you can add:
Images;
music;
videos and other files.

In this case, there are a large number of settings, as well as unique features presented in the form of a calculator, calendar and others. Therefore, this program is considered advanced. Mars Notebook only works on operating system Windows. As for Android, the developers offer an alternative similar to the tree structure and functions.

This program is ideal for those who are looking for something simple. It lacks a lot of extras like the Mars Notebook reviewed above. True, not every user likes this. Some of them simply do not want to deal with the numerous settings and functions that are offered to them. In this case, Notepad++ is simply ideal. The program is similar to an extended version of an ordinary notepad. For example, you can find the function of most tabs. Supports both multitasking and text scalability. Thanks to various plugins, you can work with different encodings. The program has ample capabilities and high speed. It is also worth noting its light weight and operational installation. Not only that, it is also offered completely free of charge. You can use it not only on a computer, but also on a smartphone.

Exiland Assistant

This application consists of a whole organizer; it is a complex structure, which is expressed in a user-friendly interface. This program is suitable for those who like a thorough approach to any business. The database here is perfect. The program makes it possible to manage the user's personal information. It will be a real salvation for business people. It is worth noting that it was precisely for them that it was developed. There are three versions of this program:

Free;
single-user;
a network organizer designed to work with a large number of users simultaneously.

What rocks latest version, it is even used by small organizations to store databases of their own personnel. And this is not surprising. In addition to many useful features and functions, the program is equipped with good data protection, including backup. However, it is not available as an application for Android. However, synchronization with Microsoft Outlook is provided, which is the official software present on Google Play. This means that you can use Exiland Assistant installed on your computer whenever you want. In this case, it is possible to save the information in Outlook, and then import it into Assistant.

Almost all people working at a computer collect and maintain various information about people and organizations: customer database, relatives: birthdays, addresses, first names, last names, phone numbers, Internet links to sites, passwords to sites, notes, articles. Finding a notebook program for a computer that would combine fragmentary information scattered here and there into a single database turned out to be not so easy.

I really want it to everything was in one program(convenient organizer), and not ten, so that you don’t have to keep notebooks and glue reminder notes. Maybe Assistant is exactly the program that will become your personal assistant at work and at home? So let everything be in one place. Speaking about this utility, it is worth noting that this is not just a diary, but powerful personal data management system.

I searched for the notebook program using the old proven method

Through a search engine Google system. And what happened? There really is a lot of software. After reading the descriptions and reviews, I found what I needed and downloaded 4 programs. In fact, it turned out that I was never able to start 2 of them, although apparently I did everything correctly, according to the instructions on the manufacturer’s website. One shows such obvious flaws that I simply didn’t want to work with it - it produces errors out of the blue. And the last one, apparently the best among free organizers, did not suit me either, although according to the description it had all the necessary functions. With what? I was offered a list of names, then, for example, to view a photo of this person, I needed to go to this person’s card and find the “Photography” section there. But I wanted clarity of data: here is a person, here is his photo, address, phone number, e-mail, that is, a minimum of clicks

After searching a little more, I was about to give up. But then I came across a screenshot from the Exiland Assistant notebook program. It's free and looks very nice and, as it turned out later, very easy to use! Right there, on the official website, I saw the opportunity to download the organizer for free - the free version of Free. I downloaded it, looked at it - what I needed! Simplicity and clarity are evident.

Managing personal data in the Exiland Assistant notebook

Unified information base of contacts and tasks

After release new version popular electronic organizer personal data management has become even simpler, more convenient, and reliability has become higher. Client base, contacts of all your acquaintances, friends, employees with detailed information, photographs, a list of organizations with their details, computer companies, shops, banks, clinics, etc. can now be stored in one information base data located on your PC's hard drive, Flash media or another machine local network. This increases the security of your data, since they are stored on your PC or flash drive, and not somewhere in someone's cloud. Storing the diary directly on Flash media along with the database is especially convenient - this makes it possible to use it at work and at home. The program has long become an indispensable daily assistant for many users.

Quickly search for contacts in your address book

Imagine that a colleague calls you and asks for the phone number of your mutual friend. You hastily rummage through your bag to find notebook and find the phone number you need. Unlike a printed book, the program greatly simplifies the search for data. To find a phone number, you just need to enter in the quick search field that part of the information that you know: part of the first name, last name, e-mail address, postal address or several digits from the phone number. The organizer will immediately find and show you the person you are looking for. If you don’t remember in which section you made an entry, use a detailed end-to-end search for all sections at once. Detailed search allows you to easily find the information you need, both in the title of notes and inside the texts of these notes; names of Internet links, links to resources or any information field of people or organizations.

The new version has the opportunity automatic e-mail distribution of messages to a database of persons or organizations. You can easily send out a new price list or promotion conditions to your customers.

What does the Exiland Assistant notebook consist of?

The Exiland Assistant electronic notebook consists of 6 main sections - in fact, these are 6 types of records that it can store:

• Contacts- people, their phone numbers and addresses, accounts social networks, photograph, personal information
• Organizations- enterprises and firms, contact persons, field of activity, branch addresses, telephones, e-mail, fax, opening hours and much more
• Tasks- projects, household chores for today or week
• Notes- any of your arbitrary entries: culinary recipes, interesting thoughts, plans, passwords, etc.
• Links- links to local or deleted files and folders, web links to sites and web resources
• Events- calendar holidays, personal holidays, events

It allows you to exchange data with friends, colleagues, and relatives. You just need to export the data you have chosen into one of the acceptable formats: vCard, TXT, RTF (MS Word), HTML, Excel, transfer it to your friend or colleague on a storage medium or by email.

The organizer program contains a built-in task scheduler designed for managing your affairs and planning your time. The diary also includes a reminder function, which will allow you not to forget to do something very important, not to miss an event, or to call a colleague on time.

The versatility of the diary allows it to be classified among organizers, programs for creating card indexes, business programs for maintaining a customer base, personnel accounting programs, business software, and CRM systems.

Exiland Assistant main window. Interface.

Interface ( appearance) electronic notebook - Exiland Assistant program - this its main advantage over other organizing programs that I have met. It is very simple and understandable at first glance. On the left is a tree of sections that contain groups. Each group can contain entries. By clicking on a group in the tree, the records that are contained in this group will be displayed in the middle of the window. On the right is a detailed information panel, where you will see all the details of the selected entry: photo, address, phone numbers, date of birth, and much more.

One person can be in several groups, for example, he can be in the “Relatives” and “Colleagues” groups at the same time. The person and organization card contains many fields. Even if you don’t find some fields, for example, the series and number of a person’s passport, you can add them. Extensible Data Structure will allow you to add missing input fields for entering information.

In the Exiland Assistant diary program, you can make your own personal notes, passwords, keep a diary of events, store Internet links, links to files or folders, maintain a customer database (how legal entities, and physical) - in general, all the data that you can think of. The program conveniently performs quick and detailed searches.

Help in the Exiland Assistant organizer program is made for inexperienced users in understandable human language, which is now, unfortunately, a rarity. Although, I think there is no particular need for help - the organizer is already as simple as possible, everything in it is done intuitively, clearly and logically.

Lots of other useful features

In addition to the functions that have become traditional for most organizers, Exiland Assistant can store:

• internet links directory
• links to files
• folder links
• links to price lists of enterprises
• links to other records within the program, for example, you can link people based on family relationships

Moreover, directly from the organizer you can perform e-mail newsletters to your contacts, for example, sending invitations to friends and relatives or any commercial offer to your clients.

Assistant can interact with Microsoft Outlook and exchange contact information. If your smartphone model can synchronize contacts with Microsoft Outlook, then you have a unique opportunity to store all contacts in Assistant, and, if necessary, transfer them to your smartphone. To do this, you just need to export person records from Assistant to Microsoft Outlook.

But that is not all. The notebook can be folded into the system area SysTray, next to the clock, so as not to interfere with your work. And when you need to look at your diary, press the key combination you specified (by default, Ctrl+Q) and it will instantly appear in front of you.

Extremely useful What worked for me was the function of generating reports based on a pre-configured template in Word - it allowed me to automate part of the routine of creating contracts, orders, and declarations. I simply inserted certain tags into the body of the docx file (MS Word), instead of which specific surnames and other fields from the database were substituted during generation. Everything is so ingenious and simple.

Multi-user version for organizations

The Enterprise version is a corporate notebook - a system that allows you to organize a single database of contacts and tasks and work with it for different users with their own pre-configured rights and access levels. You can combine users into groups (roles) similar to the rights system in Windows.

The main advantage is the ability to exchange data with a common (central) database located on the server machine. This is especially convenient for maintaining a single customer database. Exiland Assistant Server allows you to simultaneously exchange data with multiple clients on your local network.

Each client always works only with its local database located on the user’s PC or flash drive and can periodically synchronize its data with the central database on the server.

You can run the Enterprise version, working autonomously, regardless of the server: at home, at work, in a cafe, while moving with a laptop (notebook) or flash drive (flashdrive). It is advisable to only periodically synchronize with the server when it is available. This can be done using a button from the client program or automatically at a specified interval, for example every 15 minutes.

Data Security

IN Free versions and Personal, all database data is stored locally encrypted and further encoded file curdata.esb on your PC's hard drive or Flash media in the program folder, and in the Enterprise version - on the machine on which you install Exiland Assistant Server. This is certainly better from a security point of view than storing data in someone else's cloud.

To ensure data safety in Personal and Enterprise versions built-in automatic creation function backups Database. You can also use the universal backup program Exiland Backup. But this is already a separate utility with a large number useful functions. You can find out more about automatically creating backups on the website of this utility.

Versions and editions of Exiland Assistant

The program is distributed in 3 editions:

• Free - free version of the organizer with a basic set of features
• Personal - single-user version. As trial version It is suggested to use the Free version. To get more functional version necessary purchase an inexpensive license once and for all. By purchasing a license, you receive a fully functional information manager, the right to priority technical support, project news.
• Enterprise - network organizer. Multi-user option. To allow multiple users to work simultaneously, you need to install Exiland Assistant Server on any PC, which is free and comes with Enterprise, and install the Enterprise version on each user’s PC.

About programs such as Exiland Assistant they say “done intelligently.” In fact, it is more than just an electronic notebook; rather, it is a multifunctional universal organizer in Russian, which I think is quite suitable for various areas of activity, both in small businesses and at home.

Various types of organizers are among the most popular programs for both PC and mobile devices. With their help, you can effectively plan your personal and business life, and simply conveniently and any other information.

One of best programs this type is Microsoft OneNote – an organizer that is part of the Microsoft Office package.

Last year, the company released a version for Mac OS, and recently made full-featured versions for all platforms completely free.

Current on this moment is the version of Microsoft OneNote 2013, and you can download and install it from the official website http://www.onenote.com/

Let's take a closer look at the capabilities of OneNote and the benefits that the user will receive when using this program.

Organizer program

After installing this organizer you will be able to:

Save notes with text and images, and group them in any form;
create various notebooks and tabs in them;
save fragments of web pages, with the ability to view even without an Internet connection;
and quick notes;
storage of notebooks in the cloud, with synchronization between devices;
organizing shared access for general work;
the ability to add tags for cataloging;
local search by notes;
integration with scanners and other Office products;
as well as many other pleasant features.

Compared to the popular Evernote, this organizer has a more user-friendly interface, and is now completely free. In general, the logic of operation of the product is unlike anything else from Microsoft.

Even if you have never worked with OneNote before, thanks to the intuitiveness of the work, you can master it without any problems. For example, after a week of working with this organizer, I already realized that there was simply no point in switching to something else.

The program impresses with its ease of storing and organizing large amounts of information. For example If you're preparing to launch an online store or information site, OneNote can help you collect and organize all the necessary project data.

All changes you make are saved in the background; no additional actions need to be taken. And at the same time, you can be absolutely confident in the safety of your data.

When creating a new notebook, you can choose where to store it:

If you need access from all devices, choose OneDrive. If you want to limit access exclusively to your computer, specify the desired folder.

The menu is organized in the form of the already classic Office products ribbon in which all the functionality of the program is grouped into tabs:

By the way, an interesting and useful feature - when you copy a piece of text from a web page and paste it into OneNote, a link to the page where it was taken from will be saved under the text itself. This way you will never lose information about its original source:

Another feature that may be useful for many is the ability to send a document “for printing” to the OneNote virtual printer. It appears in the list of devices immediately after installing the program. The document, of course, is not printed on paper, but is simply sent as a note in a notebook.

The colors of the tabs can be changed as desired, making it easier to navigate when searching for the information you need.

There can be quite a few scenarios for using OneNote. Based on own experience, I can suggest the following options:

- universal organizer. The most obvious use case, the program was created with a focus on it. You can easily create notebooks dedicated to various aspects of your life: hobbies, work, personal matters, etc.

- culinary notebook. Keeping records in paper form is clearly not an option, and a search for specialized applications will give you zero results. In that case, OneNote is exactly what you need. You can use the program exclusively for these purposes, or you can simply group everything in a separate notebook;

- data cataloging. With this program you can structure and organize almost any information in a convenient way. Even if we are talking about really large amounts of data.

Of course, that's not all possible options using this really handy tool. The main advantage of Microsoft OneNote over other applications of this kind is almost complete freedom of action for the user.

By the way, if you use a browser, there is an interesting extension for it “Send to OneNote”, with which you can copy content from any page and send it directly to OneNote. At the same time, all page formatting, images, links and other elements are qualitatively preserved.

The program's clean, ribbon interface impresses with its simplicity and convenience. At the same time, you definitely won’t feel any lack of functionality.

Almost every person has their own notebook or diary, in which they write down various notes and plan any plans, routines, etc. Of course, this is convenient, since it’s simply impossible to fit everything in your head, and you can always check the entries in the organizer. Diaries, organizers and various reminders help us on a daily basis to congratulate our friends on their birthday, remind us to pay for housing and communal services, the Internet, etc.

In this regard, we decided to dedicate our publication to free organizers and reminders that are designed to make our lives easier. Such organizers will remind you of upcoming events and will be especially useful for those people who spend most of their time at the computer and have smartphones based on popular operating systems.

When compiling a selection of programs, we were based on the following criteria: simplicity of interface, convenience, mobility, versatility and free license to use the program.

Exiland Assistant Free

Exiland Assistant Free is a powerful free organizer that allows you to maintain a customer database, store business contacts, plan tasks, and also this The best way save the contacts of your friends, relatives, colleagues or acquaintances in a convenient, structured form.

The main window of the program consists of 6 sections and groups in the form of a tree on the left, as well as a list of records of the selected group on the right. Even further to the right is a panel with detailed information, which can be hidden if desired.

The program has quick search in the database, which allows you to instantly find any information. The diary has a clear Russian-language interface and can be used in any field of activity, even for housewives. A nice addition is the ability to remind you of birthdays and important events, store notes, recipes, passwords for programs and links to sites that you often use.

The free diary has basic set functions, which in many cases are sufficient, however, there are also paid versions of the organizer that significantly expand the functionality, for example, they allow you to add your own fields, provide reliable protection data, allow you to send e-mails, as well as work with several users simultaneously from a single database. The network version of the organizer is used in organizations for calling clients, managing client events (communications, meetings, reminders), as well as congratulations by e-mail, generating DocX documents using a template (contracts, lists of people), etc.

The program is very simple and does not require installation on a PC.

PC requirements are minimal: any OS Windows family, 10 MB of disk space, screen size 1024x600 or more.

Rainlendar

Rainlendar is another free organizer that also has a paid version with advanced functionality.

We can say that the program does not have an interface; Rainlendar is displayed on the desktop in the form of a calendar, the appearance of which can be changed to your liking using supported skins (they can be downloaded from the official website of the program). In addition to the calendar, you can display other sections on the desktop in the form of stickers, for example, one sticker for holidays, a second for work, etc.

The program's functionality includes: data backup, printing, search, custom alerts, calendar, contacts and much more.

The Rainlendar program contains support for the Russian language, but in order for the interface to be in Russian, you need to download the localization language from our website.

Evernote

Evernote is a free organizing program that is mentioned more than once on our website, for example, in the previous article about applications for Windows Phone.

It is an application for collecting all kinds of information in one place. You can add text, handwritten text, voice notes, images, individual website pages, and much more to the notes you create. Only lazy people do not use this program today.

The program interface in Russian is simple and convenient. The information stored in this virtual organizer can be structured at your discretion.

Evernote can be installed on your computer, smartphone or tablet. The application allows you to synchronize data between these devices, which only significantly increases the convenience of working with this program.

In addition to the free organizers presented above, there are many more such useful programs for computers that are already for a long time have not been updated by the developers, but have pretty good functionality.

Success Pack

Success Pack - has a user-friendly interface in Russian. All existing categories are presented in the form of beautiful icons located on a small panel.

Notes in the program are made in the form of stickers, each date has its own note. In Success Pack you can create a daily schedule, reminders, save the addresses of the necessary sites, add contacts and much more.

The program has many settings for working with each tool.

You can download Success Pack for free from our program catalog.

In addition to applications for computers and mobile devices, there are also online organizing services that can be accessed from anywhere and from any device with Internet access. Such services can remind you of upcoming tasks using SMS messages, letters to email or even calls to mobile phone. In general, online organizer services have the same functionality as desktop applications. But we'll talk about them another time.

In conclusion, I would like to say that planning things and tasks is not a bad thing and allows you to cope with a large number of tasks, correctly optimizing the time to complete them.