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Personal Knowbase
What Personal Knowbase is
Personal Knowbase is a Windows application for organizing free-form notes, messages, and ideas with keywords you choose. It is designed for research notes, email archives, web clippings, reminders, meeting notes, and other information to remember. Articles can use multiple keywords and searches can combine terms with AND, OR, and NOT. You can attach or link files and web addresses, with image attachments shown as thumbnails beside article text. The maker says it stores any number of articles and text of any size. Import formats include text, HTML, RTF, Cardfile, delimited text, and custom-formatted files; exports include text, HTML, RTF, Cardfile, and CSV. The software works offline, supports note sharing, password-protects articles and data files, and can run from removable storage. A fully functional 30-day trial becomes read-only for data entry after expiry. Licenses start at $49.95, paid once.
Who it suits
It suits researchers, writers, students, professors, consultants, ministers, and other professionals managing personal information on Windows. People needing offline storage, keyword retrieval, imports, or removable-drive use may find it suitable.
What it does well
- Keyword searches support AND, OR, and NOT
- Stores articles of any size
- Works offline
- Imports and exports several formats
- Runs from removable storage
What to know first
- Windows only
- No free plan
- Trial stops new or modified data after 30 days
- Paid license required
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1–2 copies | 1–2 copies | $49.95 a month |
| 1–2 copies | 1–2 copies | $49.95, paid once |
| 3–9 copies | 3–9 copies | $37.95 a month |
| 3–9 copies | 3–9 copies | $37.95, paid once |
| 10–24 copies | 10–24 copies | $33.95 a month |
| 10–24 copies | 10–24 copies | $33.95, paid once |
| 25–49 copies | 25–49 copies | $28.95 a month |
| 25–49 copies | 25–49 copies | $28.95, paid once |
The first 8 of 11 plans, as bitsmithsoft.com lists them, read 21 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Verdict
Personal Knowbase focuses on structured retrieval for large collections of personal notes and files. Its offline operation and broad import/export support are useful, but the product is limited to Windows and becomes read-only after its trial.
Facts from Personal Knowbase's own pages
- Attachments and links
- Articles can link to or attach files and web addresses, and image attachments can be viewed as thumbnails alongside article text. · bitsmithsoft.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Capacity
- The maker says the software stores any number of articles, and articles can contain text of any size. · bitsmithsoft.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · bitsmithsoft.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Pinole, California, USA · bitsmithsoft.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Import and export
- It imports text, HTML, RTF, Cardfile, delimited text, and custom formatted text files, and exports text, HTML, RTF, Cardfile, and CSV. · bitsmithsoft.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker says researchers, writers, professors, students, ministers, consultants, and other professionals use Personal Knowbase to organize information. · bitsmithsoft.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Keywords
- Articles can be tagged with multiple keywords and searched using combinations such as AND, OR, and NOT. · bitsmithsoft.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Network behavior
- The maker says its downloadable programs do not make unauthorized internet connections or send data without user consent. · bitsmithsoft.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Yes · bitsmithsoft.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Offline access
- Yes · bitsmithsoft.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Supported platforms
- windows · bitsmithsoft.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Portability
- The software can run from a removable drive such as a USB drive or flash card, without leaving personal information behind on each visited PC. · bitsmithsoft.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy controls
- Users can password-protect articles and data files. · bitsmithsoft.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy statement
- Bitsmith says it does not release, sell, rent, or lend customer information, and says customer data are not stored on its web server or publicly accessible. · bitsmithsoft.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Personal Knowbase organizes free-form notes, messages, and ideas using user-chosen keywords. · bitsmithsoft.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker offers FAQs, a support center, online help, and printable PDF help; it says it responds to user email questions within 24 hours. · bitsmithsoft.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Trial terms
- The 30-day trial is fully functional; after it expires, users can still read, search, print, and export their data but cannot enter or modify data. · bitsmithsoft.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The maker suggests it for research notes, email archives, web clippings, reminders, meeting notes, and other information users want to remember. · bitsmithsoft.com, 12 Oct 2026
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