Personal Knowbase

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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 · read 12 Oct 2026

Capacity

The maker says the software stores any number of articles, and articles can contain text of any size.bitsmithsoft.com · read 12 Oct 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 · read 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 · read 12 Oct 2026

Keywords

Articles can be tagged with multiple keywords and searched using combinations such as AND, OR, and NOT.bitsmithsoft.com · read 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 · read 12 Oct 2026

Note sharing

Yesbitsmithsoft.com · read 21 Sep 2026

Offline access

Yesbitsmithsoft.com · read 21 Sep 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 · read 12 Oct 2026

Privacy controls

Users can password-protect articles and data files.bitsmithsoft.com · read 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 · read 12 Oct 2026

Purpose

Personal Knowbase organizes free-form notes, messages, and ideas using user-chosen keywords.bitsmithsoft.com · read 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 · read 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 · read 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 · read 12 Oct 2026

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