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Earlier this month, I gave a five\r\napp round up on some note taking applications for Windows that I felt were well\r\ndesigned and helpful for staying organized throughout the day at the\r\nworkplace. Due to the excellent feedback I received on that entry, filled with\r\nplenty of excellent alternatives listed in the comments area, I opted to push\r\nout another five apps round for my readers on this topic, since there were so\r\nmany other gems that deserved to shine in the spotlight.
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As part of the Google Drive package, Google Keep is a basic\r\nservice for cloud-based notes and lists. I was able to cobble a sample piece\r\ntogether, complete with embedded images as well. Lists of items can also be\r\nmade for tracking parts of an agenda or whatever else using the handy checkmark\r\nboxes to strike out completed steps.
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Credit: Images by\r\nMatthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
\r\n\r\nIf you are looking for a\r\ntool that takes Windows Notepad out to pasture, Notepad++ is definitely worth a\r\ngood look. With a tabbed window mode and additional text editing functions that\r\ncan also double up as a multi-programming language editor in a pinch, including\r\nfull on syntax recognition, this free utility is quite flexible for most\r\nanyone’s needs.
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Credit: Images by\r\nMatthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
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Jotting down notes doesn’t have to be limited to a single\r\ndocument. If you prefer a web-like structure for spanning out your content, Zim\r\nDesktop Wiki can offer this and more. You can create pages that can be further\r\ndeveloped in layers using sub-pages, which can be easily navigated through the\r\nside pane or via the back and forward buttons, much like browsing the web.
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Credit: Images by\r\nMatthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
If\r\nyou truly wanted to have it all in an editor app, simply look no further than\r\nto NoteTab. I have never seen a text editor software package with so many\r\nfeatures before. In addition to creating your notes in the form TXT files, you\r\ncan also create OTL text outline files for keeping tabs on sections of content,\r\nutilize a wide variety of web services to help you craft more thoughtful prose,\r\nuse a clipbook to keep commonly used snippets of text saved for future use, and\r\nso much more.
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Credit: Images by\r\nMatthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
\r\n\r\nJust like NoteTab, another\r\ntruly diverse and well-featured text editor suited for note taking with added\r\nflexibility is NoteCase Pro. Not only can you create notes at your leisure, but\r\nyou can create Lua-based automation scripts and sync all of your saved files to\r\na service like Dropbox or Box. Simply set your sync server settings and you can\r\nrest assured that your musings won’t be lost forever in the unfortunate event\r\nof disk failure.
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Credit: Images by\r\nMatthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
A former avid technology writer and an IT guru, Matthew is here to help bring the best in software, hardware and the web to the collective consciousness of TechRepublic's readership. In addition to writing for TechRepublic, Matthew currently works as a Customer Success Professional for Ultimate Software in Santa Ana, California.
