Here is an overview of differences between the various versions of RightNote:
Freeware version:
- Includes the following note types:
- Rich text note which supports basic text formatting capabilities (like Wordpad)
- Source code note - includes highlighters for many common programming languages
- Memo note for plain text notes
- Link note type - quick and easy access to related files on your hard-disk
- Rich text note includes a pre-defined styles tool as well as text highlighting tools.
- Live search: see search results as you type.
- Highlighted search results: Easily see which search result to focus on.
- Note protection: encrypt content of selected notes with industry standard AES encryption.
- Includes huge icon collection (for tree nodes and tags) as well as ability to add your own icons.
- Powerful tagging system allows you to classify your notes in varying ways.
- Assign icons to tags so that notes in the tree can be highlighted and "stand out"
- Import and export notes to common formats
- Favorites toolbar for quick access to frequently used files.
- Easily transfer pages and notes between files using the page transfer and floating tree tools
- Screen capture tool allows you to save screen clips into your notes.
- Clip plain text from other applications into RightNote with global clipper hotkey.
- Portable (USB) and installable versions available.
- Free for both personal and commercial use.
Standard version:
- All features of Freeware version plus:
- Rich view note type: supports advanced text editing capabilites including multiple image support, advanced table support, advanced paragraph layout and formatting, pre-defined text and paragraph style tools
- Spell checker (for Rich view note)
- Spreadsheet note type: supports most excel functions, ability to sort columns, fill command, fixed header row, merge/split cells, cell comments, cell links and images
- Import from and export to MS Excel files
- Create links to other notes (Richview and spreadsheet notes)
- Attachment note type - store any type of file in a RightNote database (file)
- Advanced clipper functionality: include styles and images in clips from webpages
- Single license costs $29.95
Professional version:
- All features of the Standard version plus:
- Index contents of attachment note types. Support for txt, rtf, htm, html, pdf, doc, docx, csv, xls and xlsx file types.
- Multi-note book search: search through all your notebooks instantly.
- Save webpages to a webpage note.
- Side by side view: easily transfer notes between pages in the same or different notebooks.
- Single license costs $59.95