EssentialPIM -- Freeware PIM Actually Worth Downloading
Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 at 8:52 PM by Randall
There are a large number of Personal Information Manager programs, both freeware and payware. Most are either so underpowered as to be useless or are bloatware with everything but the kitchen sink tossed in just in case someone, somewhere might need it (recent versions of Outlook come to mind). I was therefore surprised to stumble across the freeware version of EssentialPIM and to discover that it is enough PIM for many people without going overboard. Even the payware "pro" version manages to avoid becoming bloatware.
From the web site:
EssentialPIM Free is the award-winning, absolutely free personal information manager. Supported by a large community of users, EPIM has been widely acknowledged as the best personal information management system on any desktop or USB flash. It is not bloatware and has no spyware or adware.
EssentialPIM Free does everything you would expect of a PIM: it allows you to organize your schedule and maintain your contacts. The address books supports pictures and lets you define the fields you need. The schedule section lets you color code appointments and rescheule an appointment by dragging it to its new time. Of course, it supports all the expected bits: recurring events, priorities, reminders, etc. The "outline" feature is really a powerful Rich Text notekeeper. EssentialPIM can export information in a number of formats, including RTF and HTML. You data can be password protected -- and encrypted.
While the free version lacks some features (like Outlook synchronization) that some will consider essential, especially in a corporate environment, the free version includes a host of features -- and will be enough for many home and small business users.
Rating: 4.0
Operating System: Windows 95+
License:
Freeware
Price: Free
Web Site: http://www.essentialpim.com/
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