Personal Knowbase
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Personal Knowbase, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Personal Knowbase's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| 1–2 copies | $49.95 a month | 1–2 copies |
| 1–2 copies | $49.95, paid once | 1–2 copies |
| 3–9 copies | $37.95 a month | 3–9 copies |
| 3–9 copies | $37.95, paid once | 3–9 copies |
| 10–24 copies | $33.95, paid once | 10–24 copies |
| 10–24 copies | $33.95 a month | 10–24 copies |
| 25–49 copies | $28.95, paid once | 25–49 copies |
| 25–49 copies | $28.95 a month | 25–49 copies |
| 50+ copies | $24.95 a month | 50+ copies |
| 50+ copies | $24.95, paid once | 50+ copies |
| Personal Knowbase | $49.95, paid once | 1 or 2 copies: $49.95 each · 3 to 9: $37.95 each · 10 to 24: $33.95 each · 25 to 49: $28.95 each · 50+: $24.95 each · $49.95 per license; volume pricing available |
The facts
Each one read from Personal Knowbase's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Attachments and links
- Articles can link to or attach files and web addresses, and image attachments can be viewed as thumbnails alongside article text.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Capacity
- The maker says the software stores any number of articles, and articles can contain text of any size.checked 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.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker says researchers, writers, professors, students, ministers, consultants, and other professionals use Personal Knowbase to organize information.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Keywords
- Articles can be tagged with multiple keywords and searched using combinations such as AND, OR, and NOT.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Network behavior
- The maker says its downloadable programs do not make unauthorized internet connections or send data without user consent.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 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.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy controls
- Users can password-protect articles and data files.checked 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.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Personal Knowbase organizes free-form notes, messages, and ideas using user-chosen keywords.checked 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.checked 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.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 21 Sep 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.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Pinole, California, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- windowschecked 21 Sep 2026
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