Utilities Windows
Perpetual Notes
Write and search rich-text notes with Perpetual Notes, a free Windows app that keeps notes in RTF files and lets you choose your own cloud service for syncing.
- Operating system
- Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11 (publisher-listed)
- Architecture
- Not specified on the official product page
- Download package
- ZIP archive
Version 5.00 requires .NET 4.7.2. The archive was verified by HEAD only; its contents and installation behavior were not inspected.
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What is Perpetual Notes?
Perpetual Notes brings a note list, search and a rich-text editor into one Windows application. It suits meeting notes, research drafts, project information and other writing that needs more formatting than a plain-text file. The publisher lists support for bold and italic text, bullets, tables and embedded images, with integrated search across notes. No account signup is required.
RTF is the main note format, so the documents can also be read by other applications that support it. The publisher additionally lists TXT, CSV, Markdown and HTML support. This is a file-based approach to keeping notes: if you want to sync them across devices, you choose your own cloud platform rather than relying on a bundled synchronization service.
The official product page lists version 5.00 for Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11 and requires .NET 4.7.2. The linked package is a ZIP archive. Ensel Software's homepage says its author has moved away from Windows software development; the product remains listed, but ongoing development should not be assumed. The download link was checked with HEAD only, not installed or tested.
What it offers
- Write RTF notes with bold and italic text, bullets, tables and images.
- Search across notes from the same application used to edit them.
- Work with RTF, TXT, CSV, Markdown and HTML as listed by the publisher.
- Use the app without signing up for an account.
- Choose your own cloud platform if you want to synchronize note files.
Good to know
- Version 5.00 requires .NET 4.7.2; Windows compatibility is publisher-listed, not independently tested here.
- Synchronization depends on a cloud platform you choose; a bundled cloud service is not promised.
- The developer says they have moved away from Windows software development, so continued updates should not be assumed.
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