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PersonalBrain
PersonalBrain 6.0.7.5
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(5) 3.5

Organize web pages, notes, documents in a visual map.   Free
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    Harlan Hugh
PersonalBrain creates a digital home for your mind. Organize Web pages, notes, and documents the way you think in a visual map. Immediately improves your computing experience with the following benefits:

Think More Clearly
  • Enables you to link items associatively
  • Provides information context and meaning
  • Uses an intuitive visual interface
Work More Effectively
  • Interacts with your existing files and software
  • Locates data faster and easier
  • Eliminates the confusion of files and folders
  • Reduces irrelevant information
  • Creates networks
What's New
Version 6.0.7.5:
  • Updated Dutch localization
  • Fixed: Hangs on Windows shutdown if docked
  • Fixed: Notes editor sometimes puts the cursor in the wrong position after pressing the home key (#1894)
  • Fixed: Exception in logs on drag and drop
  • Fixed: No progress bar should be shown when only a single file is being moved
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later







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PersonalBrain User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 6.x:
(5)
Your rating: Now say why...
Overall:
(13)

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+17

Szeoli reviewed on 11 Dec 2011
I wanted to update my review from a couple of years ago. I continue to use PersonalBrain on my office PC and on my MacBook. Using WebBrain, I can keep "Brains" on both computers in sync. Beyond this, PersonalBrain is simply fun to use. It's one of the few applications I've found that inspires me. I think of it as a GPS system for my information.
[Version 6.0.7.5]


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-3

+2

hous reviewed on 19 Apr 2011
well, just not a cocoa application... it would be worth to transfer real OS X interface aka a real mac development
[Version 6.0.6.8]


burypromote
+4

+6

Inge Antonsen reviewed on 06 Oct 2010
Bought and used Personal Brain Pro 4,great expensive application, bought upgrade to PB Pro 5, still a great but overpriced application. Have tried to buy the new upgrade, but the website payment routine now consistently tells me I`m not eligible for a paid upgrade to version 6.

Yes, I have sent an e-mail explaining the situation, including my personal information and previous key numbers. No answer received after 3 weeks.

Yes, I am disappointed!
[Version 6.0.4.8]


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+100
Stickman67 commented on 22 Apr 2010
In the interests of transparency, here are the prices for PersonalBrain:

* Pro US$249.95
* Core US$149.95
* Free US$0.00

I do not now and nor do I ever want to seem like one of those who come to this site and post complaints for the sake of it.

I do politely request, however, that developers are more open about their "free" products. For example, what are the differences between these versions? What do you get for your $150 or $250 beyond what the free version offers? (Or, to put it another way, what's missing from the free version?)

I don't like feeling like I'm being gulled into paying for something. To me this is a fairly low form of marketing technique, and very often seen in the Windows community. I'd hate to see it gain more traction in the Mac world than it already has.

No disrespect, but could the developer of this software please take these comments on board.
[Version 5.5.2.4]

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+2

+480
Negritude commented on 01 Oct 2010
The answer can be found in the FAQ:

http://www.thebrain.com/store/faq/

Click on "Free, Core or Pro? Which PersonalBrain edition is right for me?" to reveal a table explaining the differences.
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+100
Stickman67 replied on 01 Oct 2010
That's where I found it, but I think it should have been made clear here, on MacUpdate, by the developer. Not a huge fan of what I consider an ethically wobbly marketing technique!

;-)
burypromote
+1

+14
Appscout replied on 03 Nov 2010
Agreed. This should be categorized as demoware.

As should Disk Drill.
burypromote
+1

+3
Bub1200 replied on 08 Apr 2011
And why do I have to activate JavaScript solely to read the FAQ?

I consider this ungracious and I'm doubtful of the software ergonomics.
burypromote
+1

+17
Szeoli commented on 01 Mar 2010
PersonalBrain is an excellent application, but has a few faults. To adequately describe PersonalBrain would take more space than I have here, and there is no need to, because the developer provides wonderful videos and screencasts. Essentially, the application allows you to drill down to any level of detail in your information and still see the bigger picture, and it does so far more effectively than any other piece of software I've used... and I've used a lot of them.

I also like the fact that I can run PersonalBrain on my PC at work and on my MacBook at home, sharing some of the same databases via Dropbox.

I do wish PersonalBrain had a more robust note editor. Right now it is really only useful for jotting simple notes, not composing long text. But you can associate RTF documents with your PersonalBrain items, and quickly open those in your favorite word processor. Copies can be stored internally or externally, and are fully searchable.

In short, PersonalBrain is a well thought out information manager with a unique and very powerful user interface.
[Version 5.5.2.2]


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+342
Steven Goodheart commented on 16 Oct 2009
Interestingly, their website says there's a new version 5.5 available, but the only download you can do is for a 5.0.4.

The new 5.5 version does have some way cool enhancements:

http://www.thebrain.com/site/personalbrain/download/PersonalBrain_5.5_Feature_List.pdf
[Version 5.0.4]

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+915
Misha commented on 16 Oct 2009
Thanks for pointing this out, we'll update the listing -- I found the 5.5 release, it's still in beta:

http://www.thebrain.com/#-156
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+5

+12

dragonce reviewed on 02 Jul 2009
Overpriced for HTML export. No OPML, .doc, keynote, rtf export. Too long time to start. No service in text. Not too much responsive... Seem bloated like Word.. But a good tool !
[Version 5.0.3.7]


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+2

+92
WCityMike commented on 29 May 2009
Um, this is not a free product ...
[Version 5.0.3.4]


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+4

+12

dragonce reviewed on 24 Mar 2009
Excellent product but :
Overpriced
Some features missing for Mac version : export to format OPML export to Word document.
It is a shame to overprice the possibility to export in HTML format.
[Version 5.0.26]


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+5

+20
bluloo commented on 16 Feb 2009
Interesting app. WAY too overpriced.

Too bad.
[Version 5.0.24]


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Khmz rated on 04 Nov 2011

[Version 6.0.7.5]



+7

Mx rated on 29 Apr 2011

[Version 6.0.7.0]


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Date:05 Oct 2011
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PersonalBrain creates a digital home for your mind. Organize Web pages, notes, and documents the way you think in a visual map. Immediately improves your computing experience with the following benefits:

Think More Clearly
  • Enables you to link items associatively
  • Provides information context and meaning
  • Uses an intuitive visual interface
Work More Effectively
  • Interacts with your existing files and software
  • Locates data faster and easier
  • Eliminates the confusion of files and folders
  • Reduces irrelevant information
  • Creates networks of information effortlessly
Navigate More Efficiently
  • Instant search takes you to the right information immediately
  • Organizes files and Web pages by concept and idea
  • Past thought list lets you backtrack and see your train of thought
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