TreeDBNotes Alternative For Windows
MyInfo is a free-form organizer and a practical alternative to the discontinued personal information manager TreeDBNotes.
You can migrate your existing TreeDBNotes notes into MyInfo by exporting them from TreeDBNotes and importing the resulting folder into MyInfo, preserving the tree hierarchy and rich text content.
MyInfo is mature, stable Windows software and is actively developed (first version created back in 1999).
What happened to TreeDBNotes?
TreeDBNotes was a Windows personal information manager and outliner available in Free and Pro editions. It was actively developed until 2015, when the last Pro release appeared on September 15, 2015.
The official website is no longer available, the product is no longer maintained, and the Pro registration system no longer works. You can read the fuller history in our TreeDBNotes overview.
Compare MyInfo vs TreeDBNotes
| Collect | TreeDBNotes | MyInfo |
| Capture web snippets directly from your browser | - |  |
| Attach files and images | - | |
| Organize | TreeDBNotes | MyInfo |
| Organize notes hierarchically | | |
| Multi-section notebooks | | |
| Use tags and custom attributes | Limited | |
| Edit | TreeDBNotes | MyInfo |
| Rich text with tables and pictures | | |
| Rich formatting of node titles in the tree | | |
| Links between notes | | |
| Checkboxes and code snippets | - | |
| Find | TreeDBNotes | MyInfo |
| Full-text search | | |
| Boolean operators and date ranges | Limited | |
| Search in multiple notebooks | - | |
| Productivity | TreeDBNotes | MyInfo |
| Portable use | | |
| Encryption | | |
| Dark mode | - | |
| Actively maintained | - | |
What TreeDBNotes users say
I had been a very long time user of TreeDBnotes before MyInfo. Before that, an old open source program called Keynote. TreeDBnotes was a dead program for years. I finally needed to move on... Overall, I LOVE MI.
I had been using TreeDBnotes since 2007, but the final straw came when I realized I must have a web-clipping feature. So I moved everything to MyInfo. The import feature worked perfectly.
Just purchased my license for MyInfo, cheerful and high-spirited, and started importing my TreeDBNotes... I was reborn to think my pains with TreeDBNotes were over once and for all.
MyInfo Highlights
Full-featured Tree and Text Editor
Format both your tree items and note content with fonts, colors, styles, links, pictures, and tables.
Multiple Field Types
Use dates, numbers, pop-up lists, and text fields to structure information beyond the note body.
Capture Anything
Store documents, images, notes, email messages, spreadsheets, web pages, and files.
Full-text Search
Search with wildcards, boolean operators, and date ranges across your information.
Import & Export
Import exported TreeDBNotes folders plus plain text, rich text, CSV, HTML, and other formats.
Browser Add-ons
Capture web content from Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.
Encryption
Protect your data with AES-256 encryption.
Reminders
Keep important follow-ups visible with dated reminders inside your notes.
Getting Started
- Download and install MyInfo (free 30-day trial).
- In TreeDBNotes, unlock any protected trees first, then export the root node with File > Export Notes > Export to Folder Structure.
- In the Export dialog, choose HTML export with an index file and uncheck Export folder icon, so TreeDBNotes writes a clean hierarchy as folders with HTML notes.
- In MyInfo, choose File > Import > Folder and select the exported folder.
TreeDBNotes uses proprietary .treedb database files that MyInfo does not open directly. Older databases may use the .tdn extension. Exporting from TreeDBNotes first is the supported migration path.