CNET editors’ review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
If Windows Notepad worked out at the gym a little, it might look something like Scratchboard, a modest but underpowered idea manager that lets you arrange snippets of information in a hierarchical tree structure. Compared to its competitors, Scratchboard is strictly bare-bones.
We were especially disappointed that it only supports plain text–forget about inserting images or even highlighting important data. Plus, you can only bookmark entire notes. The program’s one advanced function is its ability to alphabetize paragraphs. The interface is highly configurable yet a bit cluttered, and projects can only be saved in the proprietary format.
All in all, we can’t get too excited about Scratchboard, though researchers, reporters, and students who work solely with text may find it adequate.
Publisher’s description
Scratchboard is a time-saving organizer that is designed to provide rapid access to your important information. Data is arranged in a “tree” structure, just like a hard drive. Text can be entered into each branch of the tree, and copied to the clipboard with a simple double-click. This makes Scratchboard perfect for quickly filling out forms. In addition to an arsenal of text editing tools, Scratchboard supports global search and replace, bookmarking, macros, spell checking, encryption, password protection, a skinnable interface, XML import/export, and much more. It’s time to stop using scraps of paper. It’s time to get organized with Scratchboard. Version 12.0 has added support for XML import/export.
What’s new in this version:
Version 12.0 has added support for XML import/export.