EssentialPIM Free Portable is an absolutely free and versatile Personal Information Manager. It can store, manage and encrypt data: day / week / month / year schedules, notes (pictures, tables, any formatted text) and contacts. Among the features: Rijndael 128 bit encryption, MS Outlook import / export, Windows Address Book import / export, powerful search, versatile printout capabilities, adjustable contacts storage with unlimited fields.

EssentialPIM can securely schedule your day, manage your contacts, keep track of your to do plans and organize your notes, all within a mouse click or two.

Main features include:
* Extremely user-friendly. Shortcuts that are fun to use and boost your productivity. Easy, intuitive tools arranged right where you need them. Link any item to any other items. Email to Notes, Contacts to Tasks, etc.
* Security. All data can be password-protected and the database file is encrypted with multiple encryption algorithms - the advanced industry standard AES (Rijndael) 256-bit key, and Blowfish 448-bit key*.
* Versatile import and export capabilities. You can import and export HTML, RTF, CSV, TXT, iCal and vCard files. You can perform complete synchronization with Microsoft Outlook and popular online services.
* Available in many languages, including: Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Ukrainian.
* Find your items instantly, using any criteria, wherever they are in the database! Multiple parameter search is supported.
* System tray icon with a hotkey for starting and configuring the software.
* Open-source Firebird database. Great flexibility in managing databases for advanced users and system administrators.

Calendar
* Color-coded, easy-to-read day, week, month, year schedules, with easy set up of recurring appointments.
* Completion date, priority, and category properties for each appointment.
* Integrated synchronization with Microsoft Outlook, WinMobile and popular online services.
* Full drag-and-drop support for fast rescheduling.
* Easily printable by day, week, or month views, and can be saved in HTML format.

To Do
* Tree-like, flexible structure* that offers the ability to categorize and prioritize to dos, with completion status, due dates, and even reminders.
* Fast and powerful search function to find your to dos quickly.
* Easy sorting and categorizing tools.
* Printing that gives you exactly what you see on your screen. Take your to do list with you as you run out the door.

Notes
* Tools to organize your data the way you want! Flat, table, or tree-like multilevel data structure, or any combination you want. Multiple tree and leafs* for each note, allow you to structure your notes into a powerful hierarchy.
* No limit to the numbers of folders and notes used. You will never have to worry about running out of database space.
* Insert photos, drawings, pictures of any format, tables, any nicely formatted text.
* Quick searching ability for any note by its subject, date, word or phrase.
* Powerful printout and save features.

Contacts
* Number of records exceeds Outlook’s Address Book.
* Flexible set of fields, allowing you to easily add your own.
* Complete import/export to CSV and vCard formats.
* Powerful and fast search and sort features.
* Adjustable views so you can see your information the way you want.

Mail
* Full support for POP3 and IMAP accounts.
* Integration with Contacts and other modules.
* Signatures, mail sorting rules, - everything you need to work efficiently.

Passwords
* Strong encryption (Triple DES, Rijndael 256-bit, Blowfish 448-bit).
* Tree-like structure with limitless organizational possibilities.
* Unlimited number of customizable fields.
* Additional tools included: password generator, secure file storage

EssentialPIM Portable (both Free and Pro editions) is U3-compliant and works straight from your removable media, whether you use a USB flash drive, compact flash card or any other portable device.

Benefits
* Plug and run EssentialPIM. All your settings are stored on the removable media.
* All your data is saved in one single file, which can be stored on the same removable media.
* All data is strongly encrypted using industry standard AES 256-bit key.
* No traces are left on the system you are using.
* You can set up directories for backup and temporary files on your home computer.
Technical differences from the desktop version
* All settings are stored on the removable drive only.
* INI and EPIM files are stored in the EssentialPIM Portable program folder by default.
* You can select an optional auto run feature to start EssentialPIM Portable whenever you insert the removable media.*
* Provides automatic association and dissociation with EPIM files on any computer.*
* You can create shortcuts to EssentialPIM Portable from within the program on any computer.*

*EssentialPIM Pro Portable Edition only