EssentialPIM is a personal information manager that can store and manage different types of data. It is at the same time an e-mail client and a planner. It includes a calendar, a to-do list and a contact list. In addition, it can store frequently used passwords for other applications and websites.
Its interface is easy to use. In many respects, it is quite similar to well-known mail applications as Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express. Perhaps the most important element is the bar on the left where you can select the different program modules. In general terms, if you are familiar with applications of the same type, you will not find any difficulty because these tools are used in quite similar ways.
Notes is one of the modules that deserve a few words being written about it. This works as a full-fledged editor which you can use to edit formatted text. In addition, you can also add tables and pictures there. The created notes are organized in a tree-like structure, made up of root, child and sibling notes.
Special mention is also deserved by the Password module. This will allow you to store your passwords for frequently used web services and applications. Unfortunately, it does not provide any kind of integration with your browser, so most operations have to be done through the clipboard.
In general, EssentialPIM is a comprehensive application including useful features and eliminating the necessity of using several different applications for these tasks. As an e-mail client, it can be used as an Outlook alternative.
v6.06 [Oct 15, 2014]
New in EssentialPIM 6.01 (Pro & Free)
Nov. 12, 2014
Added: Ability to reorder and hide address subfields in Contacts
Improved: EPIM Cloud synchronization performance and stability
Improved: Speed and accuracy of message filtering in Mail
Fixed: Access Violation error in Mail after Microsoft’s KB3003057 update
Fixed: All other known minor issues
New in EssentialPIM 6.0 (Pro & Free)
Oct. 14, 2014
Added: New "Week Agenda" view in calendar*
Added: Quick filter bar in mail
Added: "By Due Date" sorting property for to dos in all views
Added: Auto-typing passwords into web forms*
Added: Dial-up for telephone numbers in contacts (requires a modem)*
Added: Option to automatically delete completed to dos
Added: Common proxy settings throughout the program. Authenticated proxy servers are also supported now
Added: Chinese lunar calendar
Added: Saving and applying search templates (queries) in advanced search*
Added: Rich text formatting of note titles*
Added: Ability to adjust number of weeks for Month view*
Added: Option to show start/end appointment time in all calendar views
Added: "Add as Sibling" option for new to dos*
Added: "List of origin" for to dos in Consolidated view is now editable*
Added: Feature to create to dos or appointments from selected text in notes*
Added: Printing option "Each leaf on a separate page" for notes*
Added: Option to clear clipboard after adjustable timeout in passwords
Added: Ability to show any columns and sort by columns in advanced search results*
Added: Advanced filtering options of email messages for each of the mail columns
Added: Option to move values up and down in drop-down list fields in contacts*
Added: Option to turn off word wrapping in notes
Added: New optional date format MMM, dd*
Improved: EPIM Cloud synchronization
Improved: Appointment templates can now store recurrence patterns along with start time and duration*
Improved: To do templates now save custom fields and recurrence patterns*
Improved: Insert hyperlink dialog (for database items)*
Improved: Dropbox feature in EssentialPIM now allows working with EPIM database files larger than 150 MB*
Improved: Display of appointments on time grid in calendar (including printing)
Improved: Display of multi-day appointments in all calendar views (including printing)
Improved: Handling of changes in recurring events (exceptions are no longer influenced)
Improved: Handling of wrong email addresses in contacts (in "Send Newsletter" as well)
Improved: Search in notes (hiding unnecessary data)
Improved: Display of contact addresses
Improved: Ways of adding new groups in contacts*
Improved: Searching over custom fields in advanced search
Fixed: Numerous issues found since last version
*Available in Pro version only
