Docear is a free document management software for Windows, Mac, Linux which lets you manage documents, papers and books using groups, categories and even mind maps. After running Docear, you’re gonna see a very feature rich interface, with a myriad of options which allow you to better organize your files, documents and any text that you might have for either work, school or just personal document management.
I said that you get a very feature rich interface, and as you can see from the screenshot down below, I was not lying. Docear really does offer a lot of different options and ways how documents and text files can be managed. Central section of the interface is reserved for the mind map, which is one way of how you can organize, categorize and keep track of your document database.
Located all around the mind map are dozens of different menus that you can use. Left sidebar has a list of groups where documents can be managed the old-fashioned way. Top of the interface has a modern menu, with tabs above, which is very similar to that of what most modern software have.
Key features of Docear are:
- Free and easy to setup: easily to install and setup in just a few clicks
- Offers the possibility of creating a web account for online data sync
- Allows you to keep track of and manage books, documents, texts, etc
- Supports categorization using folders, tagging and even mind maps
- Allows you to save your work into project files: run several at once
- Has dozens, hundreds of more advanced options for document management
- Cross platform: works on Linux, Windows and Mac: Java runtime required
Similar software: Kobo Desktop, DocMgr, OpenKM, Simple Doc Organizer.
Docear is perfect for everyone who needs to manage a large library of books, documents and texts, but it’s actually aimed at students and academia in general, when they’re doing research for papers and thesis papers. Here’s a few pointers to help you get started.
How to manage books, texts and papers with Docear: free document management software
A new document library with example documents and mind maps is gonna be added by default into Docear. Use it to find your way around the application. For example open up the left sidebar categories to see what goes where. Documents and mind maps can be sorted into the “Library” category.
Use the menu at the top to create new libraries. Mind maps are opened in the middle and they can be used to create a hierarchy of the research papers that you’re using in your project or thesis. Don’t forget to check out all the other cool features that are available.
Conclusion
Docear is a great way how you can keep track of your document library and organize it in a lot, a lot of different ways. This free document management software allows you to manage and organize everything from a single place. Give it a try and let us know how it goes in the comment section down below.
