Frequently Asked QuestionsFrequently Asked QuestionsGeneral Questions
What is iNotePad 2?
Where are my notes stored?
Can I change iNotePad's default database location?
When does iNotePad save its notes?
Exporting/Importing Notes
How do I convert my notes from iNotePad 1.x to iNotePad 2?
How do I export my notes from iNotePad?
How do I import data into iNotePad?
How do I move notes and folders between databases?
Encryption
How secure is iNotePad's encryption?
I've forgotten my password! Can you help?
iNotePad is the definitive alternative to the Classic Mac OS NotePad, featuring many more features, but maintaining the ease of use of Apple's NotePad. iNotePad 2 has been rewritten from scratch using Cocoa, and as such, is for Mac OS X only.
iNotePad 2 is a free upgrade for registered iNotePad 1.x users.
Each database is stored in a file named "<database_name>.iNotePad" inside the folder "iNotePad" in your Home "Documents" folder. The notes are stored as RTFD (rtf with attachments) files and are bundled within an .iNotePad file. You view the contents of an iNotePad file in the Finder by control-clicking the .iNotePad file. Do not modify anything in the bundle or iNotePad may lose track of the note contents!
Can I change iNotePad's default database location?
When iNotePad starts, it will use one of the following folders to store your note databases:
If none of these folders exist, iNotePad will automatically create the first location (i.e. ~/Documents/iNotePad/). You can move this folder to one of the other two locations, if desired.
Note. You cannot use the folder "Documents/iNotePad" on your iDisk as the default folder for iNotePad databases unless you use Mac OS X 10.3 with a synchronized local copy of your iDisk (System Preferences > .Mac > iDisk > Create a local copy of your iDisk). Before to launch iNotePad, be sure to synchronize it!
If you want to move the iNotePad folder somewhere else, leave an alias in one of the standard locations. The alias must be named 'iNotePad'.
When does iNotePad save its notes?
iNotePad saves any edits to a note when you switch to another note, or when the application is put in the background. If desired, you can use the File > Save Current Note menu item to save changes immediately.
How do I convert my notes from iNotePad 1.x to iNotePad 2?
iNotePad 2 uses a new database format (bundle) to store your notes. If you would like to export your iNotepad 1.x notes to iNotePad 2.0, you will need to use iNotePad 1.6.2:
The exported database will now appear in iNotePad 2's database popup menu.
How do I export my notes from iNotePad?
Simply drag any note or folder from iNotePad's list of notes to your desktop.
How do I import data into iNotePad?
iNotePad can import .txt, .rtf, .rtfd, .doc and .html files. To import data, drag the files or folders onto iNotePad's list of notes.
How do I move notes and folders between databases?
You cannot move a note or folder from one database to another directly. However, there's a workaround:
How secure is iNotePad's encryption?
iNotePad uses Mac OS X's built-in Advanced Encryption Standard algorithm, with 128-bit keys. It does not use its own or a third party implementation of the AES algorithm, but the one available within the Mac OS X Security framework. This is the same framework used by Apple in Disk Copy encryption and in Mac OS X 10.3's FileVault.
According to Apple, AES-128 "is a well-accepted standard; it was accepted by FIPS as the U.S. Government standard in October 2000. It has received massive peer review and scrutiny in the Security community and is widely believed to be very secure. Also, Mac OS X has a very fast implementation of AES - about 20 Mbytes per second, encrypting, on a 800 MHz G4. [...] There is really no reason to use any other algorithm these days."
I've forgotten my password! Can you help?
I'm very sorry, but there is no way to decrypt your data without the password you used to encrypt it.