Knowledge Building Software
Feature Tour
Here's how to capture, edit, organize, retrieve and share information, quicker and easier than ever.
Save web page content
Capture and permanently save selected content from any web page.
Web sites and pages come and go, but once you've copied them to Surfulater, they are there for keeps.
Save selected web page content
- Capture and save text and images from web pages to your own personal database.
- Select the content you wish to keep, right click and choose Surfulater: Add new Article from the menu. It's as easy as that!
- With Surfulater you'll never worry about web sites and pages disappearing again.
- Data is kept on your PC, you own it, no monthly fees or privacy concerns, no limits to how many clips, work disconnected from the Internet.
Copy entire Web Pages
Never loose important web pages again - simply save them in Surfulater.
And you can view them without being connected to the Internet.
Copy entire Web pages for keeps
- Web pages are downloaded and kept in your Surfulater Knowledge Base.
- View them at any time without having to be connected to the Internet.
- When pages disappear from Web sites, you will still have your very own personal copy.
- Keep as many pages as you want in each Surfulater Article.
Clip content from any Windows Application
PDF files, MS Word Documents, Images, E-Mails, simply select and capture and it is saved in Surfulater.
Just think how useful it is to have all of your information kept in the one place.
Copy content from any Windows Application
- Grab content from PDF files, MS Word Documents, E-Mails or any Windows program.
- Simply press the Surfulater Clipboard Capture Hotkey Ctrl+Alt+/ to capture any selected content.
- Create new articles or append content to existing articles.
- Keep all of your important information in the one place.
Built-in Screen Clipper
Take screen shots from any screen area and create articles containing them.
Add screen shots to existing articles.
Use Web capture, Windows application clipping and Screen shot capture to save anything and everything of interest to you.
Take Screen Snapshots
- Lasso any area of your PC screen(s) and take a snapshot.
- Create new articles from screen snapshots.
- Append screen snapshots to existing articles.
- Combine Web capture, Windows application capture and Screen shot capture, and all of your information gathering needs are covered.
Create your own Articles
A range of article templates extend Surfulater's functionality to include a variety of information gathering and management tasks.
Create your own Articles from scratch
- Choose from a range of article templates.
- Rearrange article fields to your preferred layout.
- Create new templates to suit your needs.
- Hide empty fields and visual elements to minimize clutter.
Keep files in your database
Attach files such as PDFs, MS Word Documents, Zip files etc. and know they are stored safely along with your other information.
Click on an attachment to open it in its associated application.
Attach and Link to Files
- Store PDF files, MS Word Documents, ZIP files or any type of file in your Knowledge Base.
- Or add links to files on your PCs hard drive.
- By storing files inside Surfulater you benefit from keeping all of your information in the one place.
- When you copy or move a Knowledge Base your attached files go along with it.
Search and Retrieve information
Quickly find information using full text search.
Matches are highlighted so they stand out.
View all matching articles at once or one at a time.
Reuse saved searches.
Retrieve Information Instantly
- Full text search finds content in a flash.
- Use power search operators and, or, not, (), "" and wildcards * and ?
- See the full content of all matching articles at once or view any single article.
- Matches are highlighted so they are easy to see.
- Searches are saved for reuse later.
Filter the tree to see only what matters
Hide all folders and articles which aren't of interest, so you can focus on just what is relevant.
Thousands of articles are filtered out of view in an instant.
Information drill down which is so quick and easy.
Drill down and see only what's important!
- Knowledge Tree filters let you home in on specific content.
- Items which don't match the filter are hidden from view.
- Filter on Folder Titles, Article Titles or both.
- Filter by Date created and Tags.
- Toggle between filtered and unfiltered tree views.
- Use Tree Snapshots to save & restore Filters.
Full HTML Editing
Edit content, insert new content, highlight text, paste images & text etc.
Toolbar selection of font style & size, bold, italic, indenting, lists and more.
Full Editing capabilities
- Edit content using the rich HTML editor. Add styling and formatting and change the text size and font.
- Make important text stand out by highlighting its foreground and background colors.
- Delete unwanted content, move content around, drag & drop it.
- Insert images and paste additional content.
Add notes and links to other articles
As well as editing captured content you can add your own notes.
Link to related articles, then click to jump to them.
Simple ways to enhance and add value to your information.
Annotate and cross reference
- Add notes to articles and folders.
- Link articles together to build a web of related information.
- Access Surfulater Articles directly from external documents like MS Word.
Organize and manage your information
Organize articles into folders, tag and cross reference them.
Assign images to and highlight tree item names.
Manage and maintain using cut/copy/paste, sort, add/remove etc.
Easy to Manage Knowledge Trees
- Organize articles into folders.
- Put the same article into many folders at once.
- Assign images to tree items so they stand out.
- Highlight important Folder and Article Titles.
- Add/Remove/Move/Rename/Sort/Cut/Copy/Paste/Edit/Send Articles and Folders.
- Expand and collapse entire branches.
Get back to where you were
Tree snapshots remember which folders are expanded and which are collapsed, along with which tree item is selected.
As you get more and more folders they provide a way to restore to a specific tree shape, so you can quickly re-focus on areas of interest.
And they work with Tree Filters to instantly restore a Filter.
Tree Snaphots = Bookmarks on steroids
- Take a snapshot of the tree shape and restore it.
- Restores the selected tree item as well.
- Keep any number of named snapshots.
- Rename and Delete snapshots.
- Snapshots also work with Tree Filters.
Switch Tree Views
Select the tree view that best meets your objective.
Choose between Folders + Articles view, Folders only view, Chronological (by date) view or the Tags tree view.
A variety of Tree Views
- See all folders expanded and articles hidden, to quickly locate a folder.
- Hide articles for the chosen folder or for all folders.
- Find an article by the date it was created using the Chronological tree view.
- Expand and Collapse all folders in any tree branch.
Tags and/or Folders - You choose
Tags let you categorize information and provide an alternative to hierarchical folders.
Some people prefer Tags to Folders, with Surfulater we give you both.
And you can use multiple word tags to clearly identify content.
Tags, a great way to organize information
- Access articles via their tags in the Tags tree view.
- Nested related Tags are automatically shown.
- Rename Tags and update all articles to the new name.
- Add and delete Tags.
- Tag multiple articles at once.
- Use auto-suggest to quickly pick a tag.
Access your information outside of Surfulater
Published HTML databases that can be viewed in any Web Browser.
Use the built-in E-mailer to send articles to friends and colleagues.
And there's our Free Surfulater Reader that anyone can use.
Share your information around
- E-Mail Articles to friends and colleagues with the built-in E-mailer.
- Save Articles as HTML or MHTML to view in a Web Browser.
- Publish your Knowledge Bases so they can be viewed anywhere, anytime, in any Web Browser. Example.
- Colleagues can view your Knowledge Bases using Surfulater's Free Reader mode.
We've given you a quick overview on many of Surfulater's capabilities, however there is much more to this powerful Knowledge Building Software. Time spent browsing the comprehensive Help that is included in Surfulater will be well rewarded.
