Possible uses of the program include:

• personal knowledge base
• personal diary (encrypted)
• sensitive information (passwords, PIN numbers, ...)
• storing cooking recipes with pictures
• writing books and stories
• prepare teaching materials (use HTML export for publishing)
• class notes taking tool
• task manager
• manage code snippets with line numbering and syntax highlighting in a host of source code languages

Features:

• multi platform: supports Windows, Linux, Sharp Zaurus, Macintosh OS X, FreeBSD (available on Net), Nokia N800 (Maemo)
• unencrpyted and encrpyted document formats supported
• multiple text node operations are supported (moving up/down/...)
• import NoteCenter unencrpyted format (www.notecenter.net)
• import gjots2 documents (requires .gjots2 extension on document)
• import StickyNotes (http://loban.caltech.edu/stickynotes/) document (requires .xml extension on document)
• import MM/LX documents (http://www.dasoft.com/MMLX)
• multilanguage support
• multiple level undo/redo
• drag and drop for tree node reordering
• export document or nodes to another document, text or html file
• custom font settings
• document searching
• reloading last used document at startup
• maximizing on startup
• text wrapping option
• register application to start at login time (Win32 only)
• reload document from file
• support for external and internal links (links to external file and links to internal document nodes)
• both node text and node title can be a link source
• document supports rich text format (bold, italic, underline, strike-through, text color, text background color)
• you can insert pictures in the document nodes
• syntax higlighting
• optionally show text view line numbers

Only in Pro version:

• multiple documents support (MDI)
• import for Knowit, Keynote, Treepad, Tuxcards, Tomboy, OPML, RTF, Vault, Notekeeper, Natara Bonsai documents
• spellchecker support
• bulleted list formatting
• edit embedded images using defined external image editor application
• link to an exact node inside another NoteCase document
• new node view - flat list view - that can be filled by a search action
• additional database based document formats - encrypted and unencrypted (.ncdb, .ncde)
• text font formatting support
• automatically generate links from typed URLs (starting with "http://", "https://" or "ftp://")
• document printing and print preview
• navigating by browse history (back/forward buttons)
• hoisting (see http://outliners.expandingbrain.com/doku.php?id=hoist)
• "mark and gather" operation (and other operations on multiple marked nodes)
• document synchronization
• faster (optimized code) work with the document
• drag and drop of files to tree part in order to create a new node with the file as an attachment, or add the attachment to existing node
• Firefox-like document tabs GUI for quick document changing/closing
• "Tip of the Day" dialog with practical tips
• special HTML export mode using a frames based template with JScript-based graphical tree view on the left
• supports external plugins (currently only file import plugins)
• text cut/copy/paste preserves formatting (using HTML clipboard format)
• customize toolbar layout
• global hotkey to minimize app to tray (and raize from tray)
• option to automatically change node icon when it becomes a child (leaf) or a parent node
• split text into multiple nodes using defined delimiter string (join is the reverse operation merging multiple marked nodes)
• per-document bookmarks
• export presets
• quick search mode within the tree view
• open document from http:// link
• when pasting HTML that has some images, ask user to use HTTP to fetch and embed linked images
• task management (a note can be a task)
• "Insert Symbol" window to view and insert special characters in the text
• change case commands: "To Uppercase", "To lowercase", "Invert Case"
• drag and drop files in a tree view while holding Shift key allows for importing multiple files at once
• text alignment formatting (left, right, center)
• note clones
• script automation using Lua interpreted language
• manage code snippets with line numbering and syntax highlighting in a host of source code languages
• document tabs are reorderable using drag and drop
• customizable tree view columns
• formatting styles (applying multiple formatting actions such as bold, italic, text color, font, ... at the same time)
• tag cloud view for easier manipulation of the tags within the document
• tag (tag cloud) view
• attachment view