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There are a number of personal information managers available. Broadly speaking, they can be classified into categories depending on the platform:

Windows based
Macintosh based
Linux based
Platform independent or host based (PHP/Perl/etc.)

Some of the software packages can be run without installing them, even from a removable device, such as a pen driver, allowing the user to carry along his own personal data on any PC.

Some can import and/or export data to other software.

Software classification

Running on Windows

Running on Macintosh

Running on Linux

Kontact (KDE)
Novell Evolution

Import/Export support

Nearly all of the applications have the ability to import data from many sources, but they tend to be quite conservative in export facilities.

Synchronization

The synchronization support to movable and handheld devices, mainly Palm or Windows CE based, is an important reason to choose a software. The increasing number of smartphones - Symbian (e.g. N60 and UIQ), Windows Mobile and Palm OS based - as well as the present day "business class" mobile phones - makes the synchronization a major concern for many users.

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 ===Running on Windows===
 * [[Microsoft Outlook]]
-* Goldmine
+* [[Goldmine]]
-* ACT!
+* [[ACT!]]
-* Lotus Notes
+* [[Lotus Notes]]
-* [[EssentialPIM]]
 ===Running on Macintosh===
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 * [[Microsoft Entourage]]
 * [[OD4Contact]]
-* Palm Desktop
+* [[Palm Desktop]]
 ===Running on Linux===
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 * [[Novell Evolution]]
-==Running without installing==
-[[EssentialPIM]] can be run from a removable device without installing on the system, both in paid and in free version.
 ==Import/Export support==