In short: a combination of a Word processor, Knowledge base and Note taking app for the desktop (not for mobile phones/tablets). It is a new way of making, viewing, maintaining, distributing, publishing and sharing documentation, notes and knowledge content.  You can use docFreak WITH or WITHOUT your existing Office programs (like Word, Pdf reader, OneNote and Wiki based software). docFreak does not use the cloud and does not need the Internet to store your work. docFreak is a desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux.

With docFreak you create documents as any other word processor (like Microsoft Word and LibreOffice's Writer) but with much less overhead and with lots of more real world usefull functionality. docFreak allows you to create documents, notes and pop-up notes in a multi-tabbed fashion and allows this content to be mixed with other Microsoft office, LibreOffice, image, photo and audio/video files.

However your content (documents, notes, pop-up notes, office and other files) are stored into 1 single file all together. By default this file is called docFreak.dfdoc (but you can rename it.... read on...) and its content is visualized by a tree. Each tree item can be hyperlinked and connected with any other tree item.

On top of your documents and notes you can also add other files to the mix like: Pdf, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, compressed folders, Zip, Visio (and much more... including audio/video files).

Everything you add from your file manager (which is a matter of drag and drop), is copied into and becomes part of your docFreak file. It also becomes visible inside the tree and as such can be hyperlinked with anything else inside that same tree.

Your single docFreak file then contains: the tree, your documents, notes/pop-up notes, Office files you added as well as audio and video (if these are added too).

As you might know by now, all is inside 1 single file. It is important to undestand and to remember this feature and property. docFreak does not point to the originals on your file system but saves copies of them inside docFreak.

Because it is 1 single file you can easly send it to somebody else who can then view it with a free to download docFreak. If you want only a portion of the tree to be shared, you can create a secured package from specific items you select from the tree and send that as a docFreak package to somebody else that has docFreak installed.

The docFreak.dfdoc file can be attached to web servers, Wiki's, Microsoft Sharepoint, Jira, Confluence and the like based groupware. Instead of your loosly coupled and fragmented Word, Pdf and Excel files, you ONLY add 1 single file with all those same files packed/hyperlinked in it to your groupware.

Yes docFreak is AI ready
It has predefined AI functions for: Spell check, Grammar check, Spell and grammer check, Make formal, Make informal, Summerize, List highlights and Translate to (any language).

To use AI, select text inside the editor tab, press right mouse click and select one of the predefined AI functions that shows in the pop-up menu.

You can also ask questions and/or give instructions to AI to manipulate text or html code.

Notes:

1) docFreak is a desktop app and does not need an internet connection to work but when you want to use AI, you only need an intenet connection for the moments you use AI.

2) the AI docFreak uses, is from OpenAI.com (maker of ChatGPT) and as such you need an OpenAI API subscription from OpenAI.com. You will then get an API key from them. That same API key needs to be saved into docFreak. As soon as docFreak detects that key, AI works instantly.

3) DO NOT CONFUSE the OpenAI API subscription with the ChatGPT subscription (which is far more expensive).

The OpenAI API subscription will cost less then 2 US$ per month for the avarage docFreak user.

docFreak works with Word as well but you can use it as an alternative for Word.... docFreak is a tabbed Word Processor with tabbed documents. With Word you cannot have multiple tabs opened. With docFreak you can (with tabbed docs and notes in each tab), drag and drop other documents, notes, MS Office-, LibereOffice-, Pdf- as well audio and video files into docFreak, create embeded pop-up notes, create external pop-up notes, change the index/content tree with drag/drop and move operations. docFreak combines, blend and mixes all data inside docFreak together into 1 single file to create a real hypertext hybrid based documentation/knowledge base/note taking experience. If that does not convince you then the best way to see the difference is to download and experience docFreak by using it.

No it is not but you can use it as a replacement if you do not use the bells and whisthles that so many peopledon't use either in Word. You can still use Word or Writer and add their files to docFreak because searching and hyperlinking with other related content is something Word and Writer cannot do well at all.

Yes.

No but might be developed in the near future.

No, not at all but for the moments only you want to use AI, you need an active Internet connection.

No, not at all.

No but then it will after a few weeks, work as a viewer only.
NOTE: you can always re-license (by downloading docFreak) again if you use the free version.

Just download docFreak again and install it again. For this reason, it is recommended to create and open your .dfdoc files (they contain all your content) from another folder than where docFreak is installed. This is IMPORTANT for anyone who uses the default docFreak.dfdoc because that one is overwritten during the reinstall.

NOTEs:
1) you do not have this problem when you do NOT use the default docFreak.dfdoc file.

2) You can also (if you are a bit handy) download the .zip package (any .zip package) and extract the license.dat file only. Copy the extracted license.dat file over the old one inside the folder location where your docFreak is installed. This way all your .dfdoc files stay intact.

Yes you can. When you download docfreak there is always an active license in it that will work for at least 14 days and allows you to do anything with the content.  After a few weeks, you can only view (not modify) thecontents until you buy a (one time purchase or subscription per year) license. Therefor you can always use docFreak as a viewer without a license.
NOTE: you can always re-license (by downloading docFreak) again if you use the free version.

docFreak will then act as a viewer (you can view but not edit the content, all content remains available). As a viewer docFreak is free of any charge.
NOTE: you can always re-license (by downloading docFreak) again if you use the free version.

Then you will be able to add and modify content again.

Yes you can. The default docFreak file is called docFreak.dfdoc.  You can rename, copy and move that one to any name you like as long it has the .dfdoc extension (and.... not to a name with spaces in its name or folder name).

Yes you can. Copy with your file manager (like Windows Explorer, Linux Dolphin or macOS Finder) the docFreak.dfdoc to any other name you like (without spaces in its name).

Even with the same license?
Yes.

Yes you can. Use the Create empty dfDoc option from the main menu.

Copy with your file manager the dfdocinit.dat file to a file name with a name of your choice (again without spaces in its name) and give it a .dfdoc extension. Example:to create an empty db with built-in help use your file manager to copydfdocinit.dat to MyNewEmptyToo.dfdoc

The smallest .dfdoc file is less then 0.3MB. The biggest .dfdoc size currently known in use is 26GB (and still super-fast).

Yes and no..... Create the folder inside another folder first (for example inside the New folder). After that, drag the just created folder to the root/top level.

Yes, you can (as deep as you need).

Yes, you can: create folders with levels, move, remove, copy and shortcut tree items/folders.

Save your changes/edits by a RIGHT mouse click on the tab handles (then select Save).You can also press Ctrl-S or Cmd-S to save all tabs at once.

Yes you can. You can even create styles to format text with a mouse click.

Use your file manager to select 1 or more files and drag them to the tree.  The files are then copied into your docFreak automatically.

Yes you can export as Open Document Text, Word, Writer, Pdf, Html and Markdown.

Yes but only if you drag them to the tree first.

Yes you can. When you select images they are inserted into the editor and shown as an image. When it contains office files then they are inserted as a link into the editor. Due to a bug it is better to drag the files to the tree first and from there to the editor (the regular text color is then restored).

Note: everything you drag is copied into your docFreak and then shown in the tree.

Insert(drag) as much as possible from the tree to the editor because that way the text after the link will have the normal text color. If you create a hyperlink by a drop operation from your file manager, the hyperlink color might affect the text thereafter. You can prevent the hyperlink color affecting the text thereafter by adding additional spaces and position the cursor in front of the extra spaces before you drop from your file manager.

Keep in mind that it might look that it points to a Word file but in reality it loads the copy of that Word file from your docFreak into Word. So it will open Word for you. When you make changes to the Word document, it will be noticed by docFreak. This way you can docFreak use as a launcher of all kind of files.

If it is a native docFreak document or note, it is opened and shown inside a tab of docFreak. If it is something else like Pdf, Excel or Word (for example) then it opens the correpsonding program for you.

docFreak will use the multi-media player installed on your OS. If you did not install a media player, install one of your choice.

docFreak needs to be installed into your Home folder like /home/JohnDoe. Start a cmd line terminal and run ./setup_docFreak and follow the instructions. You can trouble shoot the starting of docFreak by starting ./docFreak.bin from a cmd line terminal like: cd $HOME/docFreak; ./docFreak.bin.  It might show error messages that give a clue about where to search for.
Also... check the content of docFreak.desktop file. That one is used to start docFreak from your desktop. You can also edit that one to change the location where you want to start docFreak from (but you should be familiar with basic Linux commands).

docFreak needs to be dragged to your Home folder (press Cmd-Shift-H to open your Home folder like /Users/JohnDoe) and drag docFreak to it. From there you can start docFreak.

Select on or more tree items you want to be removed and press Ctrl-D. The built-in Help suggest that you can use Ctrl-Y but that does work only inside the editor.

Select the line you want to delete and press Ctrl-Y.

Select the tree item you want to add keywords or tags to.Press Ctrl-Shft-K, a new tab is displayed.Hover your mouse just above the Add tag button, an input text field will light up.
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Enter your keyword, tag or keyword/tag phrase in it.Press the Add tag button. Repeat if you want to add other keywordsPress Save to activate all added keywords.
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Press the listbox (between the Delete and Save button) to show all keyword tags.

Be sure that your docFreak uses the OS environment where it runs on. Follow these one time only steps: Check the Settings, Setup -> OS environment tab, press Set defaults for OS and after that Save. Next go to the Fonts tab and select your default fonts and press Save. The fonts you select here are connected to the DF and MF buttons.

Then create the style you want, Go to the Styles tab and be sure that you have the following Style names (by default they should be there):
H1 (Header1 style settings that is connected to H1 button)
H2 (Header2 style settings that is connected to H2 button)
H3 (Header3 style settings that is connected to H3 button)
where H1 is the biggest header style and H3 the smallest header style (but still a bit bigger then regular text).

If you do not have them, create them (use the New button) as H1, H2 and H3 (do not use other names yet). When you create a style it is upmost important that you select ALL text inside the style preview (the box below the Hyperlink text color and Hyperlink background color).

Use the format options (Bold, Italic, Underline, font name and font size boxes) and the options inside the Style tab itself to format the preview.  

Press Save, the Style is saved.

Repeat this step for other styles you want and keep in mind that the Preview text must be selected each time you create a style.  Note that the preview text can by anything as long as you select ALL text inside the preview and as long you use the format options of docFreak to format the style.

The best way to experience this luxury and comfort is to download docFreak (no need to register) and try.