Editing IBM Lotus Organizer

{{Infobox software
| name = IBM Lotus Organizer
| logo = Lotus Organizer 5.0 icon.png
| screenshot = Lotus Organizer 5.0.png
| screenshot size = 300px
| caption =
| developer = [[IBM]]
| latest_release_version = 6.1
| latest_release_date = 2003
| operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows]]
| genre = [[Personal information manager]]
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| website = [http://ibm.com/software/sw-lotus/products/product2.nsf/wdocs/orgfact  www.ibm.com]
}}

'''Lotus Organizer''' is a discontinued [[personal information manager]] (PIM). It was initially developed by Threadz, a small [[United Kingdom|British]] software house, reaching version 3.0. Organizer was subsequently acquired by [[Lotus Development Corporation]], for whom the package was a [[Windows]]-based replacement for [[Lotus Agenda]]. For several years it was the unquestioned market leader until it was gradually overtaken by [[Microsoft Outlook]].

Organizer is notable for using the ″leather-bound personal organizer″ graphical metaphor for its [[user interface]]. It is often bundled within [[Lotus SmartSuite]].

==Status==
On 14 May 2013, IBM announced the immediate "withdrawal and discontinuance of support" of Lotus SmartSuite, Lotus Organizer and Lotus 123.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS913-091|title=Software withdrawal and discontinuance of support: Lotus SmartSuite, Lotus Organizer and Lotus 123|date=14 May 2013|publisher=}}</ref>

Version 6.1 was the last version. It supported [[Windows 2000]], [[Windows XP]], [[Windows Vista]], [[Windows 7]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21411413|title=IBM Information about SmartSuite and Organizer working on Microsoft Windows 7 - United States|date=28 January 2010|publisher=|access-date=2012-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204170327/http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21411413|archive-date=2012-02-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Windows 10]].

==Versions==

===Microsoft Windows===
Organizer was a part of Lotus SmartSuite, but was also sold as a single application. The latest releases of SmartSuite did not include the current version of Organizer; it was sold separately only.

Versions up to 2 were 16-bit programs. Later versions are 32-bit programs.

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width: 40%"
!Version
!File format
!Year
!Included in
|-
|1
|.org
|1992
|
|-
|1.1
|.org
|1993?
|
|-
|2
|.or2
|1994
|
|-
|97 (3.1)
|.or3
|1997
|SmartSuite 97
|-
|97 GS (4.0)
|.or4
|1997
|
|-
|4.1
|.or4
|1998
|SmartSuite Millennium Edition Release 9
|-
|5
|.or5
|1999
|SmartSuite Millennium Edition Release 9.5–9.8.x
|-
|6.0 
|.or6
|1999
|
|-
|2.12
|.or2
|1999
|Y2K Compliant, Free Distro for existing users
|-
|6.1
|.or6
|2003
|
|-
|}

===IBM OS/2===
The first OS/2 version was released in 1998. Until then, the Windows 16-bit version had been used. The last version is 1.7 from 2001. Later revisions of SmartSuite did not upgrade Organizer, although some fixes have been made.

Organizer for OS/2 uses the .or4 file format. This means that it cannot exchange data files with the later Windows versions, other than by importing and exporting data.

The features and user interface for Organizer for OS/2 are similar to that of Organizer 97 for Windows. It lacks later improvements, such as importing and exporting [[vCard]] and [[iCalendar]] files, and synchronisation with [[Personal digital assistant|PDAs]].

===Mac OS===
Lotus Organizer 97 GS was released for classic Mac OS in 1997 with features similar to the Windows version, including integration with Lotus Notes calendars and address books.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=1997-08-06 |title=Short take: Lotus debuts Organizer 97 for the Mac |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/short-take-lotus-debuts-organizer-97-for-the-mac/ |work=CNET |access-date=2023-03-09}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of personal information managers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061209121201/http://calbears.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NEW/is_1992_June_5/ai_12326897 Threadz Organizer 3.0 review] by Newsbytes from June 5, 1992. Accessed 2006-08-08.
* [https://www.theguardian.com/Archive/Article/0,4273,4332056,00.html Mention] by [[Jack Schofield (journalist)|Jack Schofield]] of [[The Guardian]], January 10, 2002. Accessed 2006-08-08.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120204170327/http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21411413 IBM FAQ Technote] last modified January 1, 2010. Accessed 2012-05-15.

==External links==
*[http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/organizer/ Lotus Organizer home page]
*[http://www.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/smartsuite/ Lotus SmartSuite home page]
*[https://archive.today/20130128023517/http://www.lotus.com/ldd/ssforum.nsf/SortedAllThreadedweb?OpenView&ExpandView&RestricttoCategory=Organizer Lotus Organizer in SmartSuite Forum] 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120515120505/http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/overview/software/lotus/lotus_smartsuite IBM Support Portal for Lotus SmartSuite]
*[http://www.matnewman.com/webs/personal/matblog.nsf/dx/a-quiet-farewell-lotus-1-2-3-organizer-and-smartsuite?opendocument&comments Unofficial support blog]

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