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Which SuperMemo? Updated: Aug 1, 2011
Version Advantages Disadvantages Platform(s) Price
SuperMemo 15 (2011)
  • old learning material must be converted to Unicode
  • expensive
  • complex
  • runs only in Windows
  • requires Internet Explorer
  • Windows 2000 or later
$60
SuperMemo 14 (2008)
  • incomplete Unicode support
  • complex
  • runs only in Windows
  • requires Internet Explorer
  • outdated Wikipedia and YouTube import filters
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 2000
 $40
SuperMemo 13 (2006)
  • incomplete Unicode support
  • requires Internet Explorer 6.0
  • expensive
  • outdated Wikipedia import filter
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista1
 $25
SuperMemo 12 (2004)
  • requires Internet Explorer 6.0
  • no Unicode in Contents
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP
  • Windows NT 4.0
  • Windows 98
 free ($0.1 registration entitles you to future upgrades) 
SuperMemo 11 (2002)
  • poor Unicode support
  • no XML exchange with other SuperMemos
  • requires Internet Explorer 6.0
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP
  • Windows NT 4.0
  • Windows 98
 free ($0.1 registration entitles you to future upgrades) 
SuperMemo 10 (2000)
  • free
  • does not support HTML in incremental reading
  • Windows NT 4.0
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 20001
  • Windows 952
  • Windows ME3
 free ($0.1 registration entitles you to future upgrades) 
SuperMemo 9 (1998)
  • free
  • reliable
  • rich multimedia functions
 as above free ($0.1 registration entitles you to future upgrades)  
SuperMemo 8 (1997)
  • still runs in Windows 3.1
  • no incremental reading
  • slow
  • no HTML
  • no long filenames
  • 16-bit application
 Windows 3.1 or later free 
($2 registration entitles you to future upgrades) 
SuperMemo 7 (1995)
  • free
  • fast
  • reliable
  • simple
 Windows 3.1 or later free ($0.1 registration entitles you to future upgrades) 
SuperMemo 6 (1992)
  • runs in DOS
  • no incremental reading
  • no mouse support
  • no sound
  • no pictures
  • cannot run in Windows NT in MS DOS Prompt 
 DOS,
16-bit Windows DOS Prompt		 free
SuperMemo for Pocket PC (1999-2009)
  • portability
  • simplicity
  • highly acclaimed
  • supports SuperMemo XML data exchange
 Windows CE, Pocket PC, SH3, MIPS, ARM, and more $9.9
SuperMemo for Palm OS 
(2000-2006)
  • portability
  • simplicity
  • reliability
  • highly acclaimed
  • no incremental reading
  • currently without pictures
  • currently without sound
  • XML exchange expected soon (Q2 2007)
 Palm OS $19.95
Multimedia SuperMemo (2000-2005)
  • most user-friendly interface (see: examples)
  • simplicity
  • voice recognition
 Windows 95 or later,
Windows NT 4.0 or later		 CDs and DVDs only
SuperMemo UX (2006)
  • easy to use
  • ready courses for learning languages
 Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista free
On-line SuperMemo (2001-2011)
  • learn anywhere in the world
  • repetitions can be made in a web browser or on a mobile phone
  • no installation
  • ready-made collections
  • learning via e-mail
  • requires access to the Internet
  • no incremental reading
  • your data is stored on the supermemo.net server
 any free on a large subset of material; subscription fee per access or per course
SuperMemo for Linux 
  • Linux
  • unreliable
 Linux N/A

Versions not recommended: SuperMemo 2 for DOS (freeware), SuperMemo 5 for DOS (freeware). Use SuperMemo 6 for DOS (freeware), SuperMemo 7 for Windows 3.1 (freeware), or SuperMemo 98 for Windows (freeware).

Versions cancelled: SuperMemo 3.0 for Amiga and SuperMemo 1.0 for Mac have been discontinued and are no longer available. See also: SuperMemo for Mac.

Versions that have never been: SuperMemo for Psion (1996)(ditched in development), SuperMemo for Atari ST (1988)(lost), SuperMemo for Atari XL (1988)(lost), eSuperMemo (1999)(student project; not completed), SuperMemo 3 and 4 for DOS (never released commercially), SuperMemo 7 for DOS (ditched in development), Java SuperMemo 2000 (ditched in development), SuperMemo Quizzer (ditched in development), SuperMemo for Linux (Kylix) may not see the light due to porting problems (based on SuperMemo 2000).

SuperMemo 1.0 wanted: It is possible that no archive copies of SuperMemo 1.0 for DOS survived. This was the first SuperMemo ever. If you still have a copy, please write

Best SuperMemo: Top Five (Aug 2011):

  1. SuperMemo 15 for Windows - most powerful SuperMemo to-date
  2. On-Line SuperMemo - runs in your web browser (anytime, anywhere)
  3. SuperMemo 12 (2004) for Windows - it may be a bit old, but it is free
  4. SuperMemo 4.0 for Pocket PC - pocket SuperMemo supporting SuperMemo XML data exchange
  5. SuperMemo 2.0 for Palm Pilot - cute SuperMemo on Palm Pilot

Footnotes:

  1. Windows Vista: SuperMemo needs unimpeded access to the collection files. This requires a few tweaks in the setup to make SuperMemo 2006 run correctly (this does not affect SuperMemo 2008 or later)
  2. Windows 2000: SuperMemo 2000 working with Windows 2000 shows minor incompatibilities in RTF text component processing
  3. Windows 95: SuperMemo for Windows may not work correctly in older installations of Windows 95. You may need to install the newest service packs. Installing Internet Explorer 6.0 is necessary
  4. Windows ME: SuperMemo for Windows shows performance problems in Windows ME. These, among others, result from a different file caching in Windows ME as well as a memory leak bug documented in Windows ME. Before you decide to order, please download a working-model version (identical problems show up in SuperMemo 98 through SuperMemo 2004). See also: FAQ: There are no plans for a dedicated version for Windows ME

FAQ

There are no plans for a dedicated version for Windows ME
Prospects for SuperMemo for Mac are not good

see also: FAQ: Before you buy 

There are no plans for a dedicated version for Windows ME
(Walter Cook, Saturday, July 21, 2001 7:20 PM)
Question:
Will you have a version of SuperMemo 2000 for Windows ME out soon or have you developed a workaround solution for it?
Answer:
Currently a dedicated version for Windows ME is not planned. There is a likelihood of improved performance with new component library coming with the release of Delphi 6 (compiler used to develop SuperMemo for Windows). Another hope comes from Microsoft patches that could resolve incompatibility and memory leak problems (see: Memory leak bug in Windows ME). Otherwise, the only solution for now is to try a demo of SuperMemo for Windows and decide if performance problems disqualify the product

Prospects for SuperMemo for Mac are not good
(Sneha Desai, Non-Profit Organisation, Fri, Jul 05, 2002 4:04)
Question:
Is there a Mac version of SuperMemo planned?
Answer:
Due to little customer interest, the Mac version was terminated back in 1995. Currently, no company is formally committed to develop an alternative. The main limitation is the difficulty to predict if the development investment would pay back