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Softonic Rating:
Very good810
License:
Evaluation
Added:
January 26, 2006
Updated:
December 18, 2007
Publisher:
Website
File size:
2.5 MB
Downloads:
110
Cyril Roger

“A reliable information organizer for Mac OS X”

by Cyril Roger

Have you ever thought of storing and organizing all the files on your Mac? You should take a look at Yojimbo, an elaborate mix of Finder and Spotlight.

The application can store and organize all your files, whether pictures, documents, pdfs, notes, bookmarks or more. The program is very intuitive thanks to an attractive and well structured interface. You can use the Drop Dock or hotkeys to add elements to Yojimbo. In the application itself these can be managed by all sorts of folders, tagged, flagged and labeled. You can also create your own custom collections.

Another solid feature in Yojimbo is its advanced searching and filtering. Thanks to Spotlight integration, Yojimbo can find anything really quickly as you type and record your searches. Also, if you work on multiple Macs you can use .Mac sync to keep your Yojimbo collections accessible. Although if you have a lot of files the application can take some time to load, it flows really well once up and running.

The only real disappointment is photo handling. Yojimbo doesn't store RAW images and editing features are fairly limited. Even though you can easily import them into the application we still suggest using a separate application to store your snaps.

Yojimbo is an excellent tool to organize all your files on your Mac.

Languages:

English

Recent changes in Yojimbo:

  • Images and icons are now first class citizens. Please do not try to replace iPhoto, Aperture, or Lightroom with Yojimbo: You'll make us cry.
  • Yojimbo's image support can help you keep track of your favorite Basic Instructions strip, custom icons, desktop patterns, and so forth. It is not a place to dump all your RAW images in the hope that they'll sync between machines (and in fact RAW images are explicitly not supported).
  • Greatly improved performance while searching and filtering.
  • Software update checking is now built-in, with optional auto-installation of the new version.
  • Support for using F16-F19 as hot keys when using Apple's new aluminum keyboards. (Due to OS limitations, the menu bar will not display text labels for these keys.)
  • Tags are now available for searching via Spotlight.
  • Additional fields for bookmarks, web archives and serial numbers are now indexed by the Spotlight importer.
  • "Flag" and "Label" are now available as toolbar items in standalone editor windows (which present a toolbar).
  • These buttons are not shown by default, but you can add them via the "Customize Toolbar..." command.

Limitations:

30 day Trial Period

OS requirements for Yojimbo:

  • OS: Mac OS X

Minimum requirements:

  • Mac OS 10.4 or later
Pros
  • Advanced and fast search
  • Custom collections
  • Highly intuitive thanks to Drop Dock
Cons
  • Loading can take some time
  • Limited photo handling
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Yojimbo makes keeping all the small (or even large) bits of information that pour in every day organized and accessible. It’s so simple, there is no learning curve. Yojimbo’s mechanism for collecting, storing and finding information is so natural and effortless, it will change your life—without changing the way you work. There are as many uses for Yojimbo as there are users of it. It accepts almost anything—text, bookmarks, PDF files, web archives, serial numbers or passwords—by dragging, copying or importing. You can get anything out of Yojimbo you put into it, in its original form—no lock-in.

Yojimbo highlights:

  • Effortless to install, learn and use
  • Reliable and secure—it’s built using core Mac OS X technologies
  • Store almost anything in Yojimbo—text, rich text, images, PDFs, even serial numbers and passwords
  • Location independent access—use .Mac Sync Services and enjoy the same Yojimbo satori at home and at the office
  • Organize your information any way that suits your style, from “everything in one spot” to “organized to the extreme”
  • Instant Spotlight search

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