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Comparison Table for Mac Organizer Applications under $50.00 (single user license)
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| Application |
 DevonThink Personal |
 EagleFiler |
 Journler |
 KIT |
 Midnight Inbox |
 NoteBook |
 NoteMind |
 SOHO Notes |
 Yojimbo |
Application |
| Version Reviewed |
1.9.9 |
1.1.6 |
2.5.2 |
1.3.5 |
1.1 |
2.1 (v256) |
1.5.0 |
6.0.1 |
1.4.2 (46) |
Version Reviewed |
price |
$39.95 / -25% Academic |
$40 |
Donationware ($10 min) / $24.95 Pro use |
$24.95 / ? Academic |
$35 |
$49.95 / $99.95 family / $29.95 Academic |
$20 |
$39.99 / $25 Upgrade |
$39 / $69 Family / $29 Academic |
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| .Mac Sync |
no (not in Personal) |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
.Mac Sync |
File/Folder Synchronization |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
no |
File/Folder Synchronization |
| indexing Capabilities |
yes, auto and manual |
yes, automatic |
no |
yes, automatic with manual refresh available |
yes, auto and manual |
yes, automatic |
yes, automatic, can set frequency |
? not apparent |
? not apparent |
indexing Capabilities |
| Import /types |
drag/drop or via menu command |
drag/drop or via menu command and Can capture from DEVONagent, DEVONthink Pro (preserving comments), Nisus Writer Express, and Yojimbo (preserving comments and tags) |
drag/drop or via menu command
links to files types that can't be viewed natively |
original format, linked or notes format |
via synchonization |
.doc or .txt via import menu. Drag and drop or link to files |
drag/drop or via menu command |
drag/drop, via menu command
bookmark, web archive, PDF, File, Image, Movie, Audio, direct from scanner |
drag/drop or via menu command
can't link to or show Office docs (or rather, unknown file formats that can't be natively viewed in app)? |
Import /types |
| Link to / Accurately show icon (.xls, .qfm, etc.) |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes - via drag & drop, not import |
yes - via drag & drop and via "add file" menu |
yes |
no |
Link to / Accurately show icon (.xls, .qfm, etc.) |
| Export / Types |
Notes to iPod, copies original to designated location |
Copies original to designated location |
rtf, rtf with pictures, pdf, doc, txt, xhtml, web archive |
copies original file type to designated location |
n/a |
.rtf, .txt, .doc, .opml, .nbpb, .nbml, html |
n/a |
Text notes to iPod, text notes to single file, original files to designation locatoin as individual files |
original files to designated location, stored items like serial numbers at .txt file |
Export / Types |
View Options |
multiple configurations available |
Mail.app styled interface |
Mail, iTunes styled |
Mail.app styled |
Mail.app, iTunes plus additional interface innovation |
lined notebook |
iTunes styled interface / dockable |
Mail.app styled interface |
Mail.app styled interface |
View Options |
Quick entry options |
from services menu for many apps |
Drop Pad, from services menu for many apps |
drop box folder on desktop, from services menu for many apps |
n/a? |
keyboard shortcuts |
from services menu for many apps |
keyboard shortcut |
DockNote - drop on docked "drawer", from services menu for many apps |
Drop Dock, Quick input panel, from services menu for many apps |
Quick entry options |
| Tags / Labels |
labels |
tags |
labels |
labels (categories) |
numerical index labels, built in categories |
keywords |
labels & word database |
labels & tags |
tags & labels |
Tags / Labels |
| Address Book integration |
no (not in Personal) |
no? |
yes |
no |
no |
yes |
no |
yes |
no |
Address Book integration |
| E-mail integration / archive |
no (only in Pro Office) |
yes + MailTags aware |
yes - integrated but no archiving |
no |
yes - integrated but no archiving |
yes - integrated but no archiving |
no |
yes - integrated but no archiving |
no |
E-mail integration / archive |
| Audio / iTunes integration |
Quicktime, integration? |
no |
yes - audio |
yes |
yes - audio |
yes - audio & iTunes |
yes - audio |
yes - audio & iPod |
no |
Audio / iTunes integration |
| HTML |
yes - import available offline |
yes - hot key, import available offline |
yes, export to iWeb |
yes |
no |
no |
yes, available offline |
yes, web archive, downloaded info available offline |
yes, web archive, downloaded info available offline |
HTML |
| Bookmarks |
yes, import complete sets from Camino, Firefox, OmniWeb or Safari |
yes. URLs manually added |
yes |
yes, URLs manually added |
yes, import bookmarks as flat list from safari |
yes, URLs manually added |
yes, URLs manually added |
yes, URLs manually added |
yes, URLs manually added |
Bookmarks |
| Multiple Databases/Libraries |
no (not in Personal) |
yes, multiple libraries |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes? (can't save in demo mode to confirm handling) |
yes - shared as well |
no |
Multiple Databases/Libraries |
| Database tools |
Verify & Repair, Backup & Optimize, Restore Backup, Rebuild Database |
automatic? |
automatic? |
automatic? |
backup, archive |
automatic |
autosave |
manage as user or admin, backup & restore, design your own form |
automatic? |
Database tools |
| Functional demo |
30 days |
30 days |
unlimited |
15 days |
30 days |
30 days |
not timed - can't save or print |
30 days |
30 days |
Functional demo |
Additional or Notable features |
Integration with other DEVONtechnologies apps, even more features available with upgrade to Pro |
Growl notification upon import, error log, catches duplicate files, connects to Del.icio.us |
Tabs, filter search, password protection, blog upload/download capable |
Easy to designate it to link instead of copying file into a database, automatically separates image files into their own folder when importing a folder with various file types, QuickPick for use with Apple's Backup |
Basic premise is links to files, emails, folders. Doesn't move actual files into a database by serves as a front end management tool |
Rather different approach to electronic note taking, lists and file management, patented indexing system |
Whole app dockable, mind map creator, audio notes |
System menu bar search, passwords &receipts preset folders, set alarms, new notes can be a sticky, .txt, bookmark, web archve, .pdf, file, image, movie or audio, blog posting, iPod sync |
Pre-formatted password database entry, preformatted serial number entry, password protection |
Notable features |
| Application |
DevonThink Personal |
EagleFiler |
Journler |
KIT |
Midnight Inbox |
NoteBook |
NoteMind |
SOHO Notes |
Yojimbo |
Application |
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