Favored "bucket" app - DEVONthink v. Keep-It vs. EagleFiler etc

Posted by JakeBernsteinWA
Jul 6, 2018 at 02:50 PM

MadaboutDana wrote:
I would recommend Notebooks like a shot, if the desktop versions weren’t
>so much less powerful than the iOS version. Alfons has been working on a
>new version for a long time now, but news has become a trickle. I might
>have to harass him!

I just saw a recent Tweet from him that Notebooks 2.0 for macOS is due out *this summer*. I already decided to try out Notebooks—very impressive. I’m somewhat confused at the lack of Tagging though…seems like that would be a no-brainer.

>DEVONthink is awesome, but I couldn’t use it for everyday bucket listing
>- it’s just too cumbersome.

That’s been the nagging feeling I’ve been having about it, even though I use it every day.

>I find myself using KeepIt more and more, as it becomes increasingly
>stable (and multi-featured); the developer is impressively committed.
>And the always-on-top compact view is awesome!

Yep. Trying out Keep-It slowly and this is interesting. I wish it had a quick entry universal hot key, but hey, that’s what Keyboard Maestro is for, right?

>I tried to love EagleFiler for years, but somehow it never quite did it
>for me. But it’s not bad.

Just feels outdated to me.

>Having rejected DayOne (after making years of journal entries), I’ve
>just invested in Mariner Software’s MacJournal. Which is actually very
>impressive, with a very wide range of features at a very modest price.
>It could easily be used as a bucket-list app, in that it accepts
>attachments, recordings, links, tags, hierarchies of
>journals/sub-journals, ebooks and all kinds of other stuff - and has
>useful timeline and calendar views as well. Having said that, I’m still
>in the early stages of blast-testing it, so I won’t give it my ultimate
>five-star recommendation until I’m convinced it does everything it says
>it does.

Just downloaded the trial of MacJournal. I’m curious, but like others, hope I don’t get too attached right away without assurances that it will continue to be updated!

>Cheers,
>Bill

Thanks!