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Bento end-of-life -- what next?
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Posted by Paul Korm
Aug 2, 2013 at 08:53 PM
Now that FileMaker (Apple) has announced Bento is at end-of-life, I’m curious what light-weight “database” options the community might suggest. Either OS X or Windows.
Posted by Dr Andus
Aug 2, 2013 at 10:51 PM
Paul Korm wrote:
Now that FileMaker (Apple) has announced Bento is at end-of-life, I’m
>curious what light-weight “database” options the community might
>suggest. Either OS X or Windows.
I don’t use any, but if you do a search for “database” in the forum search box on the left, it should give you the most frequently discussed ones, to get started with.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Aug 3, 2013 at 01:14 AM
I hadn’t heard this. Bad news. I really like Bento. It syncs nicely with the app on my iPad and iPod Touch.
Sadly, I do not think there are a lot of options for Mac. Anything out there, like Panorama Sheets or iData, have not been updated themselves for a few years, and neither are as good as Bento, in my opinion. I would also welcome other suggestions, though I’ll keep using Bento for a while.
Steve Z.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Aug 3, 2013 at 01:52 AM
One option that looks promising is TapForms. It has versions for Mac, iPad and iPod, which sync via iCloud. Here’s more info:
Anyone have any experience with this?
Steve Z.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Aug 4, 2013 at 11:14 AM
Not that making the switch was all that urgent yet, but I’ve started using TapForm and it feels like a very capable Bento replacement. Importing Bento data into TapForm was easy. I just exported it as a CSV file from Bento. I didn’t even have to create an entry form, as TapForm did that for me. I sync’d it without problems between my iPad and my MacBook.
TapForm isn’t as visually appealing as Bento, unless you like a minimalist look, which I do.
So far, and this is still preliminary, I like TapForm quite a bit.
Steve Z