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Together (formerly KIT - Keep It Together) is an application for storing, organizing, editing and previewing all kinds of files and can find them again quickly.
Just about anything can be dragged to Together's main window or Shelf for safe keeping. The Shelf is a system-wide window which can also be used to browse and search the library, access favorites items and make quick notes.
Items can be organized into groups and folders and the original files are always kept in the Finder. Together can preview and edit a wide variety of files and uses Quick Look for previewing files it doesn't understand.
Together uses Spotlight to search the contents of all kinds of files as you type. Together can also encrypt documents, imports files in the background, supports multiple libraries and sync with MobileMe.
Version 2.1.8:
- Together now only syncs with MobileMe, according to the settings in System Preferences.
- Reduced the possibility of conflicts during MobileMe syncing.
- Fixed a problem where dragging text from Microsoft Word would create an image.
- Fixed a problem where the last selected group and item may not be saved before quitting.
- Fixed a problem where tags may not be saved on an item when its tags are changed and the currently selected group is a smart group based on tags.
- Fixed a problem where the library would not appear to update after importing another library.
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| Together User Reviews (37 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Aug 15 2008 |
NESSUNO I bought this app hoping the author would implement Sync Services soon. He doesn't. Another update without synking (cp. Yojimbo, SOHO Notes...). I need my notes on my iMac when I return from work where I created them on my MacBook. I'm frustrated. (Version 2.1.6) | |
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 | Aug 15 2008 |
JAZZADDICT If you would have read the documentation, contacted the developer, or visited the developers website you would know syncing has existed in Together since May. It's taken care of through the Library manager. (Version 2.1.6) | |
 | Aug 15 2008 |
NESSUNO Ho! Great! Thanks a lot for that hint! I HAD contacted the dev., and the last thing I heard of him was that he planned this feature for a future update. (Version 2.1.6) | |
 | Aug 15 2008 |
JAZZADDICT Also, can you justify why you gave the ratings you did? I'm not sure why you're using an .app that you rated 2/5 for features and 2/5 for value. Thanks. :-) (Version 2.1.6) | |
 | Aug 12 2008 |
JAZZADDICT I wish the developer wasn't the one doing support. That's usually not a good thing. The kind of support and feedback responses I get from the developer are not as thorough and courteous as responses I get from other software companies. The responses seem rushed though not impolite in any way. Go send some feedback or a question to the Omnigroup and see the difference. They make you feel encouraged to report as many bugs as possible and provide feedback (therefor making there software much better.) It gives the developers much more time to work on the software instead of responding to tons of support requests and flickering through the barrage of feature requests that come in. There would be much less pressure on the developer and much better experience for users if there was someone completely dedicated to support who has good customer service skills. Will Shipley once said in a podcast interview that if a developer is doing support for his or her product it is a great disservice to their customers. I agree. Together is very good software. Keep up the good work. (Version 2.1.5) | |
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 | Aug 15 2008 |
GNAIHC Agree. Maybe he can consider using some services like Get Satisfaction (http://getsatisfaction.com/) (Version 2.1.6) | |
 | Aug 15 2008 |
JAZZADDICT I actually shared a few emails with the developer (Steve) regarding his support service since posting my thread. He doesn't currently generate enough revenue from the .app to hire support. To make up for this he has put a lot of effort into creating the best support system possible. He's not always able to answer every feedback submission individually but his goal is to answer support requests within 24 hours. I think it helps him quite a bit when people use the forums instead of emailing him because it gives others a chance to respond with helpful information and links to other similar threads. Also, the forums help him prioritize feedback. Despite how impressed I am with how hard he's working to make the support experience what it is, I still really really wish of course that he was in a position to hire support. That way the time he spends providing support could be dedicated to development. I'm sure that would really catalyze Together's development. (Version 2.1.6) | |
 | Jul 19 2008 |
AKROBAT So, I have to spend $100 extra for MobileMe just in order to network via 2 Macs? (Version 2.1.5) | |
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 | Aug 12 2008 |
JAZZADDICT Tell me about it. I wish an open source project would start that replicates the mobileme syncing feature so any developer can build it into their .app for free. Till then. (Version 2.1.5) | |
 | Jul 3 2008 |
KADOOGAN I trialled this for a while, and recently paid to register. To be honest it was one of the easier buying decisions I have made. I had previously tried DEVONthink and EagleFiler. Whilst DEVONthink is a good piece of software I found it took too long to start up, and it's method of using it's own database to store my files was a big issue for me. Databases can become corrupted so as well as storing all my files in DEVONthink I had to keep the original files as well. Both EagleFiler and Together do not work this way, your files are kept in their original format, so even if you experience a problem with the program your files are still accessible from Finder. My main reasons for choosing Together over EagleFiler were mainly the user interface, which I find much nicer in Together, and the way it deals with saving emails. EagleFiler seems to keep emails in separate mailboxes which means you can't have them in the same folder as PDF's or txt files, and it's difficult or impossible to access them directly from the Finder (maybe there is a way round this but at this point I found Together which didn't have the issue). Together simply accepts .eml files which it stores in the same folder as all your other docs, or whatever folder you choose. The one thing I can think of that I would like to see is the ability to zoom into images. At the moment it just displays them as full-size if smaller than the display window, or shrinks them to fit the window if the image is bigger. I'd like to see a button to zoom into a small image to make it increase to fit the window. Together is a lovely piece of software that makes browsing your documents a pleasure rather than a chore. (Version 2.1.4) | |
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 | Jun 12 2008 |
BILL CLINTON I'm extremely reluctant to use an organizer such as Together that stores files in its own "way." I know--it stores them in Finder format, but that's not good enough for me. I want to have the organizer be able to bring together files from anywhere on the file system. That way, I get all of the benefits of the organizer (1) without having to worry about accessing the files the normal way and still having them where I would expect, rather than digging through the organizer's own hierarchy every time, and (2) being totally screwed when the organizer is no longer available--AND THAT TIME WILL COME. Does Together have this capability? Do any of the others? (Version 2.1.3) | |
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 | Jun 13 2008 |
XARIK While I understand your concerns for using an app that stores files in its own unique "way," Together has the ability to export your attachments back into the Finder just the way they are, so that you can access them "normally" as you would without Together; in that sense there's little risk that you would lose your data because it's not actually bound to a proprietary format as with other applications of a similar vein. However, if you simply want an app that will allow you a faster way of accessing your files without having to copy them over, you might want to take a look at Path Finder (http://www.macupdate.com/screenshot.php?id=6371). Although I haven't used the app in a while, AFAIK, it doesn't copy the files into its own database, but only displays them in a more accessible way. Maybe this is more like what you're looking for? If I'm not mistaken, that is. :) Hope that helped somehow. (Version 2.1.3) | |
 | Jun 24 2008 |
STEVE HARRIS Together allows you to link to files anywhere on your system without needing to move them. (Version 2.1.3) | |
 | May 25 2008 |
DONPERREAULT Another great feature is you can edit web archives to remove all the crap not related to the information that is important. The more I use Together the more I realize Together is far better than all the other similar applications and I have tried most all of them. Keep up the great work... (Version 2.1.1) | |
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 | May 15 2008 |
SHERMAN WILCOX I'm now a registered owner of this product. It has great features, and incredible technical support. Highly recommended. (Version 2.1.1) | |
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 | May 15 2008 |
JAZZADDICT 2.1 is a great update. The fact that you can link to a Together entry from another Application is great. I haven't seen any other Application do this. The shelf has greatly improved. Getting stuff into the database has become so much easier with the addition of system wide hot key importing, bookmarklets, improved quick note, and best of all; everything that gets saved to the Together library in the Finder now gets automatically imported into Together. Sweet! :-) (Version 2.1.1) | |
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 | May 14 2008 |
ALBFAN With this new release of Together, every change made to the database is now reflected in the Finder. And it works the other way too: changes made with the Finder are reflected in Together. A really great application, thanks to the developper! (Version 2.1) | |
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 | May 13 2008 |
ALBFAN I forgot to rate. For me, Together deserves 5 stars. (Version 2.1) | |
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