HEZMANA  Used to love the program, but it is no longer developed, there have been no update in a long long time. My program has stopped working with .MAC or now ME. I have three computers and non will sync anymore, probably as Apple is continuing to make changes and the program has not.

Looking for an alternative.  
(Version 1.5.1)

VGOKLANI  Is this thing on? Yojimbo hasn't been updated in the longest time, development is all but dead. Try something else, and save your money...  
(Version 1.5.1)

DONPERREAULT  I used Yojimbo for many months and tried most every app of its type and have found that Together is the best for me. The developer is quick to respond to any questions and continuously updates Together, unlike the developers of Yojimbo. The latest version 2.1.5 is very stable and fast with my 2500 item library. I suggest Together.  
(Version 1.5.1)

DAVIDWB  I've been using Yojimbo for about 18 months and while I continue to use it I also continue to look at its competitors. Yojimbo is great at grabbing and storing information and this is what first attracted me to it. I can grab a PDF, an email message, a web site, a note, a serial number, even a web site password and quickly store it. Its search functions are also quite good. But it has some frustrating quirks - not the least of which is a smarmy little group of programmers who believe they know what's best for their users. These little tinpot dictators have a user list group in which they berate and talk down to users who make certain requests. They don't explain *why* these requests are out of the question - they simply declaim from on high that they won't do it. One of these heretical requests? Nested folders which, for some reason, must be the very spawn of the devil.

Yojimbo is a program I want to like. It does so much of what a data collection program needs to do well, that I try to look beyond what it lacks. But what I find frustrating is how I must export my collected data into another program so that I can properly organize it. With a data collection closing in on 2500 items encompassing dozens of different topics and sub topics, I've found that tagging, while effective, doesn't cut it when I am in the process of organizing my information for a project. And since I tend to have 3 or 4 projects going at once, nested folders is the logical way for me to work. And so once the data is collected, I wind up exporting to DevonThink for organization. Unfortunately, DevonThink is less convenient for the collection process.

And so I keep looking and hoping. Given the developers refusal to adopted nested folders, I know that one day I'll abandon this program - until then I muddle along.

I give two thumbs up to Yojimbo and a big 2 thumbs down and a raspberry to the developers.  
(Version 1.5.1)

IAMDORIAN  I've been using Yojimbo since it was first released. My constant researching absolutely requires some way to keep track of files - not just links - to webpages. Although Yojimbo is very easy to use (and very Mac-like), it lacks 3 essential features which limit its usefulness. This is too bad, because at the price point ($100.00 less than DevonThink) it would be the #1 choice for most people, were it more feature-rich.

1) This application is desperately short-sighted as it lacks any way to sync its (often massive over time) database with another version of Yojimbo running on other machines. Although Apple's iSync includes it on its list of backups, I've seen no database transfer/backup going on, so I have to assume it only backs up some preference settings. This is about 0.1% of the problem.

2) Although it does a great job grabbing individual web pages, this application should be merged with the power of something like SiteSucker, so that it can (what the bloated and expensive Acrobat program can no longer do very well) archive an entire website. This is a critical need as well - at least for researchers who might use a program like this on any sort of regular basis.

3) Yojimbo should be enabled to create both linked notes, as well as reference links from an image or line of copy in one archived article, to another Yojimbo archive, both for footnoting as well for indexing purposes. I'd think that adding a notation feature could be expanded to an indexing function via a contextual menu?

Although this is not intended to be as sophisticated as DevonThink, adding these few features would make this a first class research tool. I'd think that these features could be added in a "Pro" version - if BB wants to make a little money back on their R&D.

I am sure I would not be the only person willing to pay $50.00 for this sort of feature set.

I sincerely hope someone at BareBones is reading this?

Thanks  
(Version 1.5.1)

MACD  Wow! The search/filtering speed in the new version is indeed greatly improved!!! I can finally start actually USING this feature without thinking twice..

Thanks!  
(Version 1.5)

THEC13  Love this software, but I have recently switched to DEVONthink Pro. Maybe if the developer would update it to show they still care about this software, I would change back. Until then, DT it is.  
(Version 1.4.2)

FONIX  I have been using Yojimbo since it first came out, and it has become a very useful part of my daily work process, as I collect web pages, receipts for online purchases, code snippets, phone messages, and other stuff into my handy sidekick. I have 900 items, including pictures and many pdf's, and after an initial delay of maybe 5-10 seconds on the first search after launch, Yojimbo is super-fast for searching within the application. Plus, you can add tags to your entries, to make searching more efficient. More often, however, I just search in Spotlight, since Yojimbo is completely Spotlight-compatible, unlike other tools such as DevonThink Pro.

Try the demo, and you may find this grows into an itegral part of your daily process as well!  
(Version 1.4.2)

JWKAUFFMAN  I'm a long time user and fan. The only feature not included that has ever given me pause... the absence of nested folders.

Otherwise, I've found it extremely useful.

When I first heard about it's release I thought I'd have no use for such an application. I purchased it originally to take advantage of it's product serial number tracking and password storage.

Since then it's been my catch all for info found on the web. I store recipes, receipts, coupons, OSX hints (like those handy keyboard shortcuts I can never remember). And a .Mac account makes Yojimbo shine. Syncing with my other macs has been flawless... and a Godsend.  
(Version 1.4.2)

GEORGEDONNELLY  1380 objects in my yojimbo db and its getting a little slow (on mac mini). and the search is really slow. its faster to use spotlight.  
(Version 1.4.2)