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DESCRIPTION
ShoveBox catches all those little scraps of information that you can't act on now but would rather not forget. It sits up in your menubar, waiting for you to drag in text, images, urls, and more.
It makes it incredibly easy to get data in. Just drag it in from near any program, or use QuickJot to type it out before you have a chance to forget.
When you come up for air, ShoveBox also provides a sensible interface to sort everything you shoved during the day. And by setting up powerful importing rules, you can drastically reduce the thinking you'll have to do later.
It's all about spending less time processing and more time actually doing things.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.7.6:
- More robust iPhone syncing
- Fixed issue where custom keyboard shortcuts could be lost when upgrading the app
- Added "Export all" context menu item for folders in organizer.
- Interface enhancements
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
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| ShoveBox User Reviews (45 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Jan 1 2010 |
GAZMAN While I love the functionality of Shovebox (simple menubar app, quick jot, capture from iSight, etc.) I detest its interface. It makes it so easy to get stuff into the app, but then loathsome to be able to view it. As far as I can tell there is no keyboard shortcut to actually open the note, clicking on its name makes it viewable some of the time and edits the name some of the time. Selecting the note really should make the note visible underneath or in a separate pane instead of a separate window. Even though I paid for a licence and prefer its functionality over Evernote's, I've switched to Evernote as it has a much better interface and way of actually interacting with your notes. (Version 1.7.6) | |
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 | Dec 22 2009 |
MCOAD Great app, terrible support. Shovebox really is superb at what it does - simple, elegant, makes life at the Mac a lot simpler. The iPhone app is terrific, too, and for me the main reason to have the app. It means you can easily carry your docs, notes and snippets with you to catch up on when youre away from your screen. But - and its a fairly big one - Wonder Warps support is just lousy. Some time ago the two apps stopped synching. They would start, apparently talk to each other fine for several minutes, then cut out for no apparent reason. I contacted WW via their website almost two months ago, with no reply. There seemed to be some problem at the site. Emails eventually got a reply saying they would be in touch in a few days. That was six weeks ago, and despite follow-up emails there has been nothing since. This is close to being the worst support Ive ever come across for a a Mac app - and Ive used hundreds of them. A real shame, and means Ive given up using the app, as this synching ability was its main use in my case (which, of course, it wont be for many). So, highly recommended, but be aware you may be risking your money if you ever need support. Unless others have better stories to tell... (Version 1.7.6) | |
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 | Dec 17 2009 |
PROKOS_J I own a license for this and really like it, use it all the time. Having said that, there are some basic features missing. Spotlight compatibility is a very important feature that is absent. Having to do a separate search within ShoveBox is an annoyance. ShoveBox's search feature also has it's problems, after doing a search and browsing through the results the search is automatically cancelled if the user closes any of the opened windows forcing the user to start his search from scratch. That effectively doubles the trouble. Another missing feature is sync ability with multiple copies of ShoveBox, say one on a laptop and another on a desktop. Yet another feature missing is the ability to see not only recently added clips but recently opened clips as well. I have emailed the developer asking for these over the past many months and while they are receptive, have implemented none of them to date. Updates/releases are very slow for an application as tiny and costly as this one is. Again, I really like it. I just wish the developer gave it more attention, I get the feeling it's sitting on the back burner. (Version 1.7.6) | |
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 | Nov 13 2009 |
ULYSSESRIC Downloaded from MacHesit nanobundle too. This application is basically an menubar-item application that works like QuickSilver, ByteControl, Synergy, etc. I really very love this idea of system integration and global hotkey access. It let me quickly log and access scraps when working in other application. However, the data storage ability of ShoveBox is limited. This application works only with data that can be copy-pasted through clipboard, and Mac OS X native documents like URL bookmark, WebArchive, and PDF. That should be enough for scraps, but when working with some serious applications like Office, it's not enough. It can't store Excel and PowerPoint file into ShoveBox, and Word document will be converted into RTF data. It can't store image files while remaining the original format but the picture-clip, and can't be drag-n-dropped into PowerPoint. ShoveBox is a great application for quick scarps. But it's not the best solution for serious information storage and workflow. (Version 1.7.6) | |
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 | Nov 11 2009 |
ABELLE Very useful, simple, discreet, efficient, nice job..., I use it with every day with pleasure. (Version 1.7.6) | |
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 | Nov 8 2009 |
FOXYORB Wow! and double wow! I can't believe how powerful this is. It is such an optimum tool to quickly capture the main types of information such as text, images, bookmarks, web pages, pdf. This tool even shows up in the service menu and print to pdf menu and these are but a few of the ways to get the same thing done: shove important information. And syncing with the mobile app on your iPod touch or iPhone is a perfect example of how it should be done. The author mentions that Spotlight will soon search any captured text file in ShoveBox. Well triple wow! (Version 1.7.6) | |
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 | Nov 6 2009 |
SERGESOUSZERO Just got it for the MacHeist nanoBundle. Just after launching it, my desktop cleaned itself up. Great app ! (Version 1.7.6) | |
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 | Aug 3 2009 |
PSW I love this product! I own a few of these file/info catching programs and I consider this one the best. The quick entry, easy drag and drop, solid search and easy exporting make this software an easy to use pleasure. Even my significant other (whos not very tech savy) has no problem using this program. Great app. (Version 1.7.3) | |
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 | Jul 28 2009 |
RIDOGI Of all the apps that provide a way to organize the clutter of the desktop, this is the easiest to get the data into it, and the only one that provides an "Inbox" so I can go back to it later to sort things into subfolders. More features like subfolders and a keyboard shortcut to take a screenshot and paste the result directly into shovebox would be welcome. It is also lacking an export option. (Version 1.7.3) | |
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 | Jul 1 2009 |
SJSW This is one of those amazing little apps where you sit back and tell yourself "man, this is just what I've been looking for". I find myself dragging and dropping stuff in shovebox all day long and then I organize it at the end of the day. Give it a spin, you'll be buying a license. Props to the developer. (Version 1.7.3) | |
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