JFM  It is important to know that URL Manager Pro does NO LONGER WORK WITH SAFARI 4. It cannot export to Safari 4 and actually deletes the existing bookmarks from Safari 4. Be warned, and let's hope that the developer will issue a new version soon.

For the time being, I have found the following trick for exporting from URL Manager Pro to Safari 4:

1) export to Camino (one of the few browsers for which the export still seems to work fine);

2) then use BookIt (or buy it, in case you do not have it already);

3) use BookIt for exporting from Camino to Safari.

It works - at least a temporary substitute...  
(Version 3.5b10)

SALPARADISE  I've been using URL Manager Pro for more than a decade and it has been excellent. Sad to say that it's time to look for something 21st century. This app is still not universal- runs under Rosetta. It needs a modern interface, tagging and smart folders and sophisticated searching. I think the most significant improvement is that he finally got tired of having to support difficulties of password expiration, which i never understood. The problem with it is that it relies on a conventional folder structure and remembering where a bookmark is located. What worked with a few hundred bookmarks just doesn't work when the number increase exponentially. Drilling down through a folder structure, guessing where i might have place a bookmark in order to locate it is a pre OS X strategy that has been replaced the modern environment with multi-level search using smart folders tagging and multiple search criteria with a quick, intuitive interface. If Alco would just redesign UMP so that it's as effective in today's context as it was in the previous millennium i'd buy it again. But for now i just have to get away from conventional folder structures, mousing to place and retrieve and relying on my own memory to make such a system effective. and, UMP doesn't generate valid .xbel files that will import into other bookmark apps (they aren't valid, have errors). portability of data is essential. I really wish I could just pay Alco for a good update rather than having to search for something new.  
(Version 3.5b10)

HMAC  Is anyone else having trouble downloading this app?

i can't get thru to the ftp in any way, shape or form (tried diff ftp clients, no luck).

assume there is a demo/trial, yes?

Is there an http download connection by any chance?

thank you  
(Version 3.5b10)

XANTHIPPE  I have been using this almost as long as I have been on the internet. i.e. for more than 10 years. It has never let me down.

Of course I have been wondering why no updates have appeared (apart from those that made it compatible with the latest OS and browser versions) - but then: it didn't really need improving. It has always done all I wanted it to do. I've always had all my bookmarks in all my browsers - and as a web developer I have plenty.  
(Version 3.5b10)

RONL  I think it's unfair for some reviewers to complain because this hasn't been updated. How many apps can you think of that would have worked fine through all of the OS X updates? NONE! Thanks Alco! And WebConfidential also is working fine.  
(Version 3.5b10)

ESPIRIDION  I don't like rating beta versions, but given the previous review I'll add my rating.

I've used this software for years. Right now I'm using 3.4.4 which is from late 2005. Beta versions for URL manager Pro 3.5 have been around at least since May of 2006 (3.5b2).

Version 3.5 is a FREE UPGRADE for URL Manager Pro 3.x users, btw.

3.4.4 works fine for my needs, along with WebConfidential.

I do have other similar programs (e.g., Bookdog, 1Password) but URL Manger Pro and WebConfidential have never let me down.

3.5b10 was released on Feb 7, 2008. The previous beta version is from January 10, 2008. The three years between this beta and the previous beta look more like one month to me.

On the rare occasion when I have needed support, it was as simple as emailing Alco.

I have other programs that get updated very frequently, sometimes on a monthly or weekly basis.

I'm actually glad that URL MP has worked as expected since I purchased it, and I have not needed any update to make it work for me. And again, if I needed something or had an issue with the software, the solution is as easy as contacting Alco.

The previous 2-star rating and the weak argument presented should not prevent users from giving this a try. It's actually pretty good software.  
(Version 3.5b10)

GRYPHONENT  Too little too late. I cannot believe that after almost 3 years the developer releases a beta that picks up where the other beta left so long ago. I'm disappointed and have moved on to BookIt, which I can wholeheartedly recommend. WebConfidential and URLManagerPro have gone the way of the Dodo.  
(Version 3.5b10)

BRENTB  It's disappointing to me; I used this software for years. That is, up until I paid for Bookit yesterday. Updates and information used to come out regularly, but then one day it's as if everything related to URLMP just froze. Is Alco OK? (I ask that without sarcasm.) I agree with the previous posts that just a quick update would go a long way. It might have kept me from switching.

While I might be using other software (for now), I don't want to see URLMP abandoned, but instead revived and improved.  
(Version 3.4.4)

STONEMAN  Yes, developers like this really need to get it together and add a blog to their sites, so that we know what's up.  
(Version 3.4.4)

IAMDORIAN  I am probably not alone in wishing that this developer let us all know if development will ever be continued on this great program, or not. It's starting to look like the next alternative is going to be Bookdog (curently at v3.11.23), which is sad considering the potential shown by this application. So, how's about some good news for 2007?

(disheartened user)  
(Version 3.4.4)

COGITOERGOMAC  I love URLMP. Even with its antiquated look, it still blows the other bookmark managers away. I tried iURL and WebnoteHappy [which is pretty good, but is too tied to del.icio.us and might have the world's dumbest name for an app], and while each has something to commend it, they still do not match URLMP. The good news is that there is a new beta in the works, and it is pretty nice. Here is what I think it needs:

1. stable menu bar controller; this is one of its greatest advantages; with the menu controller, URLMP feels like it is part of every app rather than a separate app;

2. automated sync/backup with .Mac and del.icio.us and Amazon web storage and anything else people might want, but not just one service

3. Quicksilver integration [this would rock];

4. newer interface like WebnoteHappy, or other Mail imitators, or even mimic Quicksilver  
(Version 3.4.4)

MACLOVER1.1  This used to be THE.., er "Graphic Converter" (yeah u know was around way back in the cave age) of the URL world. But sadly it has sort of taken a sabbatical smthg or other. I wish it'd come back, add support for DEVONAgent (my new find :-))) and NOT touch Unsanity's Haxies with a ten-foot pole for the little extramenu trick. Revamp the interface a tad and return to the spotlight where it should always have remained !!!!!!!! Hello wake up developper... You can return at numero UNO.  
(Version 3.4.4)

GRYPHONENT  This used to be a “must-have application.” However, it has not been updated for a while and definitely needs updating. Not only does it look and feel old, it also is somewhat antiquated in its usability and level of integration with other applications.

Written to developer Alco Blom at least twice with no reply. Alco used to fast and reliable in updating his apps... but whatever happened to him, I fear both URL-Manager and Web Confidential are dead in the water. Personally, I have started looking for alternatives such as BareBones’ excellent Yojimbo.  
(Version 3.4.4)

KAMAFERRO  which other type of application similar to this is better

iURL or Bookit ?

Thanks  
(Version 3.4.4)

ANONYMOUS  FOR GOD SAKE WHEN WILL YOU SUPPORT UNICODE ?

Obsolescence App!  
(Version 3.4.4)

ANONYMOUS  Tuesday, June 21, 2005 ~ 3:07:44 AM

URL Manager Pro X 3.4.2 does not fully support TSM (Text Services Manager) and Input Methods used by TypeIt4Me. Email sent developer ignored.  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  URL Manager Pro is very much needed software, and Alco Blom deserves thanks from the entire Macintosh community for providing & developing it over the years!

I've purchased both a Mac OS 9 and also a Mac OS X version during the past 5 or so years, & try using it frequently. But I have trouble understanding all the terms: things like "Shared Menus", Bookmark Menu

Extras", etc. Whether that's my main problem is anyone's guess. Could the word usages of the terms in the manual be improved?

I find the PDF manual only partly helpful. In the first place it seems way too long. And in

the 2nd place, some definitions of terms are not entirely clear for me in places.

I even tried re-editing the manual, just for myself, but other jobs take too much time,  
(Version 3.4.2)

GARBAGE  Now redundant on MacOS 10.4 (Tiger)  
(Version 3.4.2)

CLYTIE SIDDALL  An indispensable time-saver on any Mac, yet improves even more with each version. Best of breed.

from Clytie  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  It still lacks Column view, its UI is cluttered with confusing options and seemingly unnecessary features, and worst of all, it uses Haxie in order to do Safari bookmark menu, which is a big no-no if you want a stable system. It doesn't work with iSync to do automatic synching with .Mac. It doesn't even automate synching among multiple browsers. If I have to do it manually I might as well just use import/export function built into most browsers.

Lack of true Unicode support has been a major annoyance for many years now, yet the developer of this application has been utterly unable to address the issue.

It's not good enough to have an application in several different language versions. Many international users use at least two languages, and in many cases they want to operate in English environment while also being able to use non-English characters in that environment, or visa versa. OS X itself does that very nicely, why shouldn't this application do the same? It doesn't take a miracle to do it if the base code is written properly.

Overall, strongly recommended to avoid it at all cost.   
(Version 3.4.1)

DAVID S SHAPPIRIO  I'm a longtime user of Alco's bookmark manager software, and would like to ask him a question about the documen-tation. To verify his e-mail address, I tried going to www.url-manager.com several days ago. The page would not load. Same result several times more recently. I'd be grateful to know his e-mail address.  
(Version 3.4.1)

JFM  Significant improvement, since it is now possible to put folders at the top for sorting: this provides much more clarity. Excellent!

I hope that the next improvement will be an arrangement closer to Windows Explorer than to Apple's bookmarks, which would allow to navigate and move bookmarks from one category to another much more easily. This is what LinkStash has done (as a standalone bookmark manager) for PC users, and having used it during two years before switching to the Mac, I can say that it is definitely more convenient.

Anyway, what is nice is to see how the developer of URL Manager Pro is constantly attempting to improve the product: thank you!  
(Version 3.4.1)

ANONYMOUS  The best bookmark manager!  
(Version 3.4)

KCTIPTON  Been happy with it for a very long time. My biggest gripe is how it doesn't easily deal with exporting to or importing from various Mozilla-type browsers. It's not clear to me that it's keeping up with the latest changes.   
(Version 3.4b6)

JONSTUCK  I have used URL manager Pro since version 1.x.

There is nothing better and the support is just as good. Please keep up the geat work.  
(Version 3.3.1)

ANONYMOUS  I've been trying URLMP in successive versions under Mac OS 9 and X, and, for the life of me, have barely been able to understand how to make it work for me.

Gordon  
(Version 3.3)

PATRIK  I've used URL Manager Pro for a year or so and I love it, it does everything I needed and looked for a long time to organize and quickly access my ever expanding lists of bookmarks. No matter which browser I used my bookmarks end up in URL Manager Pro. No more trying to managed and sync bookmarks and favorites lists in between differents browsers or trying to remember where a specific URL was saved. With URL Manager Pro thanks to the Search function it 's easy to find quickly a specific URL among a thousand bookmarks. All URL are saved on a file making it easy to backup on an external drive or Zip.

URL lists are easy to organize in folders and sub folders, copy, delete, add notes and access from the Dock or the Menu.

Also updates with improvements and added features are frequently available.

If you need to make your life easy managing all your bookmarks, this is it !  
(Version 3.3b4)

ANONYMOUS  You can go into all the yada, yada features, but basically it does what I need to get done.

If you need to manage (beyond casual use) bookmarks, this is the application to use and support. It will get even better in time.

End of story.

Try it and see

Adventures in time: http://homepage.mac.com/bobembry/free/invites/index.html  
(Version 3.3b4)

KONNERSMAN  I've been using URL Manager Pro for a couple of years and am completely satisfied. It does everything I need and has never caused any problems.  
(Version 3.3b4)

PALE RIDER  I have tried, and paid for, just about every URL manager utility I have found over the last two years, looking for that perfect "cross-browser-central-repository-auto-updating-do-everything" URL manager. I haven't found the perfect one yet, but nothing else comes close to URLMP. BookIt? Please. BookIt doesn't manage anything, instead requiring you to do all the work. On top of that, it hasn't been kept up to date, while Alco has been releasing steady improvements to URLMP. I paid for BookIt early on, but every single time I add a bookmark in one browser, I have to go through the update process. Just plain dumb. Not with URLMP. Add a bookmark once, it is there for all of them. Improvements? Sure, it could use some UI improvements, and some of its power is obscured by complexity. Launchbar? Absolutely divine. But it doesn't replace a bookmark manager. It just makes it that much better.  
(Version 3.3b4)

ANONYMOUS  No column view support. HORRIBLE Find function. Clumsy UI. Not worth paying for.  
(Version 3.2)

PETE  Anybody know how to disable this utility from opening in time when actual browser was activated? I ma trying hopelessly to disable it but NO luck! I am getting suicidal now about this issue. Otherwise application is great but this disable future, seams to NOT work.  
(Version 3.2)

UNICODE  have a look at bookit shareware $12

supports multibyte characters, I am still waiting for isync style book mark manager however.  
(Version 3.2)

HAVEL  I agree about the need for additional language support. I have bookmarks with titles in Japanese that get "garbaged" when imported to UMP. I'll wait for a version that works.  
(Version 3.2b12)

DTP  Listen " Asian Mac User" are you on drugs or what? Are you telling me, that every developer should speak 450 world languages? Or you do know them all! This small utility coming from small developer is absolutely awesome which make your comment absolutely idiotic!!! Again, this utility is completely indispensable for those who knows!  
(Version 3.2b12)

ANONYMOUS  I like the lack of multiple language support. I am a registered user since OS 9, and highly recommend this application to anybody that has lots of bookmarks to manage.  
(Version 3.2b9)

ANONYMOUS  Still no support for mutilanguage. I won't doubt URL Manager Pro is a feature rich application. But I'm talking about INTERNATIONAL network users for god sake. Don't forget there are more then 1/5 among the world population who speaks Chinese. And Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese are TWO DIFFERENT LANGUAGE. Why do you Westen people believe that every should English ? Why can't I learn and use more then two language ? Do you feel superior then the Asians when you offer the localized version ? Or you do not have the ability to deal with the language programming skill which you never cared before ? If I'm talking about some scientific applications, fine-arts applications, musical applications, I won't judge it with the same standard. But without multiple-language support, it is only a junk.  
(Version 3.2b9)

JIMW  This is one of the best bookmark managers available in my opinion. I have tried manually managing my bookmarks, using some of the free stuff, etc. I have tried Filemaker DB's, but always they were to limited, to cumbersome, to limited or lacked some of the features I desired. This produce has almost all that I want or need. It also has things that I didn't know I wanted or needed and things that I probably will never use. Warning: If you only keep a few dozen to 50 - 100 or so bookmarks, you do not need this product. This product is for those of us who have accumulated hundreds or thousands of bookmarks and are anal enough to want to keep them validated and organized. For us, this product "worth its weight in gold."

It now integrates with the two most popular Mac browsers, IE, and Safari, along with Mail and Entourage. It also works with many other browsers and mail programs. It sorts, organizers, libraries, indexes, validates, edits, and maintains bookmarks. It also does it easier and faster than most of the browsers and allows you to use a single set of bookmarks among multiple browsers.

This is a product you do want to read the instructions on so that you don't miss out on the many features of it. It is loaded. You can use it without the manual but you will be "kicking yourself" for what you missed later.

Support is good. Betas are not announced as the developer treats betas as true trial software. So if you want to try out new interim releases, you need to check MacUpdate or the website.

A Bookmark librarian is a difficult product to write since everyone has their own idea what it should do, what features it should have, and how it should work. It also has to be compatible with a number of different products, given the variety of browsers in the marketplace. While not perfect, I believe URL Manager Pro is the standout product in its category.   
(Version 3.2b9)

ANCIENT  I concur with reviewer above, that this software is not even a time limited demo(shareware ?), you spend time downloading … to discover the only thing you can actually do is try out their tutorial file. Without registration first you cannot import a single bookmark. The software looks like it might be the best of show, but you have to pay $25.00 to be sure. One hinderance with these utilitys is they sometimes get to big for there boots, in the sense this thing has more options than ayone would ever really need to use, ie … what should be a small utility, is attempting to be a full on application. When all i'm looking for is utility that provides me with a menu that has one selection that sais "sync all browser bookmarks". I guess you couldnt charge $25.00 for that though. Oh well i'll keep looking.  
(Version 3.1)

CHARLEY PARKER  As a web site designer, I'm constantly switching from one browser to another. URL Manager has become indispensable over the years I've been using it. It lets me handle and organize my (way too huge) bookmark list with relative ease. I like the ability to color-code and annotate the bookmarks and folders. My only suggestion would be to add the ability to open sub-folders as separate windows to make dragging from one to the other easier when organizing.  
(Version 3.1)

RON WEST  Nothing but GREAT! Pay the shareware and ENJOY a great application!  
(Version 3.0.5)

RICHARD LIU  The best bookmark management tool I've ever tried in MacOS 9. But in MacOS X that is not so good. I can't use foreign language unless I switch my whole system to that language. That's unacceptable. It's age of MacOS X now! People are using Unicode! So I switched to Bookmark Tool, which use Unicode.  
(Version 3.0.5)

DAVE  Not sure why this is called shareware! Not even a functioning demo - How can it be evaluated if bookmarks cannot be imported! More like crippleware. May be a good program but I am not going to pay $25 to find out!  
(Version 3.0.4)

KOXINGA  JEndhal: You will be happy to know that the latest nightly build of Chimera has added support (or at least partial support) for shared menus. They are working on it!  
(Version 3.0.3)

JENDAHL  I'm also a long-time user, have found this to be the best URL manager available, and well worth the fee. Upgrades occur often and the product is stable. I'm *very happy* to see future support for Chimera in the list! Too bad more developers don't support the shared menus standard.  
(Version 3.0.1)

NCHAPMAN  I've been using this since version 1. I couldn't get along without it.  
(Version 3.0)

CYBERBRENT  The best internet application you will ever download. I have been using it for over two years and is a rock solid extremely stable program. I could not live without it !!!  
(Version 3.0b18)

IRNBRU001  Not all that fond of this app. Has is good points has it's bad ones. Would be a lot cooler if it was free.  
(Version 3.0b18)

JOHN II  URL Manager Pro is an indispensable part of any browsing experience.  
(Version 3.0b18)