BILL DAWSON  Yep, I liked it.

Yep, I bought it.

Yep, I have pay MORE for the new version.

Nope.  
(Version 206.10)

PENGMAN  Had a problem with importing, but all documents back to 2001 are back again.

Don't know why people are slamming this.

It is a VERY good and easy program. Keeps all my files organized beautifully.  
(Version 2.0.6)

FRODO_LIFE  2.0.5 still does not work, can not find a single document  
(Version 2.0.5)

DISPLACED  I had the 'No Documents Found' problem too. Even after rebuilding the Spotlight index via Yep, I still got no documents found.

So, I checked to see if indexing was working. Via terminal:

sudo mdutil -s /

That command told me that indexing was disabled (no idea how or why). So I erased the index and re-enabled indexing with:

sudo mdutil -E /

sudo mdutil -i on /

After letting Spotlight do its thing re-indexing, Yep's now working fine.

Hope that helps!  
(Version 2.0.5)

FRODO_LIFE  just paid $20 for update and software does not find anything, rebuild spotlight index, pointed to right directories

zero

please my money back have to time for this  
(Version 2.0.4)

EVARAK  Same issue here: no documents found with Yep 2.0.4 No upgrade for the moment, I will keep previous version.  
(Version 2.0.4)

JSH  2.0.4 doesn't find any documents either. I'd like to use this program but it plan out doesn't work.  
(Version 2.0.4)

JSH  I could not get this to find any documents. I went to the developer's website and they said to re-index Spotlight - still didn't work; after several attempts, I just gave up. Running SL 10.6.1.  
(Version 2.0.3)

ICONZ113  oh yeah and whats the difference between yep and leap? I cant really find a lot of information on the web about these apps  
(Version 2.0.3)

ICONZ113  this product looks pretty good, does the app import documents? or does it tag your documents and reference their locations?  
(Version 2.0.3)

MAR6473  I don't know why a few people are unhappy on here. These guys have been developing Yep for quite awhile... They really listen to their users and make unbelievable products. Seriously, there is nothing out there can do what Yep and Fresh does. They are functional and the tagging user interface is genius. I used to try to manage all my files in folders but I'd forget where I put them or what I called them. Yep and Fresh lets you browse, search and find any file or image with ease. They have a great forum with lots of happy users and their customer support is great. I too bought the bundle less than a month before the cut off for free upgrades to Yep 2... A bit of a drag but whatever... The upgrade is $20 which is a steal for an application that I literally use everyday.   
(Version 2.0.2)

KORM  I bought all of Ironic's products in a bundle five months ago. I installed Yep 2 assuming (wrong!) that it would work on the license I just bought. Doesn't. It offers a discount code IF you purchase all four products in a bundle again. But, the code doesn't discount anything - it doesn't reduce the bundle price at all. So, recent purchasers don't get a working product if they install Yep 2. You don't get a chance to buy an upgrade just for Yep - you're suppose to buy everything they make in order to save a few bucks. But the "discount" offer is bogus. Owners are triple cursed by this Halloween trick. (Oh, and the site doesn't provide a way to download the previous version. Install v2 and you're out of luck.)  
(Version 2.0.1)

IBSTEVE  My favorite feature appears to be gone in v2....auto tag. Sorry but v2 is retrograde for me.  
(Version 2.0.1)

MICKSMAC  Be sure to trial before upgrading.

I upgraded to Yep 2.01 and now it won't find *anything*. Tried all the authors' suggested fixes (delete all prefs, re-index Spotlight) with no result.

Yep 1.x works fine so I'll have to drop back to that.  
(Version 2.0.1)

BODACIOUS  I'd really like to know where Yep is heading. I personally used it as a "nifty database" for ebooks that provided easy and somewhat structured access to manuals, reviews, encyclopedias, etc. If it expands in this direction I think it will fill this "ebook database" market nicely, especially if djvu formats are included. One thing I noticed with ver 1.8 was it's sluggishness, so I'm willing to give 2.0 a try if it improves that. Also, going away from an internal pdf viewer should make supporting other fileformats (djvu for example) much easier and I'd expected this as part of a major upgrade.

I don't necessarily like that Yep is starting to advertise itself as a program that collects various small pdf files, such as receipts, electronic documents, etc. There are other programs out there that already do that job (Paperless for example) and going down this niche route will prevent it from being useful to a whole share of other people.

Again, I believe there are niche markets out there and managing a collection of ebooks is probably the bigger of them. I'm currently also using Papers for journal articles and like it alot, even though it's specialized. I might have to use that for all of my PDFs, depending on where Yep is heading.  
(Version 2.0.0)

M.T.  I don't understand... Simple: how to buy UPGRADE Yep! from version 1.8??? And how much this cost????  
(Version 2.0.0)

MJKPHOTO  I bought Yep as part of a MacBundle Promo, but my license won't work with version 2 and there is no upgrade path. :-(  
(Version 2.0.0b8)

PENGMAN  Had a problem with this at first, but now I can't do without it.

Very easy to tag documents. No need to search through hierarchial folders anymore.

Beautiful. Great support too.

Only problem now is I've lost a reason for not being organized. :-)  
(Version 2.0.0b7)

SHMK  I bought the whole Leap package thing but I won't be upgrading. I find the whole "tagging" thing for organizing my files a bit tenuous and not for me, I think I will stick to a hierarchical folder structure for now. Also the fact that the OpenMeta thing was developed by one of the developers at Ironic Software makes me feel like I am putting all my eggs in a pretty flimsy basket, one which apple could topple at any time.   
(Version 2.0.0b7)

XPLICIT  Too bad there's no upgrade offer for Yep. Only this obscure offer announced within Yep, but that's for the Leap application or the Leap bundle only. Weird ...  
(Version 2.0b6)

STIKE  People here apparently fail to understand that Yep 2 has been redesigned and basically is MUCH more powerful and flexible than its predecessor.

There SEEM to be some features disappearing, but if you take a closer look, those features can be achieved with different mechanics/workflows, while at the same time becoming more powerful. Yes, the software isnt quite that intuitive anymore because of that (especially if you are coming from Yep 1) but if you spend some time with it, you will find it very handy.

I was at first glance very disappointed with the Yep 2 beta and asked the developers quite some questions at their support forums. After reading their views and ideas, I understand the concept now and will gladly help them hunt some bugs.

Yep has a great future, and people should be more open-minded about the new concepts and ideas. Also, if you find something that is really not there: ASK the developers, tell them your worries. They are surely responsive and dont let you hanging there!  
(Version 2.0b4)

ROCHADE  One reason I liked yep more than leap for my PDFs was that I could open it in full view within yep and I had a filesystem browser to explore and filter my documents. I just tried out the latest beta of yep 2 and it seems that these features aren't present anymore. At the moment I can't find a good reason why I should use yep2 instead of leap and so won't upgrade. Instead of adding these two features to leap, they removed them from yep and I am totally lost in the tag cloud.  
(Version 2.0b4)

EASER  I'm interested in something like this, but the reviews make me concerned. Can anyone please identify a similar, competing program that they like?  
(Version 2.0b4)

MACTHENY  Sorry Ironics, I will never upgrade to version 2. Why did you refine 1.8? This upgrade is completely needless.

Mactheny.  
(Version 2.0b4)

DESH  Wanted to like Yep, I really did. With the first version, I was put off with how they stored tags/keywords in a separate plist file. For me, the file is the truth, not some proprietary file/database. Granted, they had a menu item that would actually stamp the information into the pdf's metadata (which is exactly what I wanted) but they hampered this by not giving it a hotkey, or even a "do not show again" checkbox to an annoying dialog that would come up each time you wanted to stamp the file. The process was tedious and annoying.

Now with 2.0 they've come up with "OpenMeta", which sounds like another proprietary/hacky system that isn't cross platform (I need to search pdf's for keywords on Windows too), and doesn't even work with CS4/Acrobat. It also appears that they've removed the ability to stamp the file's metadata that was present in Yep 1.  
(Version 2.0b4)

DR. GIRLFRIEND  I really like Yep, but I have to admit, as a paying customer, I've been disappointed. When an app like this -- so central to my workflow -- goes so long without an update or bugfix, that makes me upset. I bought Yep when it was first released and I was very happy initially. That happiness soured as time went on and none of the bugs were being fixed and no improvements to the product were applied. Instead, Ironic released several new products (Leap, TagIt, Fresh, and Deep) some of which duplicated functionality already present in Yep.

I think that under the circumstances, and given how long it's taken Ironic to address the bugs in Yep v1, everyone who bought v1 should be given a free upgrade to v2. Not fixing major bugs and then charging for an update stinks of Adobe-ism. Please don't go down that road.

There are other document management products available and though it would pain me to have to switch, I'll do it in a heartbeat if Ironic doesn't address this issue in a way that is fair to its very patient customers who have already paid for Yep v1.  
(Version 2.0b2)

RICRIC  A useful application - once one has earned it's benefits they will get to become familiar apps on which you come to reply.

So maybe this cautionary tale is for you: I bought Yep at the end of May (27th) this year 2008.. Now just over three months notice I am asked to pay and extra license to use Yep2.

That is a pretty miserable license life. As a user of Leap, Yep, Deep, Fresh - I would have expected a more warm and sensitive approach to such license expiry dates. Sadly they don't appear to.

So you've created another unhappy customer. Perhaps you the sort of people who don't care what your customers feel. Good luck then, may you remember the displeasure of your disappointed customers long in to your old age.

Think on these things, Richard Chiswell  
(Version 2.0b2)

WIGHTA  Yep 2.0.0 b2 can either be used as a beta which expires after 30 or so days, or one can opt instead for paying for the upgrade if you registered your copy of Yep 1.x before July1 st 2009. If you registered on or after July 1st, you existing rego. code should work for Yep 2 as well. The upgrade fee is $14.00 US, done as a discount of $20 to the normal purchase price of $34 for Yep. When you click upon the Buy Online button, it recognises your your copy of Yep1 is registered and it pops up an alert box telling you of the existence of the discount and it pastes a discount code into your Clipboard. The actual discount is only disclosed at the final payment page of Kagi or Paypal, just before you click upon the Complete purchase button. I just did all this, so this is my recollection of it. I figured that the authors deserve paying something for all their hard work.  
(Version 2.0b2)

MARK97  I've been looking forward to an upgrade for a while. Before I begin though, I want to know what the upgrade fee is. If I can't afford the upgrade why get excited and play with it?  
(Version 2.0b2)

EGGSHELL  Simply put - best PDF manager in OSX   
(Version 1.8)

SHMK  an update would be great it has been almost a year...  
(Version 1.8)

CALAMITA  I really like Yep's ability to search, organize, use tags and search based on any data in the file.   
(Version 1.8)

TMYERS22551  I bought Yep in last year's December MacUpdate Bundle. It was one of those "throw-ins" that I would have never bought or tried. It's now one of my favorites and I now consider Yep essential to my daily Mac experience.

Instead of making paper copies, I use the feature "print PDF copy to Yep" for just about everything that I want filed or managed. It automatically keeps track of all my PDF files, and if I drag a photo to Yep, it makes at PDF copy and tracks that too.

I have lots of files and photos that I use for my ancestry data and family history. Yep makes child's play of keeping that data organized for me.

I've been a Mac user since the days of the Mac Plus, and I have hundreds of programs that I've used. A few have become essential to my Mac software family. Yep has become one of my essential programs. For me, it has been stable, no observed problems with their updates, and it's feature rich. I don't endorse many programs, but I think Yep deserves at least a try.  
(Version 1.8)

KPS  All the previous versions of this app that I tried simply crashed every time it tried to import PDFs so the fact that version 1.7.9 hasn't just frozen solid yet is an improvement. Unfortunately, the app is still just as useless because it still will not import my entire collection of PDFs. It used to outright crash during import, now it just stops at roughly 13,000 and will not add any more. Since I now have over 60,000 PDFs it obviously isn't even coming close to cataloging them all. The auto-tagging feature is equally useless and failed to produce a good keyword cloud even from the document titles, let alone the content. I still find it easier to locate the document I need using Spotlight or the lowly "Find" feature in OSX.

I've always thought this app had lots of great ideas, but even after many updates I still can't get it to work as advertised. It's like a beautiful sports car that just stops moving after 1 mile -- pretty, but useless.  
(Version 1.7.9)

RUBAIYAT  This looks like just what I need. It is extremely frustrating that Apple doesn't support its own "Core" graphics format in iPhoto.

I have been converting most of my Postscript vector artwork and documents into pdfs and this may just let me organise and get a handle on them.

I ma just starting to use it so I hope that it will let me toss duplicates, quickly tag files and create smart folders.

It doesn't seem to have iPhoto's stack feature which is a shame, nor does it seem to let me access my Yep library through palettes in Pages or other cocoa apps that let you get at your photos in iPhoto. If it could do these 2 tricks I'd happily give it 10 stars, 5 a piece! s:-)  
(Version 1.7.9)

JACKWEB  I agree with JMAX, auto tagging doesn't seem to work. I thought it would actually search through for words within the currently selected document?? But it gives me random words which have nothing to do with the pdf I'm looking at? :(  
(Version 1.7.6)

KEYBORED  What was a pleasing novelty when it first emerged has become an indispensable program to those of us warehousing any significant number of PDFs in the chaos of folder hierarchies. It's especially useful for those of us who find or make our PDFs serendipitously in the middle of doing something else (and therefore can't always file them precisely and wisely), or for whom a PDF saved appropriately for one purpose becomes relevant to another one later on. Such is the life of writers, researchers, teachers, among others. For us, YEP has become the gateway to the riches buried in our HDs. Those who can remember everything without ever forgetting don't need it, of course. I do.  
(Version 1.7.5)

JMAX  I find Yep pretty buggy:

1. Unless I remember not to touch the name of the pdf while I'm tagging it, the tags won't be saved, and there's no warning to tell me this is happening - you just have to notice the doc is still in the "untagged" folder. If you're working quickly to get through a whole bunch at once, it can be pretty frustrating to look up and see some of them have to be done again.

2. Same thing's true when some tags get mysteriously combined into one, like "mac" and "camera" might be combined into a "mac camera" tag, which is worthless, and you have to go back and do it again.

3. There's the "auto-tag" function, which often doesn't work at all. That might be the good news, as when it does, a giant pile of mostly irrelevant tags gets dumped into the file. I suppose it doesn't really hurt anything, since you don't see the metadata later, but it's pretty weird and you wind up having to input the correct tags anyway.

4. Finally, the ability to select non-contiguous files by holding down the command key often doesn't work, and instead results in the prompt to the user: "are you sure you want to combine these PDF's?". Uh, no, actually, I just want to tag them the same way.

By the way, I've tried uninstalling and starting over, with the same results.  
(Version 1.7.5)

LEV  TexLogic - I originally took issue with Mendota (see my post above) but once he explained his thinking about caches and the naive user, I realise he has a very good point.

Your comment about it being the user's responsibility is fine but it assumes an ideal world. In the real world, there are lots of users who are barely potty-trained enough to get by, and apps that can help them will do better (and are more responsible IT citizens) than libertarian apps which just say "Don't whine if you get hosed". You might argue that Spotlight is redundant because it's the user's job to make sure that his/her files are consistently named and stored in a logical directory structure. Now tell Grandma when she can't find the first draft of her part-time PhD thesis...  
(Version 1.7.4)

LEV  Agreed with the previous comment -- no, Yep won't make your personal PDF files any MORE private than they already are. I don't think it's offered as a security solution. If Yep can see your PDFs, then, true, anyone can see them. And the originals will still be readable. It's more like a Finder for PDFs, and a brilliantly usable and slick one at that. You could perhaps imitate some of its features by using Spotlight and QuickLook in Leopard, but the tagging, sorting and finding functions in Yep are much more fluently thought-out. I find the application invaluable; and I have a feeling that no viewer/finder can apply a security Band-Aid to an insecure system. Security perhaps needs to happen at a deeper level and is in the hands of the user. But YMMV.

As to developer responsiveness: I only had cause to email them once, and got an immediate, and thorough, response.  
(Version 1.7.3)

MENDOTA  Yep, This won't keep your private files private.

This software claims to make important documents such as financial documents or medical records "more accessible." Unfortunately, this is true in more ways that the developers probably had in mind. The mini-images that Yep creates for your PDF files are all stored in the open in an unencrypted Library folder. How convenient for anyone who gains unintended access to your computer!

There are multiple ways the developers could address this problem, such as incorporating password protection to the cache folder, or allowing the user to setup a cache folder within an encrypted vault to pertain to the files within that vault.

I emailed the developers twice and never received a reply.

So while this is a nice program for browsing PDFs of articles, it seems like a poor choice for handling sensitive personal files. Eagle Filer or Records Master might be better in that respect, although they don't have quite as slick previewing and tagging, yet.  
(Version 1.7.2)

ANONY10  The demo available on Dec 11 2007 crashed every time it started to try to index my Documents directory. That is a tiny portion of my PDF collection.

I actually like the idea a lot, but it simply did not work at all for me.  
(Version 1.7.1)

HUGH JARSE  This application has been needed by me for a LONG time. All those receipts of things you bought but didn't know where to file, that you can never find again when something breaks and you need to return it. All those certificates and official forms that you need to keep copies of in case you lose the originals.

For small business, you get to scan all of your invoices and bills in a single month, tag them appropriately and put the originals in storage, you always have a reference copy on hand!!

Every day that I use this program I simply find more ways of making it useful to me. I can't recommend this highly enough for those who are simply overwhelmed by paper.

If you keep all your indexed docs in a single directory structure, backing up is trivial process too!!  
(Version 1.7)

F451  I cannot stress enough how well Leap is geared to those where data is everything. Information can be amassed, organized, deleted, movedÑvirtually anything regarding organization is doable in Leap. Add to this how responsive and open-minded the developers are and you have a winning combination. If you are fence sitting on acquiring a license I would think twice as Leap will be going up in price when it is out of beta. Currently, it is a rare Mac bargain.

Try it, submit your suggestions to the developers, and enjoy a great piece of software!

Leap is the perfect complement to Yep, or vice-a-versa that is also written by the same team. Enjoy.  
(Version 1.7)

DAVID COFFIN  I love Yep! It’s so useful to look at/for stuff with the folder structures removed. I like it even better now that it includes free access to its more talented little brother, Leap, which finds ALL file types, not just pdfs, at least as long as Leap remains in beta. Go for it!  
(Version 1.7)

ARS  It says:

Price: $1.00 (exp. 12/11, was: $34.00)

in the box next to the description, but when I try to buy the software from the download it shows $34.

Please change it back to $34 if that is the rice or otherwise indicate hoe to get the $1 price  
(Version 1.7)

ADAD  Truly convenient. Excellent responsiveness, fast archiving and viewing. Full screen mode. Tags capabilities. What else could you want. and since 1.6.8, the yep shot fixed it is a delight to surf and collect articles.

Yep quickly supplant Devon Think for its automated search routines. Devonthink does other things that Yep does not, but for pdf management Yep is the answer at a reasonnable price.

5 stars!  
(Version 1.6.8)

JAZZADDICT  Does anyone know if Yep has the intension to add web archive/bookmark support? I'm trying to find a solution to organize all of my pdf files, web archives, and bookmarks in one place. I tried Yojimbo and Devonthink, but neither have as delicious of a tagging as Yep. I really like Yep a lot. I just don't want to have to save all my web archives to pdf. I need them to be web archives.  
(Version 1.6.4)

ASHLEY ARMSTRONG  Yep has successfully cataloged and works with almost 20,000 pdfs on my hard drive... never had a crash with any of the previous versions in the last month.  
(Version 1.6.4)

KPS  Does it still crash with collections of more than a few thousand PDFs? Never did get it to index my collection of about 16,000 PDFs even a single time. Every version I tried collected a few thousand then crashed.  
(Version 1.6.4)

DIHATTEN  Great program! I've been wanting an iPhoto type application for PDF's for a long time. So simple to use and very intuitive. Well thought out. Finally I can get rid of all this paper! Works very fast on my Intel iMac. Well worth the $34 price.  
(Version 1.6b3)

RONALDJOHN  This piece of software is so beautifully designed I bought it even though I don't use it. How's that for a testimonial? I have a more-than-casual interest in this software category and vigourously test any/all new or updated entries into the market. If you need a product to manage PDF files, Yep makes the task so easy it's almost enjoyable. The product, in my opinion, is designed so well it should win an award. The problem of it's usefulness lies in it's exclusivity to the PDF file format. Tagging/managing anything else requires purchasing, learning and using a second product. If you require something for PDF's you need look no further. If you or your organization need to cover a wider range of file types Nifty Box is well worth a look. It is not as mature or feature rich as Yep but it also sports a beautifully designed interface and is extraordinarily flexible due to it's ability handle any file type.  
(Version 1.6b1)

LUHMANN  I've been keeping a paperless office for years. I started way back in OS 9 with WorkingPapers, and have tried just about every solution for the mac. Yep is the best one I've ever found, and I personally think it keeps getting better. Certainly worth the price to have this kind of functionality on the Mac!   
(Version 1.5.2)

TED LECKIE  The best way to get something like this fixed or if you are having trouble is to contact us directly at ironicfeedback@mac.com. We answer all our emails and can usually figure out what the problem is pretty quickly. MacUpdate, great as it is, is not really a support forum.  
(Version 1.5.2)

NICOO  Hum... Ted, the new version does NOT consider all your pdf, even when tracking the Yep Documents directory, it only finds a subset of the documents.. I am guessing that it has to do with filenames being identical.. Seriously guys, you are writing great and useful software but you need to communicate better - It is UNACCEPTABLE that the whole thing becomes garbled just by upgrading - I am not discussing the change of philosophy, just that you need to make sure you are not wasting people's time ... Imagine that Apple decides to change the way songs are tagged and let you deal with it ...

Not a happy camper here ... :(   
(Version 1.5.1)

TED LECKIE  Hi Dean, I've tried to contact you but couldn't find you in our database of users who have bought Yep so if you would be so kind as to email me (our email address is on our contact page at yepthat.com) I would appreciate it. Yep won't move files on its own (there's just no code in the app to do such a thing!) and certainly won't delete files. So I'm curious about your experience, whether it is some confusion with the UI or what. But the only way to get this sort of stuff improved (or fixed, if need be) is to email us so we can start a dialogue and figure out what happened. Thanks,

Ted  
(Version 1.5)

DEAN_LONDON  Yep, this new version really messed things up. It moved some pdfs, deleted others. After using the previous version, I had everything nicely tagged. The new version ignores all the tags in the previous 500 documents.

Great work guys!  
(Version 1.5)

FLOUNDER  Ok I'm thoroughly pissed. I tried to use yep and when I first ran it it told me it would index all my PDF's what it didn't tell me was that it would automatically move them. But I don't want to have all my PDF's indexed I want the option to tell it stop let me tell you where to look and not just applying a blanket smackdown on all my documents.

While the idea of yep is good however by forcing a user to automatically index them all is not cool. I hope the dev's change this in future versions as I've now lost about 2 hours trying to put everything back in its place.

The 2nd option is when in list view to not view the extensions of the files. I know they are all pdf's. Why should my list say that as well?  
(Version 1.5)

VGOKLANI  why not just use Yojimbo?   
(Version 1.5)

KPS  As of 1.2.4 still crashes with large collections of PDFs. Unusable for anything other than modest numbers of files. Obviously can't even try the various features if it isn't stable. Should still be considered beta software. Now that it is no longer free it is an even worse value.  
(Version 1.2.4)

FONZO  Release Notes please! I want to know what has changed, before I install a new release. Thanks.  
(Version 1.2.3)

CURLYPAWS  I had looked at one of the earlier versions of Yep (it had a different name then) and hadn't really taken to it.

However, I do store a lot of important documents as PDFs for reference and trying Yep again now I found that it was actually a great way of storing and retrieving documents - especially if they are image files and can't easily be indexed from the content.

The program has a lot of great features, but also has some very nice effects that complement the functionality and make it good to use. While there were a few lingering problems, the developers have been quick to respond and helpful and fixes have appeared very quickly indeed.

For what it does, I consider it very good value.  
(Version 1.2.3)

MARUKO DRINKING TEAM  Not having release notes is amateurish, too. While Yep had some interesting features, I deleted it from my Mac today. (I bought EagleFiler recently, which is similar in function, and although less flashy in some ways it is more professionally done.)  
(Version 1.2)

GRYPHONENT  Hmm... it was to be expected that an app like this wouldn't stay free forever. However, what else has changed with version 1.2 except the new steep price tag of $34. Too much in my opinion for an app that still has plenty of bugs remaining and no help section.  
(Version 1.2)

NICOO  This a great tool with performs relatively well.

The latest version (1.2) is NOT free anymore and the price for a license is pretty steep IMHO - $34  
(Version 1.2)

TERSKAC  This is an delightful application. I have hundreds of PDF's from years of running a business and in a few minutes they were all imported no matter where they were on my drive and had keywords attached to them.

I found it a little tricky to add my own key words but figured it out.

I have 4649 pages of PDF's in my Yep program.  
(Version 1.1.2)

KPS  Apparently unable to handle large PDF collections. I have about 6000 PDFs and Yep crashes on all 3 different Macs I have -- Intel iMac, G4 Powerbook and G4 desktop. Tried loading the PDFs from internal drives, external drives and even a DVD and the program always crashes at about 1800 records making it useful only for very modest collections of PDFs. Unfortunately, people with 99 PDF files don't have much need for a storage system for their PDFs! Have tried several versions of Yep and all crash during the scanning process, including the newest version.

Conclusion: Nice toy, but useless for real productivity. Does not even work at all for the people who need it most.  
(Version 1.1.2)

QUBEX  Very handy, it may in time evolve into a complete document management solution. So far it helps me keep my virtual-paperwork in order, though I find the importing procedure a little cumbersome.

Keep up the good work!  
(Version 1.1.2)

FDQN4FH  I've used Yep since for 5 months. I currently have 866 PDFs, running on a fully loaded first gen MacBook Pro.

Yep is quite a Mac-friendly app. However, IMHO is not feature-complete enough to manage large numbers of PDF files. It's very tag based, and yet does not provide enough tools to manipulate and search through those tags. Sorely missing are ways to exclude tags during searches. The interface, while Mac-like, also has deficiencies.

There is a Yahoo Groups based discussion forum. I have sent feature suggestions since I started getting excited about this. Unfortunately while there have been some new releases, name changes, and some feature additions, there is no indication as to whether these feature requests are being considered, or on their way, or an expected time frame. It's cool to have a PDF management system, but frustrating not to know whether it's a good idea to keep using it in expectation that required functionality will be added, and when.

It's cool that the developers have chosen not to use a funky file system, and to write the PDF tags to the individual files (or copies), so that the user can move away from the system as required. While I'm sure they are nice people, and have a nice website, the silence is deafening.

I'd recommend trying this software out cautiously. Unlike other users, I haven't lost any data through normal use. Personally, I'd wait for Leopard to show up before considering paying for Yep 1.2 when it's released. There's NO indication that Apple will add tags to the Finder, but one can only hope. Such tags would IMHO duplicate much of Yep's functionality.   
(Version 1.1.2)

ASELEKMAN  Best application I have found to organize and maintain hundreds of PDF files. Currently using Yep and a sheet feed scanner to eliminate paper clutter.  
(Version 1.1.1)

FATCAT  See Below...  
(Version 1.1.1)

FATCAT  It would have been nice to mention the fact that Yep moves all your existing pdf's to a new location. For someone who was going to trial this software and perhaps afterwards delete the files it created, this would be a disaster. A major oversight, beware...  
(Version 1.1.1)

NONY  Why only pdfs? It's not like all the important information on my HD is stored in pdfs. Most of it is in spreadsheets, text documents, presentations and e-mails. Make me an app that'll help me browse, tag and index the most common filetypes on my drive, and I'll pay. Until then Yep should remain freeware.  
(Version 1.1.1)

MICPITT1  This is a heckuvan app. I use an Intel Imac and a scanner not supported by VueScan (my error was not checking out Hamrick's site first). Yep bailed me out.  
(Version 1.1)

GAVIN CUTSHALL  I've been waiting for software like this for years. Assuming the "paid" release introduces new features, I will definately pay the shareware fee.

I've love to see support for a scanner plug in (like Canoscan or Vuescan).

Very, very cool. Thanks for a great product!  
(Version 1.1b3)

ANDREW SCOTT  This software has had its name changed to Yep and is up to version 1.1b2.

I've been impressed by its features and ease-of-use and can see it making itself almost indispensable… which makes me a little disappointed about the price:

"Note: This version is free but come September, 2006 we are going to be charging $49. So get it now, while you can!"

I guess I'll have to think twice before I rely on it too much.  
(Version 1.0.1)

JOBBY  .mac syncing is useful, but expensive. I tried to set up .mac-free syncing with the incredibly useful MySync, but KIP doesn't appear in the list of applications it can sync with.

Not sure what's causing this (I'm assuming KIP uses Sync Services to do its syncing) but if this worked, that would be the killer feature for me.

Well, that and being able to encrypt individual items (or entire tags), and only show the previews/open the items when the password is provided :)  
(Version 1.0.1)

MENSING  This isn't quite like iLife, but the concepts are relatively simple for navigation, importing, etc.

Keywords are much more important in this program which is essential to my rating it highly. If I wanted to organize my files in a linear fashion, I'd use folders like we have all since the dawn of time. Kip, is the solution I've always wanted.

The level of features and intelligence built into the program so far is amazing. I shouldn't go into all the features, but to name a few: you can get a mini-preview of documents from the main window (just hover over them!); documents open in preview via a button that's always there for you; tags in the kip cloud get bigger when they get more popular; .mac integration for those who use .mac; documents imported with readable text will be tagged automatically.

The bad: The program is pretty new and lacks the rock-solid reliability you're used to in iLife. DON'T expect this program to be flawless by any means. However, generally speaking, it behaves quite well.   
(Version 1.0.1)

AMCAN12  Also there is no option to set the custom location for KIP docs folder - if you keep separate volumes for system and apps and separate for docs and other archived stuff then KIP is not for you either. It will force itself into your system volume....  
(Version 1.0.1)

AMCAN12  No, nobody forces me to keep over 3GB of archived files, nobody but logic. I have all well organized in case specific folders - of course lazy users who never organize their files, who keep their docs on system drive, etc. won't even have the slightest idea what I am talking about....  
(Version 1.0.1)

MACLOVER1.1  Well Acman... no-one forces you to keep the orginal that clutter your HD. Ever heard of "delete" ? LOL  
(Version 1.0.1)

MACLOVER1.1  WOW ! Just been trying this for a few minutes, scanned in some papers very easily. So far so very good, could be quite helpful in terms of archiving my bills etc etc etc. While keeping them in folders and not importing them into a database o like StickyBrain etc. All through one simple interface. Might want a few more thinks like tabs (I love tabs LOL) with categories and such but this looks quite practical !!!!  
(Version 1.0.1)

AMCAN12  Interesting concept, but with unacceptable drawback - it creates it's own folder in /user/documents and copies all found files there, thus making duplicates taking HD space. It would be better if docs would have been left in their original folders without being duplicated in KIP folder.   
(Version 1.0.1)