Yojimbo: Your effortless, reliable information organizer for Mac OS X

Originally downloaded 1/24/06. Well, I just plunked down cash for DevonThink Pro recently after debating the options for months (years?), and I think Devon is really on the ball. Still, it wouldn’t hurt to take a peek at what Bare Bones is offering, would it?

Update 7/12/06. Well, I let my Yojimbo trial expire with no real regrets. Bare Bones should be congratulated for pushing the envelope and thinking creatively, even though I’m not buying the product. I really love a couple of aspects of Yojimbo, and I see that Soho Notes has already adopted at least one of them. Here’s hoping DevonThink Pro 2.0 does so, too. Here’s a brief table of the pros and cons I compiled on Yojimbo:

This class of application just keeps getting better, and Mac users are benefiting from the creativity and competition in this space. I look forward to seeing what Mac developers come up with next!

Update 11/7/06. This summary of Yojimbo is included in my November 2006 article, “An Ongoing Review of Personal Information Management Tools for Mac OS X: No Perfect Solution (Yet)“.

Version as tested: 1.2.