EagleFiler 1.4.9

EagleFiler 1.4.9 is a powerful tool that makes managing your information easy. It lets you archive and search mail, Web pages, PDF files, word processing documents, images, and more. Use it to collect information from a variety of sources.

Browse different types of files using a standard three-pane interface. Organize them into folders and annotate them with tags and notes, or leave everything in one folder and pin-point the information you need using the live search. Since EagleFiler stores its library in Finder format, you can use it in concert with the other tools in your Mac ecosystem.

Major Features:

1. General
   • Easy to install: just drag and drop a single application file. There’s no need to install a database engine, plug-ins, or script files to integrate with your other applications.
   • Easy to use, with a familiar three-pane interface—lots of power, without lots of cluttered options.
   • Makes efficient use of RAM and disk space.
   • AppleScript support, for automation and integration with other applications.
2. Importing
   • Can import any kind of file. EagleFiler has special support for displaying most common formats, and it can use Quick Look to display the others.
   • Just press a hotkey while in another application, and EagleFiler will intelligently import the Web page, mailbox, or file that you’re currently viewing.
   • Supported Web page formats: bookmark, PDF, plain text, rich text, rich text with images, Web archive.
   • Import from any application by printing and choosing Save PDF to EagleFiler or by saving a file into EagleFiler’s To Import folder.
   • Import Web pages using bookmarklets.
   • Automatically import scans by setting your scanner software (Fujitsu ScanSnap recommended) to save its files in the To Import folder.
   • There are many other ways to import (e.g. drag and drop, services) so you can choose whatever’s easiest for the task at hand.
   • Automatically detects duplicate files to save disk space and help you see what’s already been imported.
3. Mail
   • First-class support for archiving e-mail. EagleFiler understands the content of messages and treats them as mail rather than as text or RTF files.
   • Import the selected mailboxes or messages simply by pressing a hotkey.
   • EagleFiler retains the full message data, including attachments, read/flagged/replied status, and MailTags, so nothing is lost when moving mail into EagleFiler.
   • Speed up your mail program by moving older messages to EagleFiler.
   • Messages are efficiently stored using the standard “mbox” format and can be imported back into any mail program if desired.
   • Can display messages as plain text (with colored quote levels and clickable links) or as HTML.
4. Organization
   • EagleFiler supports multiple libraries, stored wherever you want (hard disk, iDisk, iPhone, iPod, USB drive, etc.).
   • You can open more than one library at a time, and more than one window per library.
   • Files can be organized with folders and tags, both of which can be nested.
5. Editing
   • Create a new file with a single button or keypress and immediately begin typing. There’s no need to open a new window or go through a Save dialog box.
   • Use stationery (a.k.a. templates) to quickly create any type of new file. Stationery can automatically trigger AppleScripts to dynamically fill in the metadata for you.
   • RTF, text, and OpenDocument files can be edited from within EagleFiler.
   • For other types of files (e.g. Word, Pages), just double-click to open them in your favorite editor. The changes are automatically saved back into the EagleFiler library.
6. Storage
   • Your data and notes are stored in regular files using standard formats (RTF, PDF, Web archive, mbox, etc.), so there’s no lock-in or risk of database corruption, and it plays well with Time Machine.
   • Uses MD5 checksums to verify the integrity of all files in the library, for safe long-term archival.
   • Metadata (tags, titles, source URLs, etc.) goes into a Core Data SQL database for reliable storage and quick access.
   • EagleFiler automatically backs up the metadata and notes to XML property list files. In the rare event that the database file becomes damaged, you can import the files into a new library, and EagleFiler will build a new database and reconstruct all the metadata.
   • Can copy tags into OpenMeta and the Spotlight comments field to make them searchable and accessible to other applications.
7. Encryption
   • Libraries can be encrypted with AES-128 or AES-256 for secure, password-protected storage.
   • Encrypted libraries are stored using Apple’s disk image technology, so their contents are accessible on any Mac, whether or not EagleFiler is installed.
   • The entire library contents—including the metadata, indexes, and temporary files—are encrypted. Unencrypted data never touches the disk.
   • In other respects, an encrypted library works just like a regular one. It’s still fully searchable, and the files are still accessible to other applications (once you’ve entered the passphrase).
8. Search
   • EagleFiler uses its own optimized indexes so that you can search the contents of your library faster than with Spotlight.
   • You can do exact searches across individual fields (title, filename, notes, tags, from, to/cc) as well as searches across the entire file contents.
   • Searches can use phrases, wildcards, Boolean AND/OR/NOT, and grouping.
   • Create your own smart folders and organize them into folders. Custom smart folders can contain an unlimited number of criteria, optionally using nested Any/All/None. You can define actions to occur when you drag a record onto a smart folder.
   • Matching search terms are highlighted in the document contents and in the records list. Use the Find panel to search within a document.
   • EagleFiler reads most files itself, so it can index text that Spotlight wouldn’t see (e.g. Skim notes attached to PDF files). It automatically takes advantage of third-party Spotlight importer plug-ins to support custom file formats.
   • Since the files and notes are stored out in the open, they’re also searchable with Spotlight (for when you want to search your entire Mac at once), without the need for stub files in the Caches/Metadata folder.
9. Metadata
   • For each file, EagleFiler records the document title, author/from, and source URL.
   • You can assign tags (a.k.a. keywords). Tags can have abbreviation symbols and colors, and they can be nested. Quickly assign tags by typing (with auto-completion), drag-and-drop, or by clicking on them in the Tag Cloud.
   • Each file or mail message can have notes, which can include rich text, clickable links, images, and tables.
   • Each file can have a colored label, which also shows up in the Finder.
   • You can copy links to EagleFiler records and paste them into notes or RTF files, or into other applications.
   • When importing via the capture key, EagleFiler can preserve metadata (e.g. tags, notes, titles, URLs) from the source application. This is often higher fidelity than using that application’s own export feature.
   • When importing an existing file, EagleFiler can import tags and notes from the file’s Spotlight comments.
   • EagleFiler can display and search Skim notes attached to PDF files.

Enhancements:

• When using Mac OS X 10.6, you can use the Keyboard pane in System Preferences to add EagleFiler’s import service to contextual menus in your other applications.
• Added the OpenEagleFilerURLsInNewWindow esoteric preference, which can be used to make EagleFiler open record links in an existing window rather than creating a new one.
• When dragging from the records list, EagleFiler now makes x-eaglefiler URLs available (instead of titles) when the receiving application expects plain text. This makes it possible to, e.g. drag and drop to Things to create a link to an EagleFiler record.
• EagleFiler now preserves the flagged state when capturing from Yojimbo.
• Updated the How can I put my library on my iPhone? section of the manual to reference Quickword, which allows editing of plain text and Microsoft Word documents from the iPhone.
• Added a note saying that accessing EagleFiler’s Dock menu (e.g. to open a recent library) requires a right-click or a Control-click under Mac OS X 10.6.
• Added a workaround for an error logging bug in the OS.
• Improved number entry in the smart folder editor.
• Fixed an appearance glitch when dragging from the records list.
• Worked around a bug in Mac OS X 10.6 that could cause EagleFiler to crash when indexing.
• Worked around a bug in Mac OS X 10.6 that could prevent some files from being indexed.

Requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, or 10.6