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WinterFest
2025
The Festival Of Artisanal Software
Final Days!
The festival is closed. We’re folding our tents, packing up the cotton candy machine, and stowing the mulled wine.
We’ll be back in the summer! Meanwhile, some vendors will continue to accept orders for a few more days. Last call!
Keep in touch with the artisanal software festival: Concise, and timely; we never sell your email address.
It’s time
The new season brings new plans, fresh projects, and great new ideas. Whether you’re mapping out your next novel, finishing your dissertation, planning a product, or writing memories for your grandkids, these great tools will help. As is our custom in this season, we’re hosting a gathering of software artisans who are working to transform research and writing for a new era. We’ve all finished our latest updates, we’re working together to save you lots of money.
Get the tools you need at a terrific price, for a very limited time.
artisanal
Your inspiration doesn’t come from a factory. Neither does artisanal software. For a limited time, we’re all offering you a great price on great software, right at the workshop door. No ridiculous bundles, no silly gimmicks. Great software, great support, great (but sustainable) prices.
better together
Artisanal software doesn’t come from fly-by-night marketers. We work hard to make sure our tools work together, because that makes everything better. We work hard to support great new technologies and great new ideas, while avoiding buzzspeak-compliant management trends.
fine tools
These are terrific tools for thinking, writing, organizing, and delivering your ideas. Sure, you can manage with less – but why would you want to? Each of these tools is carefully crafted and maintained by a small, dedicated team with vision and determination. Each is constantly honed and improved.
take it easy
We don’t make you jump through hoops. No need to dig up your serial numbers or clip boxtops. These are all full versions with complete support and upgrade privileges. No contests or hullabaloo, no discounts too good to be true. Just great prices for great software, right at the vineyard gate. Use the coupon code WinterFest2025.
Scrivener
Scrivener 3 for macOS and Windows is a powerful content-generation tool for writers that allows you to concentrate on composing and structuring long and difficult documents. While it gives you complete control of the formatting, its focus is on helping you get to the end of that awkward first draft.
Scapple
25% off on Scapple, an easy-to-use tool for getting ideas down as quickly as possible and making connections between them.
If you’ve ever scribbled down ideas all over a piece of paper and drawn lines between related thoughts, then you already know what Scapple does.
DEVONthink 4
Your files are piling up like digital skyscrapers on your desk? DEVONthink is the one place for all your documents on your Mac. Collect data of any kind, organize it, and link the various bits to create your own web of information. Work with it alone or in a team on Macs, iPads, and iPhones. Automate your workflows so you can concentrate on what's really important. Organize your knowledge the smart way, with DEVONthink.
Our latest generation brings a refined user interface, new features, and countless improvements. From the new AI chat assistant to the web interface, we have not let any aspect of the app untouched. Build a modern workflow with generative AI models and store financial documents in revision-proof databases. Use new actions and trigger for automations and quickly revert to previous versions thanks to automatic versioning. And of course, there’s much more.
- Organize your documents, your knowledge in an environment designed for this
- Use powerful tools for working with your accumulated knowledge
- Connect to your preferred generative AI provider; ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral, and many more… they’re all there
- Automate your work with one the largest AppleScript scripting library available for a single app on the Mac
- Take everything digital that is important to you with you; DEVONthink To Go 4 for iPad and iPhone is included in every DEVONthink Pro and Server license
DEVONagent Pro
DEVONagent Pro helps you search more efficiently on the web. It searches multiple sources, frees you from hunting for the really relevant results, and gives you power tools for your research.
- Get results pre-filtered for you
- View results the way you want
- Create reports in many formats
- Save searches so you can continue later
Search the web like never before: DEVONagent Pro queries all major and minor search engines, weeds out all the junk, and presents the really good stuff nicely ranked the way you want.
Web search the way it should be: DEVONagent Pro’s menulet puts web search where it belongs: right next to Spotlight in the menu bar. Or use its keyboard shortcut, instead of reaching for the mouse. You still have to type your query yourself, though.
It's not about search: it's about productivity. You are already busy writing, creating, researching. Let DEVONagent Pro assist you by providing you with the data you need and the best tools on the Mac for working with it.
Panorama X
Panorama X combines the best elements of database and spreadsheet technology into a single package, making it an unparalleled tool for working with and analyzing any kind of information. Like a spreadsheet, Panorama X is RAM based for speed and flexibility, but with all of the data processing power of a full-blown database application and more. Panorama provides incredible performance when sorting, searching, performing analysis, and even when doing complete data restructuring. Even if a database already contains tens of thousand of records, Panorama X can quickly conquer tasks like shifting misaligned data, splitting or merging fields, correcting mis-formatted or improperly capitalized data, search and replace, phonetic searches or even searching with a formula or regular expression. It's like a Swiss Army knife for your data!
Key features:
- Native (and fast!) on Apple Silicon Macs
- 64-Bit RAM-Based Relational Database Engine
- Flexible Searching and Sorting
- Interactive Data Analysis & Summaries
- Universal Multi-Level Undo
- Graphical Layout, Custom Reports & Labels
- Fully Programmable and Recordable
- Regular Expressions
- Flexible Import & Export
Hookmark
Hookmark helps you get more out of your favorite artisanal software. You can copy links to just about anything. Even get deep links to specific locations in PDF files and videos. Hookmark automatically bookmarks your copied links (not just web links). It optionally syncs web bookmarks to Instapaper, GoodLinks and Pinboard (if you are subscribed to them). Hookmark’s contextual window shows you two-way links to your notes, PDFs, emails, tasks, and other resources in your favorite software.
Tinderbox
The tool for notes.
Tinderbox stores and organizes your notes, plans, and ideas. A professional tool that helps you analyze and understand your information as it grows and changes, Tinderbox is a powerful but personal content assistant that helps you master and share your notes.
- Maps help you discover emergent structure and unexpected relationships
- Agents and rules let your work keep itself organized
- Gaudí views, Information City views, dashboards and [[ziplinks]] connect and visualize your ideas
- Tools let AIs make and use Tinderbox notes while ensuring privacy and keeping you in control
- Workflows with Readwise, Zotero, DEVONthink, Bookends, and more
Bookends
Reference management entails the collection, annotation, curation, and citation of published information. This is exactly what Bookends does, and it does it like no other software.
Bookends performs Internet searches to retrieve references and associated pdfs or web pages, and can immediately find and import references for which you already have the pdf. Versatile groups (static, smart, hierarchical, and virtual), Term Lists (keywords, authors, etc.), reference cross-linking, notecards, PDF file tags, PDF annotations that can be viewed/edited in notecards, on-the-fly creation of reference data tag clouds, and instantaneous live searches help organize and find information in your personal collection.
Coupon applies to new sales only.
Peakto
Boost your productivity with Peakto. View, search, and organize all your photos and videos from a single interface—even if they’re stored across multiple drives and catalogs. Designed for solo creators and teams, Peakto’s private AI finds the shot, clip, or dialogue you need—so you can create and deliver faster.
Avalanche
Avalanche allows you to convert catalogs from one software to another while preserving the modifications and annotations you have made to your photos. Avalanche's AI converts data from one software to another to be as faithful as possible to the original catalogs.
FindMySnap
FindMySnap’s local AI finds your photos in seconds—and lets you create stunning collages just by typing what you want. Fast, private, yours.
Easy Data Transform
Easy Data Transform is your data multi-tool, allowing you to quickly and easily transform your data into the form you need it. Construct simple or complex data flows step-by-step using drag and drop. See the results of each transform immediately. Everything is visual and there is no syntax to remember. It is ideal for cleaning dirty data, transforming from one data format into another, deduping mailing lists, creating reports or any number of other data tasks.
Key features:
- Handles a wide range of data formats, including: CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, plain text, vCard and fixed column width.
- 73 different transforms, including: Join, Stack, Filter, Dedupe, Date Format and Sort.
- Handles a wide range of text encodings.
- Optional regular expressions and Javascript transforms for more power.
- Super fast processing.
- Handles millions of rows.
- Use batch processing to convert thousands of data files in one operation.
- Save your transformation flows to reuse again.
- Confidential data never has to leave your desktop.
- Comprehensive help documentation and videos. Plus email support and an online forum if you get stuck.
- One time purchase (not a subscription), which covers both Mac and Windows (up to 3 computers).
- Free trial and 60 day money-back guarantee.
Trickster
Trickster keeps track of recent files and applications you’ve been using on your Mac and gives you easy and fast access to them. Stop searching. Start finding.
- Send email attachments faster
- Drag downloaded files directly into apps without opening Finder
- Don’t worry about where applications save their files, they’re all in the same place now
- Two-way connectivity with Hook.
NEW:
- Handle displaying new Dropbox client's paths and iCloud-based Desktop/Documents
- Add support for Setapp version of Hookmark
- For items originating from DEVONthink:
- Copying URLs will copy a callback URL that opens the item in DEVONthink. Helps with copying DEVONthink items, for example
- Option-Double-Click or Option-Return will open the file using a default app for the type instead of inside DEVONthink.
ImageFramer Pro
ImageFramer Pro is the most versatile solution for adding borders to your photos on the Mac, from artistic borders to photorealistic frames. Quickly frame photographs, digital art, Etsy shop listings, family snapshots—any image you can get onto your Mac. Choose from thousands of photorealistic or artistic frames and mats, layered in endless combinations. Add text and image overlays, including watermarks to digitally sign your original artwork. You can even batch process multiple photos or use it with Adobe Lightroom Classic or Apple Photos.
Who uses ImageFramer? Professional artists, photographers, bloggers, scrapbookers, craft enthusiasts, and anyone who just wants better looking family photos.
Showcase your art with lifelike frames for a professional look, find the perfect frame by comparing multiple designs, or just have fun with your image library.
NEW: Comprehensive Undo/Redo support, UI improvements, Shortcuts action to apply ImageFramer design and massive updates to Image and Text Overlay functionality, including rotation, opacity and shadows.
HyperPlan
Hyper Plan combines the simplicity of sticking colored notes to the wall with the flexibility of software. Arrange your tasks in an easy to understand form. See at a glance what needs doing next. Typical uses include: agile project planning, production planning, sales pipeline tracking, storyboarding and resource scheduling. If you have ever planned something by sticking notes to a wall, then you pretty much know how to use it already.
Key features:
- Add unlimited properties to your plan, such as: priority, status, person and duration.
- Automatically layout, color-code and filter cards by their properties.
- Switch between stored 'views' with a mouse click. E.g. switch from column=priority, row=person, color=status to column=person, row=status, color=priority.
- Show row, column and grand totals for any numerical properties - much easier than a pivot table.
- View and edit card data in a compact tabular form.
- Display bar charts with a mouse click.
- Customize colors, fonts etc to your own preferences.
- Handles thousands of cards.
- Use connections between cards to show dependencies.
- No need to entrust your data to a third party or rely on their servers.
- One time purchase (not a subscription), which covers both Mac and Windows (up to 5 computers).
- Free trial and 60 day money-back guarantee.
BBEdit
Yojimbo
Yojimbo empowers Mac users to effortlessly and securely manage the onslaught of information encountered every day, even across multiple computers. Yojimbo stores rich text notes, passwords, bookmarks, serial numbers, PDFs, and images.
Gathering information is easy through familiar Mac interface gestures, Yojimbo's own Quick Input Panel and Save PDF to Yojimbo commands, and it can encrypt stored data. Yojimbo's tagging system empowers simple personal organization, and information retrieval is instantaneous through its built-in search or Spotlight.
what's new:
Yojimbo uses Apple's iCloud service to sync data among multiple Macs, supports high-fidelity capture of web pages to PDF, offers an improved appearance under Dark Mode, and contains many more appearance and usability adjustments.
Yojimbo 4.6 is fully compatible with macOS 15 Sequoia and Apple Silicon-powered Macs.
Tinderbox 101: 5Cs PKM
The 5Cs School offers Tinderbox action code libraries, templates and courses to help you think and publish with Tinderbox, including:
- 5Cs Tinderbox 101:Live + On-Demand 6-Week Course
- Tinderbox Thinking & Publishing Modules:
- Foundational File with Template and Basic List Capability
- Dynamic Note Creation, Linking, and Unlinking Library
- Advanced List View
- Media Library and Templates
- Tables Libraries and Templates
- Glossaries, Indexing, and Media Numbering with Tinderbox
- PDF and Pandoc Publishing: Libraries and Templates
- Tinderbox Thinking & Publishing Bundle Onboarding Course
- Tinderbox Thinking & Publishing Modules Bundle (includes the above 7 modules and the bundle onboarding course)
HoudahSpot
Find files. Fast!
Stop wasting time digging through folders. HoudahSpot helps you track down any file on your Mac in seconds — no matter where it’s hiding.
Go beyond basic search:
- Combine multiple criteria like name, content, dates, tags, and more
- Build powerful searches with just a few clicks
- Preview text matches instantly to confirm you’ve found the right file
- Save reusable templates for tasks you do often
HoudahSpot uses the macOS Spotlight index for lightning-fast results, then adds the pro tools you need: flexible filters, customizable result views, and an interface that keeps everything close at hand.
HoudahSpot is both a precision search utility and a productivity boost — perfect for researchers, creatives, and anyone who works with thousands of files.
HoudahGeo
HoudahGeo is the powerful geotagging tool that adds accurate, industry-standard location information directly to your photos and videos — making them easier to organize, search, and understand.
- Automatically geocode photos using GPS track logs
- Set or refine locations effortlessly using a large, intuitive map
- Geotag JPEG, most RAW formats, XMP sidecar files, and videos
- Embed future-proof EXIF/XMP location data directly into your media
- Use your preferred photo cataloging tool to organize, filter, and find photos by location
- Work directly with Apple Photos to add or correct locations
- Export to Google Earth for rich visual context
Your photos are part of a story. Location information helps you tell the rest — showing where you’ve been, how you got there, and what lies beyond the frame.
Thinking With Tinderbox
25% off on Thinking With Tinderbox, Mark Bernstein’s new book about what it means to think with a computer.
“Thinking With Tinderbox explores how we might use machines to help us think more clearly, learn more quickly, and understand more thoroughly.... This volume describes some of the ideas behind Tinderbox and builds on my earlier book, The Tinderbox Way. That book discussed how Tinderbox came to be designed as it is, and its status as an opinionated system, an artisanal tool that sometimes expresses implicit opinions about notes and their discontents. Here, I focus more tightly on thinking, on how a machine, a mere mechanism, might augment human intellect.”
From chapters on “Thinking with Things: a Defense of Text" to ”Generosity & Abundance”, Thinking With Tinderbox explores the ideas behind modern software and the trick of keeping software young, flexible, and responsive. 312 page eBook, available as pdf or ePub.
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MailMaven
MailMaven is a new feature-rich macOS email client built for users who want to take control of their email experience.
Only with MailMaven can you:
- Create complex email management actions assigned to keystrokes and smoothly process your messages.
- Assign various tags to messages, including keywords, projects, dates, and notes, to add meaningful context.
- Use outbox rules to manage your outgoing messages more effectively.
And more, all presented in a flexible, visually appealing interface.
MailMaven comes with extensive documentation and the free e-book “Take Control of MailMaven” by Joe Kissell.
The Archive
The Archive is a macOS note-taking app built for prolific writers and productive researchers. Store your notes as plain text files — the most robust, future-proof format — and sync with any cloud service. Access your knowledge instantly through lightning-fast search, navigate with powerful hashtags and wiki-style links, and let the clean, distraction-free interface keep you focused on what matters: your words.
Made to support the time-tested Zettelkasten Method, The Archive transforms scattered thoughts into an interconnected web of ideas. Link notes together, watch unexpected connections emerge, and discover that you know things you didn't even know you knew. It's not just storage — it's a thinking environment that grows more valuable with every note you add.
- Markdown support with inline image preview
- Customizable themes
- Typewriter mode for focused writing
- Saved searches to filter your archive
- Complex search expressions
- Scriptability via JavaScript plug-ins
- Ultra-fast browser-style note navigation
Whether you're crafting a doctoral thesis, researching a book, or just taming the chaos of daily information overload, The Archive puts you in command.