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Together (formerly KIT - Keep It Together) is an application for storing, organizing, editing and previewing all kinds of files and can find them again quickly.
Just about anything can be dragged to Together's main window or Shelf for safe keeping. The Shelf is a system-wide window which can also be used to browse and search the library, access favorites items and make quick notes.
Items can be organized into groups and folders and the original files are always kept in the Finder. Together can preview and edit a wide variety of files and uses Quick Look for previewing files it doesn't understand.
Together uses Spotlight to search the contents of all kinds of files as you type. Together can also encrypt documents, imports files in the background, supports multiple libraries and sync with MobileMe.
Version 2.2.4:
- Added the ability to send the URL for a selected item in the list to other applications using the Services menu.
- Fixed a problem importing URLs whose titles were too long to be used as a filename.
- Fixed a problem where Web PDFs could not be saved when the original URL contains encoded Unicode characters.
- Fixed a problem where Together might not detect changes to linked files (could also affect searching linked files).
- Attempt to workaround a problem in Mac OS X in Mac OS X where smart group updates could cause crashes.
- Fixes to help files.
Version 2.2:
- Intelligent auto-tagging
- Nest groups and smart groups in folders
- Tag bundles
- Improved tag browser
- Rearrange tabs
- Web page type
- Editable item dates
- Improved Shelf Import options
- Zoom text previews
- Many more new features and improvements

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| Together User Reviews (43 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Nov 29 2008 |
DOUGADAMA This product is merely ho hum. Synchronization is poorly implemented and buggy, the program is sloooow to import and the interface is nothing revolutionary. Like other projects in this category (Yojimbo/Eaglefiler/Journaler) there is a lot of potential and room for improvement. (Version 2.2.2) | |
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 | Jan 5 2009 |
STEVE HARRIS I didn't notice this until posting the 2.2.4 release but for the record, version 2.2.3 fixed the problem with slow imports in 2.2.2 and, thankfully, I haven't heard of any MobileMe syncing issues since Mac OS X 10.5.6 was released. (Version 2.2.4) | |
 | Jan 6 2009 |
DOUGADAMA Yes too be fair synchronization does work better but it would be nice to see more synchronization options other than Mobileme. Omnifocus sets the bar in this regard. I should say that I find myself using this software much more than I anticipated (sans synchronizing) and I think it is better than much of the competition (Yojimbo/Eaglefiler/etc). For synchronizing simple notes and to do lists across computers/platforms I use Evernote and for heavy duty filing I rely on Devonthink (now in 2beta). I find I use Together at home daily as dropbox for collecting and tagging files for filing later. For this I think it is the best software going. (Version 2.2.4) | |
 | Nov 20 2008 |
ALEXIUSCA Love it -- Together is just a few updates away from replacing Yojimbo for me once and for all. However, I find the interface in general a bit sluggish, on my MBP window resizing is quite painful. Also, I love how Yojimbo let's you tag super easily. Together doesn't do quite as smooth a job with keyboard navigation. Suggestions? (Version 2.2.2) | |
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 | Nov 26 2008 |
GCOGHILL I too found the interface sluggish until I turned off the icon previews in the View Options palette. Now it's super fast. The developer should consider either fixing the speed with icon previews, or turn it off by default. I almost gave up on this app after importing a bunch of text files, the speed was so slow. (Version 2.2.2) | |
 | Nov 27 2008 |
ALEXIUSCA wow did that help, thanks!! (Version 2.2.2) | |
 | Dec 16 2008 |
JAZZADDICT Even with that fix it still runs pretty slow on my dual 2.0 g5 compared to other apps. The interface crawls sometimes. Probably runs a lot quicker on intel systems. My g5 doesn't feel as quick as it used too. It doesn't handle spotlight as quick as intel systems and Together relies on that a lot. Like when clicking through tags. A bit sluggish. Oh well. Hopefully I'll get a macbook soon. peace. (Version 2.2.3) | |
 | Nov 14 2008 |
LIAM_IMAC So far this has crashed on me twice, and i have had to force quit once when it became un-responsive. When i use the "save web page as PDF" It wont give me the option to save the file as the option is grayed out, also closing the tab on the your new import does not prompt you to save. (Version 2.2.1) | |
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 | Nov 15 2008 |
STEVE HARRIS Version 2.2.1 should have addressed the crashing, which was down to the new auto-tagging feature. I can't identify any crash reports using your MacUpdate name, but I'd be interested to hear from you so I could look into your problems. On the option being greyed out to save a web page as a PDF, I don't know which option you mean, and as no one else has reported a problem with this, I can't really comment. Get in touch if you need help. Thanks. (Version 2.2.1) | |
 | Nov 17 2008 |
LIAM_IMAC My trouble was with the version prior to the latest update. I can now say that version 221 has solved my issues and works great. Thanks to the developer for there reply (Version 2.2.1) | |
 | Nov 12 2008 |
JSEARL Missed my rating - 5 stars (Version 2.2) | |
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 | Nov 12 2008 |
JSEARL THis is head and shoulders above 'similar' products such as MacJournal or Journler - if only because itr enders both Pages and Numbers (through Quicklook) . I bought it minutes after using it for the first time. Awesome. (Version 2.2) | |
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 | Nov 11 2008 |
JAZZADDICT It's getting better all the time. The newly reorganized tag area makes things much easier. My tag list was getting out of control. Auto-tags is sweet. I haven't tested it's usability but it's nice to see it's there. I think the big one everyone wanted to see was the ability to rearrange tabs. Clutch! Thanks Steve for another solid update! (Version 2.2) | |
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 | Nov 11 2008 |
JAZZADDICT and to think this use to be K.I.T.! I had totally forgot till a second ago. I didn't like that app. Was using Yojimbo at the time. Not no more! Together is the best PIM I've scene on the OS X yet. (Version 2.2) | |
 | Aug 15 2008 |
NESSUNO I bought this app hoping the author would implement Sync Services soon. He doesn't. Another update without synking (cp. Yojimbo, SOHO Notes...). I need my notes on my iMac when I return from work where I created them on my MacBook. I'm frustrated. (Version 2.1.6) | |
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 | Aug 15 2008 |
JAZZADDICT If you would have read the documentation, contacted the developer, or visited the developers website you would know syncing has existed in Together since May. It's taken care of through the Library manager. (Version 2.1.6) | |
 | Aug 15 2008 |
NESSUNO Ho! Great! Thanks a lot for that hint! I HAD contacted the dev., and the last thing I heard of him was that he planned this feature for a future update. (Version 2.1.6) | |
 | Aug 15 2008 |
JAZZADDICT Also, can you justify why you gave the ratings you did? I'm not sure why you're using an .app that you rated 2/5 for features and 2/5 for value. Thanks. :-) (Version 2.1.6) | |
 | Aug 12 2008 |
JAZZADDICT I wish the developer wasn't the one doing support. That's usually not a good thing. The kind of support and feedback responses I get from the developer are not as thorough and courteous as responses I get from other software companies. The responses seem rushed though not impolite in any way. Go send some feedback or a question to the Omnigroup and see the difference. They make you feel encouraged to report as many bugs as possible and provide feedback (therefor making there software much better.) It gives the developers much more time to work on the software instead of responding to tons of support requests and flickering through the barrage of feature requests that come in. There would be much less pressure on the developer and much better experience for users if there was someone completely dedicated to support who has good customer service skills. Will Shipley once said in a podcast interview that if a developer is doing support for his or her product it is a great disservice to their customers. I agree. Together is very good software. Keep up the good work. (Version 2.1.5) | |
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 | Aug 15 2008 |
GNAIHC Agree. Maybe he can consider using some services like Get Satisfaction (http://getsatisfaction.com/) (Version 2.1.6) | |
 | Aug 15 2008 |
JAZZADDICT I actually shared a few emails with the developer (Steve) regarding his support service since posting my thread. He doesn't currently generate enough revenue from the .app to hire support. To make up for this he has put a lot of effort into creating the best support system possible. He's not always able to answer every feedback submission individually but his goal is to answer support requests within 24 hours. I think it helps him quite a bit when people use the forums instead of emailing him because it gives others a chance to respond with helpful information and links to other similar threads. Also, the forums help him prioritize feedback. Despite how impressed I am with how hard he's working to make the support experience what it is, I still really really wish of course that he was in a position to hire support. That way the time he spends providing support could be dedicated to development. I'm sure that would really catalyze Together's development. (Version 2.1.6) | |
 | Jul 19 2008 |
AKROBAT So, I have to spend $100 extra for MobileMe just in order to network via 2 Macs? (Version 2.1.5) | |
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 | Aug 12 2008 |
JAZZADDICT Tell me about it. I wish an open source project would start that replicates the mobileme syncing feature so any developer can build it into their .app for free. Till then. (Version 2.1.5) | |
 | Jul 3 2008 |
KADOOGAN I trialled this for a while, and recently paid to register. To be honest it was one of the easier buying decisions I have made. I had previously tried DEVONthink and EagleFiler. Whilst DEVONthink is a good piece of software I found it took too long to start up, and it's method of using it's own database to store my files was a big issue for me. Databases can become corrupted so as well as storing all my files in DEVONthink I had to keep the original files as well. Both EagleFiler and Together do not work this way, your files are kept in their original format, so even if you experience a problem with the program your files are still accessible from Finder. My main reasons for choosing Together over EagleFiler were mainly the user interface, which I find much nicer in Together, and the way it deals with saving emails. EagleFiler seems to keep emails in separate mailboxes which means you can't have them in the same folder as PDF's or txt files, and it's difficult or impossible to access them directly from the Finder (maybe there is a way round this but at this point I found Together which didn't have the issue). Together simply accepts .eml files which it stores in the same folder as all your other docs, or whatever folder you choose. The one thing I can think of that I would like to see is the ability to zoom into images. At the moment it just displays them as full-size if smaller than the display window, or shrinks them to fit the window if the image is bigger. I'd like to see a button to zoom into a small image to make it increase to fit the window. Together is a lovely piece of software that makes browsing your documents a pleasure rather than a chore. (Version 2.1.4) | |
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