Paperless for Mac

User Reviews

• Unstable. Unusable

  mingyu555May 27, 2015

  Pros

  Cheap. minimal system requirements

  Cons

  Where do I start? I've been using this software for almost 2 years and I'm honestly thinking of going back to paper because of how terrible this program is. I tried. I really tried to like this application, but it seriously sucks. Here are the reasons: 1. It crashes. A lot. The updates will improve stability for a while, but the next update then breaks everything. Be prepared to yell at the software for losing half an hour's worth of scanning, sorting, etc often. It crashes when you try to combine documents. It crashes when you try to edit documents to rotate them. It crashes when you don't do anything at all. 2. Minimal support. Good luck with sending all your crash reports. No one follows up on them, and given the glacial update cycle, good luck getting any reproducible bugs fixed--if they don't make other areas of the app crash first. Seriously guys, do you even have a QA department? 3. The automated categorization/tags feature is useless. It's right less than 10% of the time.

  Summary

  Save your money and your sanity. Look elsewhere. I'm investing my next round of software upgrade funds on metal filing cabinets.

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• Great Receipt & Document Manager

  2014BuckeyeChampsJanuary 26, 2015

  Pros

  auto-fills data from receipts expense reports stores all kinds of files

  Cons

  no cloud support or iOS app

  Summary

  I think the other reviews here are either pretty harsh or for the 1.x version that came out years and years ago. This app is a workhorse for me and has pretty much every receipt for every single thing I've bought since 2010 as well as most all communications with banks, credit card companies, utilities, bills, warranties, etc..

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• crashes while importing second item on a run

  tschenkOctober 8, 2013

  Pros

  looks nice

  Cons

  absolutely useless program. If importing a second PDF-file in the same session of program it freezes. Running Paperless 2.3 on OSX Snow Leopard. Just arrange your Paperless files yourself on your Mac or use Kindle, Calibre or other apps, which run stable. Worst program ever on my Mac!

  Summary

  Because crashing regularly, even free version is to (time)expensive!

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• Failure to Evolve (and work)

  kobeguySeptember 2, 2013

  Pros

  Nope - just a few good memories of a once great program

  Cons

  Unreliable - that's the bottom line. I used this app extensively in 2007, and together with the fabulous ScanSnap, it made short work of digitalizing & organizing every paper I had filed away in my office - literally thousands of pages. This was all good for a year or two, but then problems started showing up - random crashes, confusing interface, a feature set that just seems dated & clunky compared to competitors. Worst of all, though - many pdfs became corrupted and unrecoverable after editing/adding to files within the program. Yes, the original files were trashed, and showed up as blank pages even when opened with Adobe or Preview. I've used just about every database file organizer available for the Mac, and have NEVER had a corrupted file as a result of using the program. Corrupted files are the unpardonable sin for this kind of app.

  Summary

  After trying the latest update, I'm giving up. I've wasted far too much time on a program that used to be cool, but now..., and I seriously wish it didn't:(

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• Mariner's Albatross is scanning dross

  spadloGrimesFebruary 5, 2013

  Pros

  ummmmm - helps you work on anger management techniques (?)

  Cons

  too numerous to list NO reliable OCR "support" that asks for screen shots, open ports, reports of your entire set up - EVERY time you ask for help Funky auto-complete

  Summary

  If you want to try to run Paperless from Mariner - be prepared to do so in a vacuum. The software is incompatible with many routine backup processes. In order to simply scan it needs specific, non-TWAIN scanners and it gags if not shut down 'properly.' Add to this the wackiest auto-complete / auto-correct known to man and you have a recipe for frustration called Paperless. If you do succeed in scanning your documents you will have to invoke special powers to ever see them again. I am fairly confident that pdfs exist of my receipts and bills but I have to recall where the originals are each time I need to retrieve something and go in through the Mac Finder to get them. If you need documents to support loan applications or tax filing - or if you just want to preserve little Johnny's finger paintings - try a different application. Mariner's Paperless with set you adrift without a rudder on windless seas, alone and forlorn.

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• as intuitive as a rock

  greg clootzJune 29, 2012

  Pros

  scans and organizes

  Cons

  everything is manual. does not auto fill any information as advertised. every version gets worse.

  Summary

  this program is way more frustration than it should be. is not intuitive and does not do what it claims. find something else!

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• Nice program that needs a little work

  gonkulatorApril 10, 2011

  Pros

  Very user friendly and intuitive. A very handy product

  Cons

  SLOW customer support. Most importantly, needs to work with Dropbox or otherwise allow multi-user access

  Summary

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• Terrible software.

  whiskeyperm75April 7, 2011

  Pros

  Neat icon.

  Cons

  Bare bones, missing so many utilities, crashes often and no way to properly organize by sub-categories with totals.

  Summary

  I have iPad apps more powerful than this for a fraction of the cost. AVOID.

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• Awesome application, best of it's kind.

  donperreaultFebruary 23, 2011

  Pros

  I love that Paperless has 1000's of merchants it can match up your receipts with and accepts numerous document types. Very stable application, I spent several hours adding, editing, deleting and scanning documents without one crash.

  Cons

  I honestly haven't found any cons yet.

  Summary

  I've been using iDocument for several months. It helped keep my documents in order but did not support many document types, it also crashed frequently when scanning. I have Cf and had a lung transplant on 12/12/09 and desperately needed something to keep my documents organized where I could find them easily without searching through drawers of medical bills, medical history and lastly my collection notices from the hospital. Yesterday, I received an email from Mariner Software announcing the new version of Paperless 2.0. I never new Paperless existed, even though I am on their mailing list. I downloaded Paperless to give it a try. I was very surprised at how many document types it supported, as a matter of fact it accepted every document I threw at it. It even supports Safari webarchives, PDF and HTML from directly within Safari. For me this is very handy when viewing credit card statements and my online banking. With Paperless 2.0 you can track any data with the ability to customize the fields. Hundreds of merchants are included to save time when adding receipts because Paperless is already set up for the included merchants. I spent all afternoon transferring my documents from iDocument to Paperless 2.0, adding, deleting, editing and scanning. Not once did Paperless crash, document was crashing about every other scan. I am amazed at how it takes each document an analyzes the content using text recognition and fills in the fields with the amount due and the date due. You can scan a multi-page bill/document and combine it into one document. For organizing you can add tags, categories and even sub-categories for easy finding. Paperless 2.0 also supports collections and smart folders that allow you to mix and match your criteria for easy finding of your documents. After using iDocument I really am amazed at the detail and features found in Paperless 2. I did not use Paperless 1 but for me Paperless 2.0 is a no brainer. And for those using version 1.0, I think $25.00 is a steal for Paperless 2.0. I hate to criticize iDocument like I just have but for the same price Paperless 2.0 is so far ahead of iDocument that it would be foolish not to go with Paperless 2.0 and with a 30 day money back guarantee how can you go wrong? I am giving it 5 stars right down the line because I can't find a single feature I need that it doesn't have and after iDocument crashing so much, it is a pleasure to work with an application that doesn't crash. BTW: I am not affiliated with Mariner Software in any way. When I love an application I like to spread the word to other Mac enthusiasts like myself. Give iBank 4.0 a try, it is the best financial application for the Mac.

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• Document storage app. Scan, store, organize and search.

  r_vaessenSeptember 27, 2010

  Pros

  I like the 'Cover Flow' display, the QuickLook integration, and the organizational capabilities.

  Cons

  I cannot get this application to quit without implicitly going to the app and selecting quit from the file menu. Tested numerous quit methods (over ten), and for some reason Paperless will only quit from file quit or CTRL-Q.

  Summary

  Until they fix this issue (not quitting on log-out, restart, shutdown), I will not pay for any additional updates/upgrades. Troubleshooting efforts seem limited to case-by-case 'software conflict' basis, instead of coding a solution that leverages the 'quit' options that 'do' work. Marinersoftware thinks that this is a TWAIN/Scanner issue, but they're treating it like an individual user issue.

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