xPad for Mac

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• This is a PERFECT Scrapbook replacement application

  Tony19--2008November 20, 2010

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  Everything about it is PRO. This is better than Apple's old scrapbook from pre OSX days.

  Cons

  There are no CONS

  Summary

  They should be charging at least $20 for this app but it's free. If you have been looking for a replacement for Apple's old Scrapbook, you have come to the right place. It took me 30 seconds to figure the whole thing out -- VERY Mac-like.

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• Outstanding fantastic GREAT utility program Invaluable!

  letGODshineOctober 28, 2009

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  Easy to organize, catagorize, page layouts, full text capabilities, etc.

  Cons

  Would love to have multiple Xpad files, so I could have one for business, one for personal, one for research, etc. PLEASE? Even my sife could have one for her receipes, our home inventory, etc.

  Summary

  How about some standard templates like: home inventory, auto care, school records, medical records, etc.

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• Most versatile clipboard/text editor for the Mac.

  jaggedtcOctober 16, 2009

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  Handles text with format, font and colour, images, photos, links, urls and most any thing that you care to add. Any cut/copy and paste operation becomes a simple thing, and allows cross-platform additions without resetting parameters. Oh and its FREE

  Cons

  I have found no cons to this program, and I have been using differing it for 3-4years on my macbook without a single issue.

  Summary

  I would like to thank the programmers for a job very well done. I recommend it to anyone as the simplest and most versatile of companions. I hardly ever use any other text editor nor any other clipboard program, this one does it all for me. Thanks again.

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• Love This Product!!

  Brian CookSeptember 12, 2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This product is such and improvement from textedit and i love that its a much lighter weight program than word. ugh! This program is fantastic i would recommend it to anyone.

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• I love this app! It's just the right type of...

  VersionTrackerUserOpinionJuly 5, 2007

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  ...notepad.<br />This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />The xPad notepad is the best of both worlds. It has a TextEdit interface that is unobtrusive and that opens as quickly as stickies, yet it allows you to organize your notes by titling them, assigning a user-defined colour-coded subject to them, and providing a sortable index of them. If you're a student, a writer, or anyone who grabs snippets of info or quotes from the web, you will love this. It also makes a great scratch pad for jotting down ideas when they come to you so you can place them in their proper file/directory later. Or you can save it as a repository for all notes for which you need a quick reference. For instance, I have one note that shows keyboard shortcuts and quick tips for OS X (things I would otherwise forget, like how to access the menu without the mouse), another note keeps track of my contest entries. <p> <ul> <li>The database of all your notes is stored in your home Library/Application Support, which makes backup easy. <li>Another bonus is that you can give each note a distinct appearance by choosing fonts, font colours & sizes, highlighting, paragraph formatting, etc., just as you would in TextEdit. <li>A brilliant and most convenient feature is the <b>"Copy Ruler"</b> and <b>"Paste Ruler"</b> in the Text menu, which allows you to easily copy paragraph formatting (indents, tab stops, spacing, etc.) to other areas. </ul> However, I'd welcome the following in future updates: <p> <ol> <li> search and find across all notes and note titles. <li> automatic bullets and numbering. <li> ability to sort note titles in any order by dragging and dropping in the title drawer (a good alternative to hierarchical notes). <li> hierarchical notes (just 2 levels) <i>but only if custom sorting (above), which I prefer, can't be implemented</i> - an expandable triangle next to main notes in the title drawer; anything the user designates as a sub-note to a main note would appear underneath it (e.g., user can create a main note named "Contests" and sub-notes named "Publishers Clearing House" and "Lottery" under it) </ol> <b>However, the last three are just "wish list items" that I would only like to see IF they don't add to the current free price and IF they don't bloat or slow down the app.</b> xPad as it is now is pretty darn near perfect. Many compliments to the developer for a job well done.

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• No Spotlight support; no Lists; no SEARCH

  mattjalOctober 20, 2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Unfortunately, XPad hasn't been updated to work with OS X Tiger's new "Spotlight" feature - a real problem, since you can't SEARCH all your documents! There is no support for bulleted lists. This is feeling like a half-baked note taking application. If you need a fully-functional notes and writing application, this is not it.

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• Clean, simple and very useful

  kopiert_dotmacAugust 31, 2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />The application is really excellent. Built for purpose. Quick notes or letters that auto save, with easy document retrieval. I had a problem with the serial number (entirely my fault) the develop (pat) could not have been more helpful or polite. One of the best £5.50's I ever have spent. This is a no-brainer app - just buy it.

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• good app but...

  ecume des joursAugust 24, 2004

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />good app but badly needs those 2.0 features: searching across documents and network/internet syncing. If said developer really doesn't have the time any more to put into it perhaps they would consider open sourcing the app so others can add that functionality? this app has so much potential to be hugely useful!

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