Contents

• 1   Introduction
  • 1.1   Importing Is a Snap
  • 1.2   Familiar Mail-like Interface
  • 1.3   Search Everything
  • 1.4   The Library Is Open
  • 1.5   Reliable Data Storage
  • 1.6   Add Tags and Notes
  • 1.7   Speed Up and Simplify Your Other Applications
  • 1.8   Multiple Libraries
  • 1.9   Feature List
• 2   Installing and Updating
  • 2.1   Requirements
  • 2.2   Installing EagleFiler
  • 2.3   Updating From a Previous Version
  • 2.4   Reinstalling a Fresh Copy
  • 2.5   Uninstalling EagleFiler
  • 2.6   Security & Privacy Access
    • 2.6.1   Granting Full Disk Access
    • 2.6.2   Granting Automation Access
    • 2.6.3   Troubleshooting Privacy Access
• 3   Using EagleFiler
  • 3.1   Basics
  • 3.2   Library Folders
  • 3.3   What Can Be Imported
  • 3.4   Ways to Import
    • 3.4.1   Applications That Support Capture
    • 3.4.2   Importing Existing Files
    • 3.4.3   Importing Text Snippets
    • 3.4.4   Importing From a Scanner
    • 3.4.5   The To Import Folder
    • 3.4.6   The Files Folder
    • 3.4.7   Services
    • 3.4.8   Save PDF to EagleFiler
    • 3.4.9   Share Extension
    • 3.4.10   Importing iMessages
    • 3.4.11   Importing From iOS
    • 3.4.12   Importing via a Quick Action
    • 3.4.13   Importing via PopClip
  • 3.5   Importing Web Pages and URLs
    • 3.5.1   Importing Private Web Pages
    • 3.5.2   Importing From X/Twitter
    • 3.5.3   Importing Videos
    • 3.5.4   Processing Web Pages Before Importing
    • 3.5.5   Importing From Safari
    • 3.5.6   Enabling JavaScript Access in Web Browsers
    • 3.5.7   Importing Web Pages Without JavaScript
  • 3.6   Importing Mail
    • 3.6.1   Importing Mail From Apple Mail
      • 3.6.1.1   Importing Attachments From Apple Mail
      • 3.6.1.2   Missing Apple Mail Messages and Attachments
      • 3.6.1.3   Importing Conversations From Apple Mail
      • 3.6.1.4   Importing Gmail Messages From Apple Mail
      • 3.6.1.5   Importing Whole Apple Mail Mailbox Hierarchies
      • 3.6.1.6   Importing via Apple Mail’s File Menu
      • 3.6.1.7   Importing Only Newer Apple Mail Messages
      • 3.6.1.8   Importing Apple Mail “.mbox” Folders
      • 3.6.1.9   Handling Duplicate Messages in Apple Mail
    • 3.6.2   Importing Mail From Airmail
    • 3.6.3   Importing Mail From Entourage
    • 3.6.4   Importing Mail From Eudora
    • 3.6.5   Importing Mail From GyazMail
    • 3.6.6   Importing Mail From MailMate
    • 3.6.7   Importing Mail From Mail Pilot
    • 3.6.8   Importing Mail From Mailsmith
    • 3.6.9   Importing Mail From Mbox Files
    • 3.6.10   Importing Mail From Outlook
    • 3.6.11   Importing Mail From Outspring Mail
    • 3.6.12   Importing Mail From Postbox
    • 3.6.13   Importing Mail From PowerMail
    • 3.6.14   Importing Mail From Thunderbird and Eudora 8
    • 3.6.15   Importing Mail From Webmail/Gmail
  • 3.7   Drag and Drop
  • 3.8   Shortcuts
• 4   Browser Windows
  • 4.1   Source List
  • 4.2   Records List
  • 4.3   Record Viewer
  • 4.4   Searching
    • 4.4.1   Search Query Syntax
    • 4.4.2   Searching Within Records
    • 4.4.3   Searching From Other Applications
• 5   Menus
  • 5.1   The EagleFiler Menu
    • 5.1.1   About EagleFiler
    • 5.1.2   Software Update…
    • 5.1.3   Purchase…
    • 5.1.4   Mac App Store
  • 5.2   The File Menu
    • 5.2.1   New Library…
    • 5.2.2   New Record ‣ Rich Text File
    • 5.2.3   New Record ‣ Plain Text File
    • 5.2.4   New Record ‣ From Clipboard
    • 5.2.5   New Record ‣ Open Stationery Folder
    • 5.2.6   New Folder…
    • 5.2.7   New Tag
    • 5.2.8   New Browser Window
    • 5.2.9   New Tab
    • 5.2.10   New Smart Folder…
    • 5.2.11   Edit Smart Folder…
    • 5.2.12   Open Library…
    • 5.2.13   Close & Lock
    • 5.2.14   Scan for New Files
    • 5.2.15   Import Files…
    • 5.2.16   Import URLs…
    • 5.2.17   Import Bookmarks…
    • 5.2.18   Import ENEX File…
    • 5.2.19   Import from iPhone Camera
    • 5.2.20   Export…
    • 5.2.21   Backup Metadata
    • 5.2.22   Empty Trash…
    • 5.2.23   Print
  • 5.3   The Edit Menu
    • 5.3.1   Undo/Redo
    • 5.3.2   Copy
    • 5.3.3   Copy Source URL
    • 5.3.4   Copy Record Link
    • 5.3.5   Paste/Paste and Match Style
    • 5.3.6   Find ‣ Library Search…
    • 5.3.7   Find ‣ Find…
    • 5.3.8   Find ‣ Find Next/Previous
    • 5.3.9   Find ‣ Use Selection for Find
    • 5.3.10   Spelling and Grammar
    • 5.3.11   Substitutions
    • 5.3.12   Transformations
  • 5.4   The View Menu
    • 5.4.1   Show Tab Bar
    • 5.4.2   Show All Tabs
    • 5.4.3   Message ‣ Raw Source
    • 5.4.4   Message ‣ Plain Text
    • 5.4.5   Message ‣ Rich Text
    • 5.4.6   Message ‣ Use Quick Look
    • 5.4.7   PDF ‣ Next/Previous Page
    • 5.4.8   Show ‣ Source List
    • 5.4.9   Show ‣ Record Viewer
    • 5.4.10   Show ‣ Deleted Messages
    • 5.4.11   Show ‣ Messages in Records Source
    • 5.4.12   Show ‣ Messages in Tag Sources
    • 5.4.13   Allow Editing in Record Viewer
    • 5.4.14   Open in New Window
    • 5.4.15   Enter Full Screen
  • 5.5   The Go Menu
    • 5.5.1   Enclosing Record
    • 5.5.2   Contents of Record
    • 5.5.3   Previous/Next Record
  • 5.6   The Record Menu
    • 5.6.1   Mark as Unread/Read
    • 5.6.2   Mark as Flagged/Unflagged
    • 5.6.3   Tag
    • 5.6.4   Edit Notes
    • 5.6.5   Set Label
    • 5.6.6   Move To
    • 5.6.7   Batch Change…
    • 5.6.8   Convert for Editing
    • 5.6.9   Verify
    • 5.6.10   Update Checksum
    • 5.6.11   Merge Mailboxes/Message Files
    • 5.6.12   Reply to Message
    • 5.6.13   Open With External Viewer
    • 5.6.14   Open With
    • 5.6.15   Open Source URL
    • 5.6.16   Quick Look
    • 5.6.17   Slideshow
    • 5.6.18   Reveal in Finder
  • 5.7   The Format Menu
  • 5.8   The Window Menu
    • 5.8.1   Show Info
    • 5.8.2   Show Tags
    • 5.8.3   Show Tag Cloud
    • 5.8.4   Activity
    • 5.8.5   Drop Pad
    • 5.8.6   Errors
  • 5.9   The Help Menu
  • 5.10   The Dock Menu
• 6   Settings
  • 6.1   Capture key
  • 6.2   Capture with options
  • 6.3   Quick entry
  • 6.4   Web page format
  • 6.5   Spotlight comments
  • 6.6   Fonts
  • 6.7   Search highlight color
  • 6.8   Quoted Text Colors
  • 6.9   Remember open libraries between launches
  • 6.10   Copy tags to Spotlight comments
  • 6.11   Allow duplicate files in library
  • 6.12   Esoteric Preferences
• 7   Extending EagleFiler
  • 7.1   AppleScripting EagleFiler
  • 7.2   Writing Capture Scripts
  • 7.3   Writing Stationery Scripts
• 8   Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
  • 8.1   How can I access my library from multiple Macs?
  • 8.2   How can I put my library on my iPhone?
  • 8.3   How can I encrypt my files?
  • 8.4   Where is my EagleFiler library?
  • 8.5   How can I rebuild a library?
  • 8.6   How can I run optical character recognition (OCR) on my PDFs?
  • 8.7   How can I move messages between mailboxes?
  • 8.8   How can I copy my tags to another library?
  • 8.9   How do Finder tags work with EagleFiler?
  • 8.10   How does indexing in EagleFiler work?
  • 8.11   Why does EagleFiler import the wrong Web page when I press the capture key?
  • 8.12   How can I speed up EagleFiler?
  • 8.13   Why doesn’t my serial number work?
  • 8.14   Should I download EagleFiler from this free site?
  • 8.15   How can I open the Library folder?
  • 8.16   How can I back up my EagleFiler data?
  • 8.17   What information should I include when I report a problem?
    • 8.17.1   Sending in an Error Report
    • 8.17.2   Sending in Screenshots
    • 8.17.3   Sending in a “Sample” Report
    • 8.17.4   Sending in Crash Log Files
• 9   Legal Stuff
• 10   Version History