Zoot 6

Posted by jamesofford
Jan 17, 2010 at 02:52 AM

Folks:

I have been a zooter off and on over the years. I found it a frustating experience, because it was very close to what I needed/wanted in an information manager. Tom Davis built an intriguing piece of software, but it had limitations.

I stopped using Zoot back at version 4. Now I hear that version 6 is up for public beta, and I am again intrigued. Is Zoot a modern information processor? At home I use the Mac and I have been spoiled by Devonthink and all of the other great info organizers that you can get on the Mac. How does Zoot 6 compare with these? In particular, on my work machine, I have a large number of PDF files downloaded from the web. They are primarily scientific papers. Can I import them into Zoot as PDF files, organize them, search them, set up smart folders etc?
What other info organizer jobs does zoot 6 do? Is the interface still the old interface that was there in the early days?

I would love it if Z6 would fill my needs. Tom Davis is a great developer, and has really treated the user community right. I would love to support him, but only if the program will do what I need.

Jim