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Chikoo

a file organizer for the Mac

Update (December 2021): Made free and dropped maintenance

Does not work on macOS 11 Big Sur and macOS 12 Monterey

On older systems where it works, use the license key 8210dff96e362132

Version 1.1 (9.1 MB)

Requires OS X 10.10 or later

Support email: “support” at our domain name

1.1

  • The “Quick Look” tab in the Preferences has been replaced with a new, more general “Folder Access” tab. It turns out that access to folders is useful not just for Quick Look, but also for other things (see the next item).
  • Chikoo is now more intelligent when attempting to locate files. For example, if Chikoo has access to the Dropbox folder on one Mac (—through the Folder Access Preferences; see the previous item—), the user will no longer be bothered about access to each file that is added to the library on another Mac.
  • Packages can now be imported. In other words, things like rtfd or OmniOutliner documents, which are not really files but package folders, can now be imported.
  • Read-only and locked files can now be imported.
  • File sizes now always match the ones shown in the Finder. Reason: Chikoo now also includes the sizes of resource forks. (But such a mismatch should have been rare in practice since most user files don’t have resource forks.)
  • The toolbar’s contextual menu is now also available in the View menu. This has its benefits. For example, users can now hide/show the toolbar using a keyboard shortcut if they assign one via the Keyboard System Preferences.
  • When a library window’s toolbar changes in height or is hidden/shown, the window’s height now stays the same. This makes toggling the toolbar more natural (see the previous item).
  • The Command-F keyboard shortcut and the Edit → Find menu item now bring focus to the search field (after showing the toolbar if it’s hidden).
  • Fixes a bug that makes it impossible to Control-click on a library window’s toolbar to bring up the contextual menu.

1.0

  • Completely rewritten from the ground up—requires OS X 10.10 or later.
  • Adds the ability to create multiple libraries.
  • Adds new columns and pane for various filesystem attributes (file name, path, size, date created, and date modified).
  • Adds the ability to import entire folders (i.e., import all files found when recursively traversing a given folder).
  • The “Chikoo folder” concept has been replaced by more general (and optional) “library folders.”
  • In smart lists, texts can now be filtered using more operators, including new length-based operators.
  • In smart lists, dates can now be compared against today’s date.
  • The built-in Name column can now be hidden.
  • Underlying extensions of type groups can now be more conveniently seen by moving the mouse over the Type column while holding down the Option key.
  • The name can now be synced to the file name, and vice versa.
  • Adds the ability to relocate multiple files at once based on their last known file names.
  • Libraries (i.e., the metadata) can now be located anywhere on the filesystem.
  • Support for the retina display Macs.
  • A brand new app icon.
  • Redesigned to look great on OS X Yosemite.
  • Chikoo now runs in sandbox mode, a security feature highly recommended by Apple for Mac apps.
  • A multitude of other improvements and bug fixes.

0.9.3

  • The app is now signed with a newer version of Developer ID so that it can be opened without warnings on the upcoming OS X 10.9.5 and OS X 10.10.

0.9.2

  • System requirements increased from 10.6 to 10.8.5 in preparation for an upcoming release.
  • The app is now signed with a Developer ID so that it can be opened without a warning from OS X.

0.9.1

  • Adds the ability to import files by dragging them directly on the Chikoo dock icon, on the Library, or on individual lists.
  • Adds the ability to copy attributes from one item and paste them on other items.
  • Fixes a bug that causes incorrect comparison of dates and numbers in smart lists.
  • Fixes various date picker glitches.
  • Contains various other bug fixes and enhancements.

0.9

  • A brand-new feature: The ability to see the filetypes of files. A new column has been added for the filetype. Users can furthermore create smart lists based on types, and even create their own type groups for maximum customization.
  • A few minor bug fixes.

0.0.3

  • Chikoo is no longer just a PDF organizer, but an organizer for any kind of file.
  • When importing, users can now leave files at their existing locations.

0.0.1

  • A ripe chikoo is spotted in the wilderness.