EagleFiler overview

EagleFiler makes managing your information easy. It lets you archive and search mail, Web pages, PDF files, word processing documents, images, and more. Use it to collect information from a variety of sources. Browse different types of files using a standard three-pane interface. Organize them into folders and annotate them with tags and notes, or leave everything in one folder and pin-point the information you need using the live search. Since EagleFiler stores its library in Finder format, you can use it in concert with the other tools in your Mac ecosystem.

EagleFiler in a nutshell:

With a single keypress, import Web pages, mail messages, or any file on your Mac
EagleFiler stores them in an open format: regular files and folders that are fully accessible to your other applications
Optionally: encrypt the files, add tags, notes, color-coded labels, and other metadata
Browse by folder or by tag, or use the live search to find the information you need (faster than Spotlight)
View, edit, or create documents directly in EagleFiler's streamlined interface, or double-click to edit using another application

EagleFiler is a digital filing cabinet, a research assistant, and a snippet collector. You can use it to write a journal, track all the files for a project or job, save your favorite Web articles, store financial statements, run a paperless office, plan a trip, collect your course notes, archive your e-mail correspondence, search mailing list archives, research a purchase, remember recipes to cook or books to read, store scientific papers, gather legal case notes, or assemble a scrapbook. It's the most flexible tool on your Mac.

What's new in version 1.9.20

Worked around a change in the forthcoming macOS 26.4 that caused EagleFiler to crash at launch. If you’ve updated to macOS 26.4 before updating EagleFiler, you won’t be able to launch EagleFiler to use its auto-update feature, but you can download and install the update manually as described in the Updating From a Previous Version section of the manual.
When launching EagleFiler on macOS 26.4 or later, macOS may show a “Support Ending for Intel-based Apps” notification. Currently, EagleFiler relies on Rosetta 2, which Apple has committed to supporting until macOS 28 in fall 2027. EagleFiler’s indexer has been ARM-native for a long time. The rest of the app relies on some third-party Intel-based libraries that will not be ported. We’ve been working on removing these dependencies and rewriting the app in Swift. This is a big project, but it should provide many advantages, both in performance and in a newer architecture that can serve as a foundation for many years to come. We expect to finish this and have EagleFiler running fully natively on Apple silicon before macOS 28 is released.
Added the Import From Paperless script. This lets you import files from Mariner Software’s Paperless app (formerly called ReceiptWallet), which has been discontinued. The categories, collections, and other metadata will be translated to folders, tags, and notes in EagleFiler.
When importing from Evernote, EagleFiler is better at handling attached files that have no filename extension and notes that contain an attached file but only whitespace for the note text.
The capture key now works with the Apple Creator Studio versions of Keynote, Numbers, and Pages.
Added the Append Current Date to Filename and Append Prior Month Date to Filename scripts.
The Keywords header of e-mail messages is now indexed for searching.
You can now change the name of a tag via AppleScript.
Deleting a tag now deletes its child tags instead of just changing their parents.
Added the Differing Message Counts Importing From Apple Mail section of the manual.
Updated the following sections of the manual:
- Applications That Support Capture
- How can I rebuild a library?
- Import Bookmarks…
- Importing Mail From Apple Mail
- Importing Mail from MailMaven
- Merge Mailboxes/Message Files
Updated the Remove Duplicate Messages script to fix a problem where it could time out if EagleFiler was already very busy with other tasks.
Worked around an issue with macOS Tahoe 26 where windows would still receive mouse clicks after they were closed, preventing them from going through to the app below EagleFiler.
Worked around a macOS bug that could cause a crash when viewing a Web archive on a Mac with a Touch Bar.
Made some changes to try to prevent a crash when displaying a table cell.
Fixed an internal error that could occur when checking whether a record needed to be indexed.
Fixed a bug where audio or video files could be left open after closing a library (thus preventing the volume from being ejected).
Fixed an error that could occur when launching a second copy of EagleFiler at the same time.
Fixed a regression where the diagnostic report didn’t include the error log.
Updated to version 1.6.3 of the SkimNotes framework.

4.3

(62 Reviews of EagleFiler)

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User Ratings

kimikimiblair

Apr 21, 2025

1.9.16

0.0

Version: 1.9.16

I have been using Eagle Filer and Spam Seive, both by Michael Tsai for YEARS!! He is the very very very best software maker, and his personalized customer help is way beyond exceptional!!!! His documentation is over the top easy. His EagleFiler is my most trusted database application I have ever had. I wish all software was made by him.😍

zlazkow

Jul 7, 2023

1.9.11

5.0

Version: 1.9.11

To Michael Tsai (the developer): any chance upgrading for Silicon Mac, without need for "helpers" ?

mrstucci1951

Nov 22, 2020

1.9.1

Version: 1.9.1

I am so impressed with the app and it's capabilities but mostly I am impressed with how responsive the developer is! My goodness, it seems to me he never rests-he is always willing to tweak the software to accommodate everyone's wants/needs in using his app. When you post to the EF Forum and say that there is something that isn't working right or you wish it could do this or that, Michael is always on top of things and will work with you to get it right. As far as I am concerned, Michael gets a Gold Star!

Sampler

Apr 15, 2020

1.8.13

Version: 1.8.13

Indispensable! I store everything here: tax documents, check images for bookkeeping, invoices, thousands of web links, notes. Before EagleFiler, i had bought and tried Journler, Yojimbo, and Devonthink Pro Office, in that order, each for over a year. Each fell short. I've used EF since 2009.. I've asked many questions and reported a bug or two over the years. The dev, Michael Tsai, replies quickly and always with helpful answers or explanations. His updates are always substantive. Highly recommended!

gtrher

Dec 15, 2019

1.8.10

Version: 1.8.10

i am so glad i found this app! had a mac since 1992. first time to have a laptop. have a TON of pop email to archive but be searchable. running into all sorts of issue since i'm not using migration assistant. want to start fresh. enter eaglefiler. tried a few apps before i found this beauty. wasn't what i was wanting, then bam! easily + quickly i had about 62,000+ emails organized by mailbox and searchable. saw that i could also use it for websites and did a few to check it out. will be like having a searchable brain. just what i need! happy camper.