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Bare Bones Software Releases Yojimbo 4.7
Information Organizer for macOS Gets Refinements, Remains Rock
Solid
NORTH CHELMSFORD, Mass. – October 21, 2026 – Bare Bones Software today announced the release and immediate availability of Yojimbo™ 4.7, a notable update to the popular, easy-to-use information organizer.
Yojimbo 4.7 includes user interface and usability improvements, including: a refined interface for searching in Note items, readability improvements in form-based items (password, bookmarks, and serial numbers), and refinements to syncing to improve behavior in exceptional situations. Yojimbo 4.7 requires macOS 10.15.6 or later, and is compatible with contemporary Apple hardware and macOS versions, including macOS 27 Golden Gate.
“Yojimbo is an information organizer people really rely on,” said Rich Siegel, founder and CEO of Bare Bones Software, Inc. “Our goal for Yojimbo as a digital ‘shoebox’ application is to continue to keep it useful without adding bloat. Yojimbo enjoys a reputation for staying out of your way, while ready at hand. This update succeeds at maintaining that delicate balance, while keeping Yojimbo rock solid and true to itself.”
Yojimbo 4.7 also includes enhancements and refinements to existing features, and fixes for specific reported issues, and is a recommended and free update to all registered customers with Yojimbo 4 whose machines meet the new system requirements. Detailed information on all of the changes in Yojimbo 4.7 can be found at:
https://www.barebones.com/support/yojimbo/notes-4.7.html
For more information on Yojimbo, or to download the software, please visit the company’s web site:
https://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/
Yojimbo Organizes ‘Everything Else’
Yojimbo empowers Mac users to manage, effortlessly and securely, the onslaught of information encountered every day, even across multiple computers. Yojimbo stores rich text notes, passwords, bookmarks, serial numbers, PDFs, and images.
Gathering information is easy through familiar Mac interface gestures, Yojimbo’s own Quick Input Panel and Save PDF to Yojimbo commands, and it can encrypt stored data using the secure AES-256 algorithm standard. Yojimbo’s tagging system empowers simple personal organization, and information retrieval is instantaneous through its built-in search or Spotlight.
Yojimbo can directly synchronize data via WiFi from a Mac to the Yojimbo for iPad reader (available separately), including encrypted items and tags.
Pricing and Availability
Yojimbo 4 is available at a suggested retail price of US$30 for an individual license. Discounted upgrades are available for any registered customer of Yojimbo 1.0 through 3.0.4 for US$20.
Yojimbo 4 is available exclusively from the Bare Bones Software online store:
http://www.barebones.com/store/
About Bare Bones Software, Inc.
Bare Bones Software, Inc. develops leading-edge power tools for the Mac. The company’s passion for creating deeply functional software with a clean, effective interface has earned it devotion from Mac users worldwide, plus quite a few awards. For more information, visit https://www.barebones.com/.
TextWrangler, Yojimbo and the Bare Bones Software logo are trademarks of, and BBEdit and “It doesn’t suck” are registered trademarks of Bare Bones Software, Inc. Copyright © 2026, all rights reserved. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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