Tinderbox

Name: Tinderbox
Price: 289 USD

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#132 of 216

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Score

6.8

The facts below are what the maker publishes about Tinderbox, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From Tinderbox's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.

Plan	Price	What it gives you
Tinderbox	$289, paid once	Tinderbox 11.8.0 for Macintosh · Includes one year of free upgrades and Eastgate support · billed monthly
Tinderbox	$289 a month	Tinderbox 11.8.0 for Macintosh · Includes one year of free upgrades and Eastgate support · billed monthly
Subscribe	Priced on request	Annual updates · Cancel anytime
Subscribe	—	Annual updates · Cancel anytime
Household	$325 a month	5 people · billed monthly
Household	$325, paid once	5 people · billed monthly
Ten Pack	$645 a month	10 users · billed monthly
Ten Pack	$645, paid once	10 users · billed monthly
Annual updates subscription	$83 a year	Annual updates · First year is $83; list price after that; renews automatically and can be canceled anytime
Upgrade from any previous version	$98, paid once	For existing Tinderbox users
Tinderbox 11.8.0 for Macintosh	$289, paid once	macOS; includes a year of free upgrades and support
Household license	$325, paid once	Up to five people living in the same household
Ten-user license	$645, paid once	Ten users; described as ideal for schools, libraries, and work teams
50-workstation license	$1,595, paid once	50 workstations
100-workstation license	$2,695, paid once	100 workstations

Each one read from Tinderbox's own pages, with the date it was checked.

Agents: Tinderbox agents continuously scan notes for criteria such as overdue tasks, incomplete notes, or selected topics.checked 12 Oct 2026
AI: Tinderbox 11.8’s AI bridge supports a broader range of models and allows users to provide models with resources and prompts from notes in a Hints folder.checked 12 Oct 2026
File formats: Tinderbox files are XML, and the application can create HTML, XML, RSS, OPML, and other exports.checked 12 Oct 2026
Integrations: Eastgate says Tinderbox works with Notes, Evernote, DEVONthink To Go, Dropbox, iCloud, and more.checked 12 Oct 2026
Intended users: Eastgate describes Tinderbox as useful for writers, journalists, researchers, teachers, workgroups, classrooms, and laboratories.checked 12 Oct 2026
Note sharing: Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Offline access: Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Privacy: Eastgate says Tinderbox documents are stored on users’ computers, it does not collect information or sell it to third parties, and some releases may send anonymized usage information.checked 12 Oct 2026
Purpose: Tinderbox is a workbench for ideas and plans that helps users analyze and understand information as their knowledge grows.checked 12 Oct 2026
Support: A Tinderbox purchase includes a year of free upgrades and Eastgate support, and the maker points users to its forum and screencasts for help.checked 12 Oct 2026
Views: Users can view notes as maps, timelines, charts, and outlines.checked 12 Oct 2026

Free plan: Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
Trial limit: The free demonstration does everything Tinderbox does but can make only about thirty notes.checked 12 Oct 2026

Platform requirement: Tinderbox requires macOS 12 or later; Eastgate also offers a version for older systems.checked 12 Oct 2026
Supported platforms: macOSchecked 20 Sep 2026
Visual mapping: Tinderbox maps notes and lets users build relationships by arranging, shaping, coloring, and linking them.checked 12 Oct 2026