Bento 4 for Mac – All Features List
Organize contacts, track projects, plan events, and so much more!
Get started in seconds
- Choose from 35 built-in templates that are ready to use at work, home, school, and in your community.
- Download more free templates that have been posted to the Bento Template Exchange.
- Import templates (with or without data) sent from other Bento users to get pre-designed and pre-populated ready to use databases instantly.
- Create your own custom forms to suit your unique needs.
Connect contacts, calendars, and more
- See names, numbers, appointments, meetings, and to-do items — all in one place.
- See even more details together by linking files, photos, videos, and emails to any contact, task, or event.
- Link to your existing
Address Book and iCal
information so there's no
rekeying or duplicate data
entry required. - Print mailing labels, membership lists, sign-up forms, and more.
- Send a group email to many recipients all at once.
- Store more information
about each contact, task,
or event by adding new
fields beyond what
Address Book and iCal allow. - Get driving directions and map details with a single click on any address.
- Plus, changes you make in Bento are reflected back in Address Book and iCal so your MobileMe account, Mac, iPhone, and iPad will always be in sync.
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Sharing made simple
- Share across a network, just like iTunes or iPhoto, allowing up to 5 Bento users to access the same library at the same time.1
- Share by exporting your Bento information to Excel, Numbers, a text file or as a Bento Template, with or without your actual record data included.
- Share via email by using the group emailing feature or by exporting your Bento templates, with or without data, and emailing the files to other Bento users.
- Share by printing your Bento information to forms, lists, and mailing labels.
1 Note: This type of sharing requires each user to have their own licensed copy of Bento 4 for Mac, and a local area network using a wired or Wi-Fi wireless connection.
Make the most of your media
- View your iPhoto albums from within Bento.
- Add more fields to track virtually unlimited information about your images and multimedia files.
- Store sound and movie files in media fields and play them right from within Bento.
- Store any type of file in a File List field, and use Quick Look to view it instantly from within Bento.
- Link files and photos to contacts, events, tasks, and other information stored in Bento.
Do more with your data
- Bring lists of information stored in Excel, Numbers, and other files into Bento using copy and paste or the easy import feature.
- Choose to view information in Table view, Form view, Split view, or Grid view.
- Add style to your forms using beautiful themes designed by Mac artists.
- Perform calculations that can include text you enter and data from other fields.
- Create Smart Collections to group records based on conditions you've selected – just like Smart Albums and Smart Playlists.
- Get easy and accurate data entry using full-screen forms, pop-up choice lists, check boxes, spell checking, and more.
- Store sensitive data like logins and passwords in Encrypted fields.
- Use iTunes-style searching or the advanced find features to pinpoint more precise details.
- Print forms, lists, and mailing labels with a few clicks.
- Sort information in ascending or descending order by date, time, numeric, alphabetic order, duration, rating, and more.
- Get instant summary stats without entering formulas, including sum, count, average, minimum, or maximum.
Get your Bento to go
- Get instant access to details when you're away from your Mac with Bento for iPad or Bento for iPhone, both sold separately.
- View libraries and collections, create new records, edit details, sort data, and so much more — all on your iPhone or iPad.
- Plus, you can wirelessly keep your desktop or mobile device in sync whether you edit information on your Mac or on the go.
