Bento 3 Expert Reviews

Bento, Filemaker's personal database software for the Mac, gets more useful with each release. Among the features in the version 3 are appealing new templates, integration with iPhoto, and improved sharing (though there's still no way to send database ...

Integrates with Contacts, iCal, and iPhoto. Lets you share databases over networks. Excellent selection of new templates. Syncs with iPhone version

No over-the-Web sharing. No way to move a database file. No iTunes integration. May still perplex those without basic understanding of databases. Not available for Windows

This revision of Bento, the personal database for Mac, adds support for your iPhoto pictures and videos, offers useful new templates, and makes inroads towards database sharing over your local network. New security options round off this worthy update.

New features like iPhoto integration, database security, and database sharing make Bento a versatile database for the small office and small business owner.

Multi-user capabilities; 128 bit AES encryption; iPhoto integration; send email to multiple Bento contacts; many new templates using Template Exchange; more themes; view images in tables

Locked” database not locked on the network; no label printing; limited control over where fields can appear on forms; not possible to edit any iPhoto metadata

If you've used Bento you know that it's great at leveraging existing information, like Address Book contacts and iCal appointments and to-dos, as well as letting you manage, update, and otherwise manipulate that data in ways that are more useful than ...

An easy-to-use database tool aimed at home users and small businesses

Aimed at home users and small businesses, Bento 3 is a highly useable and useful tool for anyone who finds the likes of Excel and Filemaker Pro dauntingly complex. There are plenty of video tutorials available on the Bento web site should you become ...