![]() Actions galoreįor example, I can type in “twitter Tim Cook” to start a tweet in my designated Twitter app or enter something like “mail Seb lunch tomorrow” if I want to instantly create a new message to Sebastien in Mail with the subject line reading “Lunch tomorrow” and the cursor already positioned in the body so I can just continue typing my email. ![]() With Bluetooth, Cardhop can even place calls to people directly on your iPhone! From there, I can use the arrow keys to highlight one and hit Enter to instantly place a FaceTime call to the person. These let you, say, instantly start a phone call with a person by typing something along the lines of “call Seb”.Ĭardhop matches up contacts with “Seb” in any of the fields. But it doesn’t stop there, thanks to a bunch of useful actions. Or, I can type in “John Smith to have Cardhop add a new contact to John’s card. Just type away and trust Cardhop’s parser to do its magic. But if I type something like ”Seb 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA,” Cardhop’s engine intelligently parses that and offers to add the typed email and postal addresses to Sebastien’s existing card (or create a new one). ![]() We’ll be posting our full video review of Cardhop soon.įor example, typing in “Seb” instantly brings up the contact card for our own Sébastien Page, as you’d expect. Here’s the official promotional video for Cardhop. Taking Fantastical’s magical parsing engine and adapting it to the new context, Cardhop lets you search, add, edit and interact with your contacts without ever needing to load the terrible stock Contacts app or sift through an endless list of contact cards like an animal. If you’ve ever used Fantastical and was blown away by its multi-purpose text/search field, you’re definitely going to love Cardhop.Ĭardhop sits in your Mac’s menu bar, awaiting a keystroke command. Having tested Cardhop in the past few weeks, I can honestly say it’s the best app in the wild for managing contacts, on any platform, period. Breathing new life into the boring Contacts app “We think Cardhop is going to simplify and truly change the way people think about and interact with their contacts.,” says Flexibits co-founder Michael Simmons. But make no mistake about it, Cardhop is an entirely different approach to managing contacts on your Mac. Fantastical makers Flexibits have been teasing their upcoming contacts management app for macOS, a passion project years in the making, and now it’s finally here- Cardhop for macOS is available starting today on Mac App Store.īefore Cardhop, most if not all contacts apps were basically boring databases.
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