Hopper – Save Your Stuff

Most people use more than just a single computer terminal these days. From iPhones to laptops, tablets to desktop PCs, there seems to be no limit to the number of devices that a single user can have. Hopper is a tool that helps people seamlessly transfer files from device to device.

Say goodbye to your USB flash drive. Once you sign up for Hopper, you’ll never need to save a file on a flash drive or a burned CD again. Instead, just grab the Hopper bookmarklet tool and drag it into the toolbar of whichever Internet browsers you currently use. Once you’ve got the bookmarklet in place, you can click it any time you want to save something you see online in your Hopper account. Hopper also lets you save links, text, images, and files by pressing command + v, dragging and dropping files into a special folder on your computer, emailing files to save@gethopper.com, or tweeting @SaveToHopper on Twitter.

The files and images you save to Hopper are accessible no matter what computer or web-enabled device you’re using. Hopper will automatically organize the files you’ve stored, making it easy to find the right image or link on demand. Search through files by word, date, or file type. You can also add notations to certain files and share the documents you’ve stored on Hopper by using a special link that Hopper provides.

Practical Uses:

• Save all your favorite bookmarks online
• Make sure you have access to your presentation on multiple devices
• Share your grocery list with your husband or wife
• Quickly save images that you plan on using later

Insider Tips:

• Twitter users can save links and text to Hopper by tweeting the company
• Files saved to Hopper can be deleted at any time
• Users can add notations to their files
• Hopper files can be searched by word, file type, or date

What we liked:

• Hopper is quick to set up and use
• People who use Hopper can save links, texts, images, and files
• Hopper makes it easy to delete files
• All documents saved to Hopper can be shared with friends

What we didn’t like:

• Hopper doesn’t have as many robust tools as competing applications like Evernote and Dropbox.

Alternatives:

• Catch – https://catch.com
• Dropbox – https://www.dropbox.com
• Evernote – http://evernote.com

Company Info:

• Launched: January 2012
• Privately Held
• Headquarters: New York, New York
• Founded by: Josh Gross
• Web site: http://gethopper.com

Costs:

• Free