# Eagle or Linger: five-task workflow check

Guide: https://withlinger.com/resources/eagle-alternative-for-mac/
Prepared by Linger, 2026-10-03. We make Linger.
This is a blank worksheet, not a migration tool or comparative test report.
Linger is a macOS pre-order. Keep your existing library and backup intact.

## Before starting

- Date:
- Existing app and version:
- Candidate app and version:
- macOS version:
- Why I might switch:
- Required formats and workflows:
- Original library backup location (keep this private):
- Separate sample folder:
- Sample files I own or have permission to use:

## 1. File import

- Supported import route used:
- Original file type / dimensions / size:
- Imported file opens correctly:
- File paths or copies created:
- Additional disk use:
- Result / missing behavior / not tested:

## 2. Context retention

- Title:
- Original page URL:
- Media URL:
- Note / reason:
- Tags:
- Which fields were retained automatically:
- Which fields required manual entry:
- Same values after leaving the item and returning:
- Result / missing behavior / not tested:

## 3. Retrieval

- Query known to appear in my note:
- Desired item found / extra candidates:
- Source-domain query and result:
- Filters applied and result:
- A clue absent from saved fields and its result:
- Result / missing behavior / not tested:

## 4. Real workflow

- Required file opens in my working app:
- Required format / color / folder behavior:
- Board save / quit / reopen / export, if required:
- Result / missing behavior / not tested:

## 5. Exit or recovery

- Vendor instructions followed:
- Export or backup path:
- Files present and open:
- Notes, tags and source links present:
- Restore tested in a separate location:
- Result / missing behavior / not tested:

## Decision

- Required task that improved:
- Required task that failed:
- Context I would need to rebuild:
- Stay / wait / use a different type of tool:
- Next small step:

Do not treat imported images as proof of transferred metadata. Linger does not
provide an Eagle-library or .eaglepack importer. A backup is not automatically
a portable metadata export. Empty fields mean not tested, not passed.