[MlMt] Devonthink

[Ted Byfield]

<http://www.devontechnologies.com/products/devonthink/overview.html>

It's great. In principle I prefer the most minimal approach possible — 
.txt files, file system, open standards, etc — but in practice I've 
found that the search tools in Devonthink, as they say, make a 
difference that makes a difference. In particular, the ability to easily 
slurp down resources from the web with a one-click extension/add-on is 
very useful. I've been using it for many years (close to ten?!) and have 
*never* had any problems with reliability or compatibility, which is 
really impressive. In that time, the devs have struck me as very 
generous in their approach to paid upgrades. DEVONagent is also 
remarkable, although I've never fully adjusted to a special-purpose 
browser for research.

One downside is that it's a bit expensive by current standards. If 
you're thinking about buying it, it's worth considering a Tibits 
membership, which — aside from supporting a pillar of the Mac indy 
software community — includes a big discount on Devon's software, 
among with many others:

	https://tidbits.com/member_benefits.html

As for Devonthink vs Evernote, I couldn't say, YMMV, and this isn't the 
place.

My apologies if these seem like inappropriate commercial plugs. Maybe 
it'll be more on-topic if I say the Devon devs are on par with Benny? 
🌞

Cheers,
T


On 25 Aug 2016, at 10:38, Howard Wettstein wrote:

> I’m intrigued by comments about Devonthink. Could someone give me a 
> brief description of the program and how it works? I don’t mean a 
> technical account, just a short message about how to use it, what it 
> does, etc. Or a link to where I can find such a descriptions. I’ver 
> used Evernote for years, love it, and it seems there is overlap.