![]() For me, if something is that confusing, then I'm not going to use it (certainly not for organizing). I just downloaded DevonthinkPro and I find it a little confusing. The sidebar agent and browser macros install, and you're off and running. I am sure some have used both DevonThink and Yojimbo for their one stop solution for data capture, but for me I use both for their strengths as I need them.Īt first glance, Yojimbo seems much more easier to use. So when I am just capturing snippets of information that are an area of comprehensive research Yojimbo is a life saver. Yojimbo is a much better place to put everything, basically because of its rapid capture ability, recognition of different data types (passwords, bookmarks, serial numbers, etc.), and tagging. (For instance both use the words Evangelist, but mean different things.) When they were combined in Devonthink I would get weird search results because there are different meanings for words in those different worlds. So, I use Devonthink to keep structured research of the professional areas I need to have current and organized information for, which is Ministry and Social Media for me. That said, if you use Devonthink as a catch all it turns into muddy water. The whole point of Devonthink is using the combination of your understanding of how the information needs structured combined with the AI abilities of Devonthink to learn from you and make your research incredible. I am using both because for me they server two different purposes. This is hugely critical for me (as I say, a simple desktop search client for the Mac would get around this, but DTPO is much more than that). There are ways around this in DTPO, though (i.e, not always using the tree view).ĮDITED TO ADD: everything is searchable as well - including the pdfs that you import. ![]() Nested folders are quite nice, but if you have quite a few layers and you're looking at it in tree view, can get confusing. I was a huge user of Microsoft's OneNote before I switched (back) to Mac, and DTPO is superior in every regard save for some small UI issues that I don't like. ![]() Overall, DTPO is a pretty powerful software application. A second database I use indexes email content (largely because nobody, including Apple, seems be interested in figuring out a decent desktop search client that taps into Entourage or Mail - don't get me started on Spotlight). The main database I use is 2.4GB, and the application loads very quickly. I use it to capture webpages, for writing (it's actually not a bad word processor if all if you want to do, at least initially, is write text), and importing/indexing a HUGE database of journal articles in. I use (bought) DevonThink Pro Office (DTPO). ![]()
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