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DEVONthink for Mac

Knowledge base, information manager, and much more.

$99.00
In English
4.0
Based on 8 user rates

DEVONthink overview

Your files are piling up like digital skyscrapers on your desk? DEVONthink Pro is the one place for all your documents on your Mac. Collect data of any kind, organize it, and link the various bits to create your own web of information. Work with it alone or in a team on Macs, iPads, and iPhones. Automate your workflows so you can concentrate on what's really important. Organize your knowledge the smart way, with DEVONthink.

  • Intelligent Document Management: Organize, store, and retrieve thousands of documents, PDFs, web pages, images, and notes with AI-powered smart groups and classification
  • Advanced Search & Discovery: Find information instantly with powerful full-text search, Boolean operators, and AI-suggested connections between related documents
  • Generative AI Integration: Leverage built-in AI assistance for summarizing documents, answering questions about your data, and generating insights from your knowledge base
  • Knowledge Synthesis: Transform scattered information into actionable insights with built-in tools for annotation, linking, tagging, and cross-referencing
  • Secure & Private: Keep your data completely under your control with local storage, encrypted sync, and no cloud dependency requirements
  • Research Powerhouse: Capture web content, import from multiple sources, and build comprehensive research databases with automatic metadata extraction
  • Seamless Integration: Works natively with macOS, supports scripting/automation, and syncs across devices while maintaining your existing workflow

What’s new in version 4.2.1

This maintenance release lets you mirror DEVONthink reminders to Apple Reminders via a new script. It also includes a hidden preference to disable dark mode only for PDF documents on macOS Tahoe or later, and lets you run batch processing on specified records via AppleScript. The Pro and Server editions support Claude Sonnet and Opus 4.6 and improve the support for zAI and Qwen models. The update brings several fixes, too, e.g., for lists in rich text documents not displaying in macOS Tahoe.

New
  • The Scripts > Reminders > Export to Reminders menu item mirrors DEVONthink reminders to a DEVONthink list in Apple Reminders.
  • A hidden preference, DisablePDFDarkMode, disables dark mode for PDF documents on macOS Tahoe or later.
  • The perform batch configuration… record AppleScript command lets you run a batch configuration on specified records.
New (Server)
  • In the web interface, the toolbar search now supports the scope: prefix and its abbreviation, s:, similar to the search AppleScript command (see below).
Improved
  • Search hits in PDF documents are better visible in dark mode on macOS Tahoe.
  • Sorting sheets is more reliable on columns with identical cell content, especially dates.
  • DEVONthink now better captures web content as clutter-free documents.
  • The width of the current main or document window again determines the maximum width of the inspectors pane.
  • The Thumbnails inspector is more reliable and should alleviate some rare crashes, e.g., caused after moving documents.
  • Updated icon for the Global Inbox counterpart in the Finder.
  • The AppleScript search command now supports the scope: prefix (or its abbreviation, s:) if you leave the in parameter unspecified or as a missing value. Supported scopes are: all, inboxes, inbox, tags, trash, or the quoted name of a database.
Improved (Pro)
  • Updated support for Claude Sonnet and Opus to version 4.6 via the native API and OpenRouter. The script assistant also uses the latest version of Claude Sonnet. For both models, DEVONthink uses adaptive thinking and effort instead of budget tokens (only natively via Anthropic).
  • The AI > Research Report - PDF, AI > Research Report - HTML, and AI > The Devonian Times templates now use Claude Sonnet 4.6.
  • Replaced zAI's GLM 4.7 with the latest version GLM 5 from OpenRouter.
  • Improved support for zAI's GLM 4.x models.
  • Optional support for API keys for LM Studio 0.4.0 or newer.
  • Updated or replaced various OpenRouter models for the script assistant with more powerful models. Additionally, we have removed several OpenRouter models that no longer exist.
Fixed
  • Lists, e.g., bulleted lists, in rich text documents didn't display correctly on macOS Tahoe. Fixed.
  • Checkboxes in sheets, as well as boolean custom metadata in List views in the higher editions, didn't display correctly on the latest macOS releases. Fixed.
  • In the Info > Annotations & Reminders inspector, text colors in Markdown annotation documents were inconsistent. Fixed.
  • Dates in sheets or List view columns weren't parsed correctly if the date contained a four-digit year and didn't match the format set in the system settings. Fixed.
  • PDF text and note annotations didn't always remember their last used font, so changes such as moving or editing text reverted them to a default font. Fixed.
  • Clipping paginated PDF documents didn't build them correctly on macOS Tahoe. Fixed.
  • Emptying the trash could show a wrong, unnecessary alert in case of indexed, trashed items which can't be deleted (e.g. located in the user's library folder). Fixed.
  • Finder tags of updated indexed items were used if the option to export Finder tags (see Settings > Files > Tags) was enabled instead of the option to import Finder tags. Fixed.
  • Removing all tags, e.g., via Data > Tags > Remove All Tags, didn't trigger the On Tagging event of smart rules. Fixed.
  • Minor visual glitches of File > Database Properties popover in the case of read-only databases. Fixed.
  • The createRecordWith JXA command didn't support all properties of smart groups. Fixed.
  • The unlinked Wiki links AppleScript property was incorrectly included in the properties property. Fixed.
  • The direct, unnamed parameter of the search AppleScript command wasn't marked as required and can't be a missing value. Fixed.
Fixed (Pro)
  • Settings > Imprinter didn't always save modified options. Fixed.
  • Changing the duplex setting of the scanner interface could freeze the application. Fixed.
Removed (Pro)
  • Removed unsupported GPT Audio and GPT Audio Mini models from OpenRouter.
  • Removed obsolete MoonshotAI Kimi K2 0905 and MoonshotAI Kimi K2 Thinking models from OpenRouter. Use the latest MoonshotAI Kimi K2.5 model instead.
  • Removed obsolete zAI's GLM 4.5 Air model from OpenRouter. Use the new GLM 4.7 Flash model instead.
  • Removed Qwen3 Max and Qwen3 VL models from OpenRouter. Use the latest Qwen3.5 models instead.
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DEVONthink for Mac

$99.00
In English
Version 4.2.1
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Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Feb 7 2026
4.2
5.0
Feb 7 2026
5.0
Version: 4.2
v3.9.17 is out. Nice of them to keep v3.x going.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Apr 8 2025
3.9.8
5.0
Apr 8 2025
5.0
Version: 3.9.8
v3.9.9 is out with a very long list of new features, improvements and fixes. - - AND version 4 has been announced. You can read about what's new in v4 here: https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink/new
Gakesmith
Gakesmith
Oct 22 2024
3.9.8
5.0
Oct 22 2024
5.0
Version: 3.9.8
I have used this from 1.0. Very dependable. Always updating when needed. I have thousands of documents in Devonthink and I depend on it to guide me to what I need.
zlazkow
zlazkow
Feb 10 2023
3.9
5.0
Feb 10 2023
5.0
Version: 3.9
while I wanted to use "Mercedes" of Notes using, organizing and storing application, I better call it a proper and better comparison of my favorite Lincoln Town Car, which I used to own 1985-1994, which was and is The Best Automobile ever, together with Caddilac of that time. DEVONthink is not just an application of sorting and organizing. It's a powerful Engine that nothing comes even close. Even 10 stars is too little for its rating.
zlazkow
zlazkow
Dec 5 2022
3.8.7
5.0
Dec 5 2022
5.0
Version: 3.8.7
wow! monster update version 3.8.7. fixes, updates, new features..! That a lot and lot of work. Still the best and no rivals. Thank you DT !
Gakesmith
Gakesmith
Oct 22 2024
3.9.8
5.0
Oct 22 2024
5.0
Version: 3.9.8
zlazkow
zlazkow
Feb 10 2023
3.9
5.0
Feb 10 2023
5.0
Version: 3.9
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Oct 7 2021
3.8
5.0
Oct 7 2021
5.0
Version: 3.8
anonymous-macaw-2698555
Nov 26 2020
1.0
Version: null
time2poppop
time2poppop
Aug 13 2020
5.0
Aug 13 2020
5.0
Version: null
ylluminate
ylluminate
May 18 2019
1.0
May 18 2019
1.0
Version: null
PRjohnson
PRjohnson
May 1 2019
5.0
May 1 2019
5.0
Version: null
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Apr 26 2019
5.0
Apr 26 2019
5.0
Version: null