DEVONthink To Go is the mobile document management solution for iPad and iPhone. Store and organize your important documents on the go. Synchronize your data directly on the local network, via iCloud, Dropbox, or any WebDAV server with DEVONthink for Mac. Strong encryption and app-wide security (including Face ID) keeps your private data private. DEVONthink is the no. 1 application on the Mac for document and information management. It is used by information workers in education, research, law, consulting, and governments anywhere from home offices to corporations. Use DEVONthink To Go to: - Browse and view your documents - Organize your files - Use your documents from the iOS Files app - Open, edit, and save documents from any application that supports file providers - Capture notes, images, bookmarks - Edit plain text files, RTF documents, and formatted notes (based on HTML) - Edit and annotate PDFs (requires one-time in-app purchase) - Edit tables (requires one-time in-app purchase) - Link to your documents from other apps supporting URLs - Search using a powerful search language - Synchronize with DEVONthink for Mac or other iOS devices running DEVONthink To Go 2 Learn more about DEVONthink To Go and how to get started on the DEVONtechnologies web site. DEVONthink To Go supports TextExpander touch snippet expansion and is integrated with Readdle Scanner Pro.
Great but, oh, syncing
It takes me 20 min to figure out how to sync. Each time.
Maintenance-only
The app has been in maintenance-only mode for the last two years, with none of the new-ish iOS/iPadOS features (dark mode, multiple instances, etc) being added. A new version is supposedly coming out soon, so if you are thinking about getting this one, consider holding off.
Horribly Slow When Syncing on iCloud
The initial sync takes days. Seriously days. I have a 20GB database of just under 10,000 files. I rebuilt the database, no issues, repair and verify the database, no issues. The sync is lightning fast using iCloud between macs, but when downloading to an iPad it takes days... Not really an On-the-Go option here. By the way, if you are able to get it to sync, the database will clog up your iCloud backups so if you ever have to restore from a backup, it will also take DAYS. I ended up just giving up and deleting the App from my iPad Pro 11 inch. Very disappointed. I love DEVONTHINK and I switched over from Evernote a couple of years ago, but lately the syncing process has become ridiculous. I don’t remember it being an issue a couple of years ago...
It works, but
Accessibility is poor - white background, with very small grey text and somewhat obscure icons. Sync down is solid but up can be iffy. Sync itself can take a good while if you have a lot of docs, and it can go strange- unexpected things will download, and file management is a bit baroque. It’s well documented tho. Was going to only give one star but the sync mostly works if your very patient. It’s a client, not a stand alone app. It’s a good step up from files.
It works, but
Accessibility is poor - white background, with very small grey text and somewhat obscure icons. Sync down is solid but up can be iffy. Sync itself can take a good while if you have a lot of docs, and it can go strange- unexpected things will download, and file management is a bit baroque. It’s well documented tho. Was going to only give three stars but the sync is solid, and iOS is a terrible environment to work in. And they work on it. It’s a client, not a stand alone app. It’s a good step up from files.
Love it.
Please add batch tagging. Feature request: automation waitlist so if mac app is on the automation will be initiate.
Unintuitive syncing
I have DEVONThink for my Mac and use it regularly. I can’t however get the two to sync up. I’m sure there’s a way and one day I may figure it out, but it’s unintuitive and what I found online hasn’t worked for me yet...
This maintenance update fixes problems with adding PDF annotations on iOS 14, an issue where URLs could no longer be be added to documents via the "Info" popover, and more.
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