Favored "bucket" app - DEVONthink v. Keep-It vs. EagleFiler etc

Posted by JakeBernsteinWA
Jul 5, 2018 at 11:03 PM

Paul Korm wrote:

>The cost is not in the software. The cost is in the hours you spend
>with the software trying to make it work for you. If you don’t know
>what you want to accomplish to begin with, odds are you’ll buy the wrong
>thing because some guy on the internet told you what they like.

So painfully true.

>(Personally, I like DEVONthink and dislike Eagle Filer and Keep It.
>And I’m bored of all of them and wish there were better options. But
>I’ve also learned to use the filesystem better and depend less on
>“bucket” (ugh) software to do my work.)

I use DEVONthink the most and I couldn’t really live without it. I’m an attorney with both a litigation and transactional practice in a paperless office and I would go insane without DTPO. The problem is that DTPO’s “flagship” feature (the Magic Hat) has never really worked for me. Meaning I’m left with an out-of-date looking app that will *hopefully* be updated soon (at least DTTG 2 is coming along well).

I basically own a license for every app mentioned (except TheBrain—tried it, but didn’t like it), so it’s less about cost and more about what works. Thanks for the input, discussion always helps!