For me, one of the key benefits of DEVONthink is not having to open separate files in separate editors. Yes, you can easily open a document in another editor. But working simultaneously with multiple docs like this is much clumsier than “one click”. Each edit becomes a multistep process: open the file, find where I was reading, make the edit, save the file, return to DT, repeat.
Instead, editing within DT is what allows DT to shine. The superpower of DT is that I can jump among all of the text documents in my database and edit them on the fly. I can focus on the content instead of the document management. This kind of multi-document work is why I use DT.
I rely on the RTF editor, which uses Apple’s TextEdit code. And alas that code is getting pretty hoary. I hope one day Apple (or Devon Tech…?) can give it some love. A more modern and elegant RTF editor, for me, would be more revolutionary to my workflow than AI. 