# Trying Devonsphere

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438>\
**Category:** DEVONsphere\
**Created:** [May 7, 2025, 8:55am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438 "2025-05-07T08:55:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![Lear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Lear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Lear)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 8:55am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438/1 "2025-05-07T08:55:50Z")

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Is it possible to try Devonsphere? It’s asking me for a code, but I was under the impression it would for a time before requiring a registration code.

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**Author:** ![jooz](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@jooz](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/jooz)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438/2 "2025-05-07T10:58:17Z")

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I was able to install the trial without any problems. It did not ask for anything. Maybe you already have used your trial before and hence the software doesn’t allow it for the 2nd time ?

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**Author:** ![Lear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Lear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Lear)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438/3 "2025-05-08T16:55:43Z")

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it’s possible I installed it years ago but never got around to trying it. Is Devonsphere going to be still relevant after DT 4 rolls out?

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438/4 "2025-05-08T16:57:17Z")

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> [@Lear](#):
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> Is Devonsphere going to be still relevant after DT 4 rolls out?

DEVONsphere Express is not a competitor with DEVONthink.

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**Author:** ![Lear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Lear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Lear)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438/5 "2025-05-08T16:58:29Z")

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that’s good to know. I am a little bit confused about what the DT4 AI features do.

I also don’t have a clear idea of what Devonsphere does.

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438/6 "2025-05-08T16:59:59Z")

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Read the **Getting Started \> AI Explained** and **AI in Practice** section.

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**Author:** ![Lear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Lear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Lear)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438/7 "2025-05-08T17:05:01Z")

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is that in the manual? ok I found the handbook

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438/8 "2025-05-08T17:51:38Z")

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In DEVONthink’s **Help** menu and downloadable as an offline manual…

> **[DEVONtechnologies | Handbooks and Extras](https://www.devontechnologies.com/download/extras)**
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> DEVONtechnologies develops DEVONthink, DEVONagent, and other Mac and iOS apps for document and information management and web research.

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**Author:** ![jooz](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@jooz](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/jooz)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438/9 "2025-05-08T19:01:54Z")

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I actually just “discovered” it after Dt4 went out, so I hope not, as it nicely addressing the local search needs as well syncs with the upmost browser window.,  
(And I have been using DT since v2 … 😂).  
I would hope it will be actually updated to the UX/design/look of DT4 while keeping the functionality as it is.

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438/10 "2025-05-08T20:14:27Z")

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> [@jooz](#):
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> I would hope it will be actually updated to the UX/design/look of DT4

I personally like the look and feel of it.

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**Author:** ![jooz](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@jooz](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/jooz)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438/11 "2025-05-08T20:37:33Z")

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I think it reminds me DevonthinkPro office 2.x 😉 DT 3/4 has moved on with its UX.  
But yeah - kind of vintage vibes , nothing against it 😉 it does its job super well 😀

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**Author:** ![Lear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Lear](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/Lear)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438/12 "2025-05-09T15:35:02Z")

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I don’t really know what it does.

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**Author:** ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438/13 "2025-05-09T15:40:27Z")

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It’s similar to macOS’ Spotlight.

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**Author:** ![jooz](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@jooz](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/jooz)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438/14 "2025-05-09T17:19:02Z")

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Take any folder with key documents you care about , index it, and see if you can use the tool.  
It can do two things:

- find things . Incl advanced queries (see help on NEAR operator as an example)
- Show files which are relevant to the current one you have open eg in preview

For example:

- find file which has 2025 but also tax in it, must be in same sentence
- find files relevant to 2025 tax report ie bills which have been referenced or tax regulations for that year (assuming all that is indexed see step 1)

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**Author:** ![NickLowe](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/nicklowe/32/38937_2.png) [@NickLowe](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/NickLowe)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/trying-devonsphere/83438/15 "2025-05-10T10:47:24Z")

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It’s an always-available, menubar-based implementation of DT’s search and See Also features which operates on a single, permanently-open, invisible database populated from folders you select, with a unique additional feature of See Also functionality on the currently viewed web page.