DEVONagent Pro

DEVONagent Pro helps you search more efficiently on the web. It searches multiple sources, frees you from hunting for the really relevant results, and gives you power tools for your research.

Features

• Your personal meta search engine - DEVONagent Pro is not a simple Google interface. It knows how to talk to search engines, and how to squeeze the best out of them.DEVONagent connects to as many search engines as you want, collects the data, and weeds out the junk that managed to slip through. It also scans your favorite websites and notifies you when it finds something that matches your query. It can even do all of this while you're sleeping; the results will be ready before you pour your first cup of coffee.
• Get the good stuff, skip the junk - DEVONagent Pro is all about filtering what you don't want and giving you the best tools to find more of what you really want. DEVONagent Pro doesn't simply trust the search engines. It filters all returned results again, allowing you to use advanced Boolean operators, proximity operators, and wildcards of unlimited complexity, something no single search engine allows you to do. DEVONagent's "scanners" can even find thumbnail galleries or linked PDF or Office documents for you. When you've found what you're looking but want a little more detail, the unique See Also list contains related pages from elsewhere in the search results, online and even from DEVONthink Pro.
• The information you want, the way you want - Every research tasks is different. DEVONagent Pro supports this with many ways to list, read, even explore your data. View the results as a list or as a smart text summary, and explore them with the topics map. Unread results are marked with a blue dot, just like in Apple Mail, so that you don't miss the one important piece of information you're looking for. Finally, for viewing Web pages there's DEVONagent Pro's specialized Web browser. Extract images, RSS feeds, links, email addresses, even linked documents with a single click and save them for reference or reuse.
• Save your research and come back later - Research is not only about finding, it's about collecting data, sharing it, and using it to create something meaningful. DEVONagent Pro exports your filtered and trimmed-to-the-max research results in a variety of formats, from a simple list of bookmarks to comprehensive RTF digests and PDF reports. The built-in, searchable archive keeps them for later reference, or you can send your results to DEVONthink. Finally, you can save your search and continue later on, or even share it with others via email.
• How DEVONagent Pro can help your research:
• Researchers: Stay up-to-date on your subject with scheduled searches. Search through specialized online databases, scan important Web sites, and get smart summaries. Extract the key facts using DEVONagent Pro's research-centric Web browser.
• Students and educators: Find better course materials faster, with DEVONagent Pro weed out the chaff. Cite references for your papers and extract images and lists of links with a single click. Save interesting results in DEVONagent's archive or in DEVONthink.
• Journalists: Keep an eye on as many other information sources as you like and dig deeper into the subject you are writing about. Use the smart See Also function to learn more about the article you're reading. Save a search and return to it later if you get interrupted.
• Lawyers: Search LexisWeb and FindLaw efficiently with advanced Boolean operations, and use See Also to find related data with a single click. Export comprehensive reports, or save the results for future reference in DEVONagent's archive or in DEVONthink.
• Power users: Use DEVONagent Pro's specialized and easily automated browser to find and collect information and file it in DEVONthink. The object drawer and extensive AppleScript, JavaScript, and Automator support make it the #1 browser for DEVONthink users and enthusiasts.

Note: Now requires OS X 10.10 or later

New

• Plugins added: Legal > Google Scholar (Case Law) plugin
• Added support for DuckDuckgo Bangs in the browser's address bar
• Added Markdown and Formatted Notes options to Window > Search Sets > Actions > Add results to DEVONthink > Format
• Added Clutter-free layout option to Window > Search Sets > Actions > Add results to DEVONthink. Requires at least DEVONthink 2.9.17
• Added support for XML with custom plugins
• Added "DatesKeyPath" key (JSON and XML) to retrieve the date of the result
• Added optional "method" AppleScript parameter to specify the HTTP method when downloading documents
• Added "last downloaded response" AppleScript property to retrieve the last HTTP-Status code and more

Improved

• Plugins updated: Patents > Google Patent Search, References > British Library plugins, News > BBC News, News > Reuters, News > RocketNews, Legal > FindLaw, References > SEC
• Search sets updated: Marketing, Apple (Feeds), Blogs
• Video and webcam scanners work better with live streams.
• Creating a new plugin no longer requires a URL, making it easier to create a plugin with code copied from our forum.
• If you have selected to download updates automatically, Update On Quit will be displayed depending on the current progress of DEVONagent. Choosing this menu item will display a window about the pending update.
• In the plugin editor, changing the default keywords of a plugin now resets the user customized keywords as well.
• The "paginated PDF" AppleScript property uses the last used print settings and sets the title.
• Fonts of Preferences > General can be reset by holding the ⌥ Option key.
• Improved script Scripts > E-mail > Current URL
• Improved performance of scanner objects, browser window, search windows, and the Download Manager
• Improved character encoding support
• Improved filtering of social bookmarking links
• Using Help > Report Bug with the ⌥ Option key held creates an extended bug report including the installation path and startup volume format.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where an Express search didn't always return all results
• Fixed an issue where exporting a report required a .pdf extension, regardless of the previously selected format
• Fixed an issue where Preferences > Menu Extra mounted volumes added to the user's startup items
• Fixed an issue where selecting a different scanner in browser and search windows caused an exception (macOS 10.9 through 10.12)
• Fixed an issue where the Express option of search sets was disabled when the secondary query was "*"
• Fixed an issue where the number of scanner objects for a search result was not always identical to the number of scanner objects shown in the scanner bar
• Fixed an issue with sending formatted notes or Markdown documents to DEVONthink
• Fixed some minor cosmetic issues with the user interface
• Fixed a rare crash caused by background processes

Removed

• Disabled Twitter plugin on macOS High Sierra as access to system-wide social accounts is no longer possible
• Removed script Scripts > E-mail > Current URL (Mail)
• Removed plugins Info (News), Info (Images), and Info (Video)