DEVONagent Pro 3.3

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.

YOUR PERSONAL META SEARCH ENGINE

DEVONagent Pro is not a simple web search engine 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 e.g. 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

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 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 and save them for reference or reuse.

The integrated DEVONagent Express menu extra adds the power of DEVONagent to your menu bar and lets you run even complex searches with a single click.


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 searchable archive keeps them for later reference, or you can send your results to DEVONthink. 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/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 pane and extensive AppleScript, JavaScript, and Automator support make it the #1 browser for DEVONthink users and enthusiasts.

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later

Version 3.3:

New
Default toolbar item Share for sharing the current page. OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" or later.
DEVONagent Pro uses notifications on OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion".
Digest supports topics with up to three words.
Plugin Legal > Google Scholar searching for legal opinions and journals.
Go menu lists up to 20 items of today's browsing history.
Option for exporting OPML files for outlining and mindmapping from digests.
App Store variant is sandboxed. Therefore DEVONagent Pro no longer sets Spotlight comments for downloaded files and the action script Convert Results to RSS Feed is not available in the App Store version.

Improved
Compatibility to OS X 10.8.
64 bit support.
High-resolution application icon for Retina displays.
Back and Forward buttons of browser windows pop up history menus after clicking on them for some time.
Cookie handing of Download Manager.
Support Assistant shows an activity indicator while loading data from the Internet.
Current state of browser windows and tabs is saved more often.
Search set Marketing updated.
Google plugins updated and simplified.
Plugin Google Scholar renamed to Google Scholar (Articles).
Plugin Discussion Lists > Usenet Groups for reliability in Agent mode.
Tube scanner.
Wikipedia plugin.
Retrieval of link descriptions, e.g. in Express mode.
Support for Google plugins, e.g. caching of previews.
Handling of URLs containing pseudo-anchors.
Compatibility to Text Expander.
French localization.
Memory usage reduced.
Overall performance and memory management.

Fixed
Black input fields on many web pages (affected only OS X 10.7.4).
File > Save As… didn't add a saved search to File > Open Recent.
Useless Only text option of toolbar of browser windows was enabled.
Dates older than Jan 1, 2001 were not used.
Automatically opening the application after a crash didn't reopen the last used browsers and tabs.
Minor issues in Support Assistant.
Further minor bugs and issues.

Removed
Growl support.