Is NameQuick a DEVONthink alternative?

No. NameQuick names and files local files. DEVONthink is a document database. Use NameQuick if the problem is IMG_ and Scan_ names. Use DEVONthink if the problem is a library you need to search, link and sync.

Does NameQuick replace DEVONthink?

No. It does not store a wiki of documents, sync a mobile library, or offer revision-proof databases.

Can DEVONthink rename files from their contents?

Inside its databases, partly. Not as a Finder rename. DEVONthink documents OCR for search, AI chat, tags and metadata. A Finder-style content rename of files that stay in the filesystem is not the job described on the product page.

How much does DEVONthink cost?

Official pricing as of 22 August 2026: Standard $99, Pro $199, Server $499. A new license includes two Mac seats and one year of updates. The app stays yours if you stop extending updates.

How much does NameQuick cost next to that?

Self-Managed is $69 once per device. Three Macs is $207 vs DEVONthink’s two-seat $99 Standard. The products are not priced against the same job.

Does DEVONthink run on Windows?

No desktop Windows app is documented. Server is used from a browser. NameQuick ships a Windows Managed Edition.

Which one should I choose?

Choose DEVONthink if you need a local document database. Choose NameQuick if you need names on files that stay in Finder. Most people who need both should run them in sequence, not pick one.

NameQuick compared with DEVONthink

DEVONthink is a document database.
NameQuick names the files that stay in Finder.

DEVONthink is the app that stores, organizes and searches documents in local databases on Mac and iOS. NameQuick is the app that renames files based on their content, for Mac and Windows. This is not a replacement page. This comparison is a first-party source audit, not an installer test.

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NameQuick Self-Managed includes 50 renames with no card. DEVONthink licensing and trials are documented on devontechnologies.com.

NameQuick

AI reads your files and names them

DEVONthink

Document and information manager for Mac and iOS

The short version

DEVONthink wins when you need a local document database: groups, tags, smart groups, OCR for search, AI chat over the library, sync, and (on Server) a web team archive. NameQuick wins when the job is naming and filing files that stay in Finder or Windows Explorer. Using both is the honest setup: NameQuick names the messy intake, DEVONthink holds the library.

Choose NameQuick: when incoming scans, invoices and downloads need a name and a folder before anything else happens.
Choose DEVONthink: when you need a searchable document database with local sync, mobile, and research or legal-style organization.
Or use both: Name the files with NameQuick, then import or index them in DEVONthink. NameQuick’s site already treats DEVONthink as a complement, not a rival. A native integration is not documented as of 22 August 2026.

At a glance

What it isNameQuick:AI file renamer and organizer that leaves files in the filesystemDEVONthink:Document and information manager that stores documents in local databases

PriceNameQuick:Self-Managed $69 once per device, or Managed $12–$99/monthDEVONthink:Standard $99, Pro $199, Server $499. Each new license includes two Mac seats and one year of updates

PlatformNameQuick:Mac: macOS 15.4+. Windows: x64 and ARM64 Managed EditionDEVONthink:Mac, plus DEVONthink To Go on iPad and iPhone. Server adds a web interface. No Windows desktop app is documented

Where files liveNameQuick:In Finder or Explorer, as normal filesDEVONthink:In local databases on your Mac, not on DEVONtechnologies servers. Export is documented

Feature by feature

How they compare

Feature	NameQuick	DEVONthink
Job to be done	Read a file and write a filename, then optionally move, tag or file it.	Collect documents of any kind, organize them, link them, search them, and work inside the database.
Content and OCR	On-device OCR and AI naming for 30+ formats on Mac. The output is a filename.	The product page documents making scanned documents searchable, custom metadata, stamps or Bates numbers, and a generative AI chat over the library. That OCR is for search and work inside DEVONthink, not a Finder rename sheet.
Automation	Watch Folders rename new files as they arrive on Mac and Windows.	Smart rules, chat-driven actions, AppleScript and JXA are documented. A Finder watch folder that only renames files is not the product.
Mobile and teams	Single-user Mac and Windows apps. No iOS client is documented.	DEVONthink To Go is included with Pro (5 mobile seats) and Server (25 mobile seats) while the license is eligible for updates. Server adds browser access for a team.
Privacy and storage	Local model, own key, or EU-routed Managed. OCR stays on the Mac.	Databases stay on your Mac. Sync can use a cloud service you choose; the connection and optional local database can be encrypted. Revision-proof databases are documented.
Windows	Windows Managed Edition is available now.	No Windows desktop edition is documented. Server is reached from other OSes through the web interface.

Choose NameQuick when…

You are drowning in Downloads or a scanner inbox and need names, not a new database.
Files must stay in Finder, iCloud Drive, or a Windows share that other tools already watch.
You want a $69 one-device naming app, not a $99–$499 document manager.

Choose DEVONthink when…

You are a researcher, lawyer, journalist or doctor who needs one searchable library with links, versions and mobile.
You need revision-proof storage, email archiving, or a team web archive (Server, $499).
You already live in DEVONthink and only need better names on the way in.

Not either/or

Name the intake. Keep the library.

NameQuick does the messy front door. DEVONthink is the archive.

Scan_0042.pdf2026-05-02_Leaseweb_Invoice.pdfImport or index that file in DEVONthink. The database gets a name a human can search.

IMG_4821.jpg2026-03-10_Starbucks_Receipt.jpgDEVONthink can OCR and file it. It should not have to guess from IMG_4821.

NameQuick documents a DEVONthink-adjacent workflow on the site. A native integration between the two applications is not documented as of 22 August 2026.

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This is a public first-party source audit of DEVONtechnologies’ DEVONthink product and pricing pages, not an installer test. Edition feature gates beyond the published To Go seat counts are not fully itemized here. Windows desktop support is not documented. NameQuick is not claimed as a DEVONthink replacement.