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December 17, 2024

How to Access Your Last Destination

Screenshot showing DEVONthink's Go menu with

In DEVONthink, you move documents around, duplicate them, or capture web content and store them in a specific location. So that you can quickly continue working, there is a command in DEVONthink that takes you to your last destination. (more)

December 10, 2024

How to Scan to DEVONthink To Go

Screenshot showing the export settings in the Genius Scan iOS application, including the Save to Files app option.

There are many ways to scan documents with your iPhone. But what’s the easiest way to get scans from your favorite scanning app into DEVONthink To Go without the hassle of moving documents around? Here we show you how to scan directly into your database. (more)

November 26, 2024

How to Use Dynamic Tagging

Screenshot showing the database properties and an item list with tagged items in DEVONthink. In the properties, the two tagging options discussed in the post are activated.

Tags can be very effective for organizing your databases. But it is often tedious to assign them to each document by hand, isn’t it? That’s why DEVONthink and DEVONthink To Go can dynamically add and remove tags to objects. Here are two options for dynamic tagging. (more)

November 19, 2024

How to Export DEVONagent Results

Screenshot showing a DEVONagent window with the Results tab and a window with the .csv export of the results.

Would you like to share your search results from DEVONagent with others or use them in another application? You can export the results in various forms and formats to use them as you wish. Here is, how to do this. (more)

November 12, 2024

DEVONthink's Property Icons

Screenshot showing two DEVONthink windows displaying several items with property icons.

You have probably already seen the different icons in DEVONthink, for example a little speech bubble or a Finder icon next to a document. But what do these symbols mean? Here is, what the iconology in DEVONthink is all about. (more)

November 3, 2024

Using Custom Metadata for Automation

Screenshot showing the editor for a smart rule in DEVONthink. In the smart rule, a placeholder for custom metadata is used for a file action, as described in the tip.

Thinking about making your automations in DEVONthink more dynamic using variable values? Combine smart rules or batch processing with metadata you’ve defined yourself. We show you an example how this could work. (more)

October 29, 2024

How to Use DEVONagent's Digest Tab

Screenshot showing a DEVONagent window, displaying search results for

When doing a web search in DEVONagent, you are presented with a list of matching pages. One of the tabs is called the Digest. But what information do you get in this view? Here is a brief introduction. (more)

October 22, 2024

How to Link Images in Markdown

Screenshot of a Markdown document with a linked image.

If you want to use an image in a Markdown document, you need to link to the image file. We show you how to link to images already in your DEVONthink database and how to easily insert images and automatically store them in your database in one go. (more)

October 15, 2024

Fixing DEVONthink's Hidden Settings

Screenshot showing DEVONthink's hidden settings in a new window.

In addition to the regular settings, DEVONthink also offers some hidden preferences that can be accessed via the Help menu. Unfortunately, Apple has made changes to the way application help works, so these hidden settings no longer work that way. We have prepared a fix for you. (more)