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August 26, 2024

Neo Network Utility 1.1

Screenshot of the Neo Network Utility main window and the settings window with the new IPv6 option.

Last month we released our little Neo Network Utility, bringing you some simple network diagnostics in a nice interface. Today we’re updating it to version 1.1 with IPv6 support, many quality-of-life enhancements, and bug fixes. (more)

August 20, 2024

How to Reuse Groups and Tags

Screenshot showing nested tag groups in DEVONthink. Two of these groups are selected to exemplify the script we discuss in the blog post.

If you have groups or tags in a DEVONthink database and want to use them in another, you may have tried copying them. But this also duplicates the documents. We have a script for you to duplicate only selected groups or tags, leaving their documents behind. (more)

August 13, 2024

How to Capture Frequently Visited Websites

Screenshot showing a group in DEVONthink with several subgroups, containing financial records and a web location.

We receive probably most of the information that we want to save in DEVONthink online, via a web browser. If you regularly capture content from the same website, there is a workflow that makes this easier and more productive. We show you, how it works. (more)

August 6, 2024

How to Search Your Browser History

Screenshot showing a DEVONagent search window with browser history search results.

If you were reading something online but forgot to bookmark the page, you could look at the browser’s History. But that only handles the name or URL. With DEVONagent you can search Safari’s or DEVONagent’s browser history more thoroughly. Here is, how that works. (more)

August 1, 2024

DEVONthink 3.9.7

Screenshot showing the Safari-related commands that DEVONthink inserts into the global Scripts menu.

The latest update to DEVONthink, version 3.9.7, brings a variety of improvements across the app, including new application scripts for web browsers, enhancements to Markdown transclusions, WYSIWYG editing, search, and more. (more)

July 30, 2024

How to Clip in Google Chrome

Screenshot showing a section of a Google Chrome window with the extensions popover opened containing Clip to DEVONthink.

If you are using Google’s Chrome browser and want to clip content into DEVONthink, here is how to install and configure our browser extension. (more)

July 23, 2024

How to Keep Your Databases Healthy

Screenshot showing DEVONthink's file menu, displaying DEVONthink's maintenance commands.

DEVONthink databases are created to hold a large number of documents, so robustness is paramount. In addition to that, DEVONthink has a few build-in commands to check and keep your databases healthy. Here is, how to use them. (more)

July 16, 2024

Using an iPhone as a Mac Scanner

Contextual menu with import from mobile commands

Scanning documents is a much needed function for many people, but you might not have a scanner available. If you have an iPhone or iPad connected to the same Apple Account as your Mac, you can use it to scan directly into DEVONthink’s Global Inbox. We show you how. (more)

July 10, 2024

Welcome (Back) Network Utility

Screenshot of the Neo Network Utility main window.

You want to learn more about your Mac’s current network connection or test if a remote server is still alive? You want to find out more about what detours your data packages take on their way through the internet? Or you just want to test your network speed? Our new, free Neo Network Utility got your covered. (more)

July 9, 2024

How to Imprint Documents

DEVONthink's Imprinter preferences showing an imprint configuration.

If you have a need to watermark or put identifying information on PDFs or images, the Pro and Server editions of DEVONthink can do this for you. It’s called imprinting and we show you how you set up and use it. (more)