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DEVONthink 3.9.2

July 6, 2023

Screenshot of the Clip to DEVONthink menulet.

Today’s maintenance release of DEVONthink for Mac comes with an improved clutter-free web capture option, better detection of defective PDFs, an updated OCR engine, and more. (more)

How to Use Default Smart Groups

July 4, 2023

Screenshot showing DEVONthink's smart group criteria editor.

Similar to the Finder’s saved searches, DEVONthink’s smart groups display items that match criteria you define. Besides the possibility to build your own smart groups, there are also a few default ones in DEVONthink. Here’s what they are. (more)

DEVONthink's Automation Options

June 20, 2023

Screenshot showing batch processing and script code in DEVONthink.

The beauty of the paperless office is that you can automate workflows. But maybe you are not familiar with all the capabilities of automation in DEVONthink or don’t know when which one makes sense? Here are the main options and when it’s best to use each. (more)

Creating Documents in DEVONthink

June 16, 2023

Screenshot showing the new tutorial in DEVONthink's support assistent.

In DEVONthink you cannot only manage, but also create different kinds of documents, e.g., for note taking. Plain text, Markdown or even sheets for tabular data. To show you what types of documents you can create and how that works, we have prepared a tutorial for you. (more)

How to Use WikiLinks

June 13, 2023

Screenshot showing the WikiLink preferences in DEVONthink To Go.

WikiLinks are one of many ways of making connections between documents and items in DEVONthink and DEVONthink To Go, turning your database into its own wiki. Here is how to use them. (more)

Jeffrey Taekman's Zettelkasten

June 9, 2023

Illustration of a library Zettelkasten next to a laptop.

One way of working that is often discussed is the Zettelkasten method. DEVONthink user Jeffrey Taekman, M.D., gives us an insight into his workflow on his blog and shows how he uses DEVONthink to build and manage his digital Zettelkasten. (more)

How to Quickly Access Documents

June 6, 2023

Screenshot showing the Go To Document popover in DEVONthink.

As you’re working with DEVONthink, you may need to open another document from time to time. For this, DEVONthink offers several ways for quickly accessing documents, like the Favorites. If it’s not something you want to add as a favorite, here’s another quick way to open a document. (more)

DEVONthink 3.9.1

May 31, 2023

Screenshot showing the preferences window of DEVONthink.

Today’s maintenance update for DEVONthink for Mac adds support for squiggly underline PDF annotations, moving lines in text documents via keyboard commands, and a new placeholder for inserting hashtags into templates. We’ve also improved the strict duplicate detection as well as searching via the web interface. (more)

How to Import Copies of Emails

May 30, 2023

Screenshot showing replicated emails in DEVONthink.

Users of the Pro or Server edition of DEVONthink can archive email into their databases. But per database, only one copy of any message. If an email exists in multiple copies in your email account, this can lead to complications. Here is why and how you easily get around it. (more)