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Using Custom Metadata for Automation

November 3, 2024

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)

We Say Hello from Cupertino

October 30, 2024

Graphic from Apple's announcement video for the new iMacs. The graphic shows the icons of various applications that support Apple's systemwide writing tools, including DEVONthink.

Apple presented their new iMacs this week and we made it into the presentation! If you take a careful look at the video, you can spot the DEVONthink icon. But what could this be about? (more)

DEVONthink 3.9.8

October 22, 2024

Screenshot showing a Markdown document opened in DEVONthink with a context menu on an embedded image file, highlighting the menu command Reveal.

Version 3.9.8 of DEVONthink lets you more easily search with an improved search syntax, improves working with Markdown documents, syncs more efficiently with sync stores, and more. (more)

How to Link Images in Markdown

October 22, 2024

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)

Understanding our Sync

October 17, 2024

Screenshot showing the DEVONthink Support Assistant, displaying the tutorial presented in this post.

If you want to work with your documents on multiple devices, you need to synchronize your databases. But what options do DEVONthink and DEVONthink To Go offer and how do they differ? We have created a tutorial to answer these questions. (more)

Fixing DEVONthink's Hidden Settings

October 15, 2024

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)

How to Clean a Sync Location

October 8, 2024

Screenshot showing a log window in DEVONthink, reporting a successful cleaning of a sync location.

For some sync-related errors or when needing to modify an encryption key in DEVONthink or DEVONthink To Go, cleaning the sync data may be required. Here we show you, how to properly do this. (more)

Understanding the Release Notes

October 1, 2024

Screenshot of DEVONthink To Go's release notes.

When updating DEVONthink or our other applications, you might want to know what’s new and what we’ve improved? This is what the release notes are for, which we provide with every update to our apps. Here’s what’s in the notes and how they can help you. (more)

How to Extend Our Browser Filing Script

September 26, 2024

Screenshot showing a Finder window, which contains the scripts for Safari, including the script presented here.

There is a script for DEVONthink, that allows you to quickly save your open browser tabs as bookmarks into your database. Here we have a few extra tips on extending the functionality a bit. So for those so inclined to tinker, we hope you enjoy this. (more)

How to Save Your Browser Tabs

September 24, 2024

Screenshot showing a DEVONthink window with some saved links in the background and a browser window with an open web page in the foreground.

In our browsers, many tabs tend to accumulate, as most of us are certainly familiar with. Perhaps you would like to preserve some of these tabs, e.g., when you are doing a research? For that, we have a DEVONthink script available to file tabs from Safari or Google Chrome. (more)