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October 30, 2024

We Say Hello from Cupertino

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)

May 21, 2024

How to Make Global Edits in Rich Text

Screenshot showing the Style dialog for a rich text document in DEVONthink and its selection controls.

Many people use Markdown documents, citing the ability to make global edits to the formatting. In DEVONthink, similar global edits in the formatting are possible in rich text documents as well. Here is, how that works. (more)

October 24, 2023

Why to Use Markdown

Screenshot showing a window in DEVONthink with an open Markdown document.

As native file type in DEVONthink and DEVONthink To Go, Markdown is a format used by many of you. However, often the question comes up what Markdown is at all and why one should use it. Here are a few things you may not have known about Markdown. (more)

September 5, 2023

How to Use WordService

Screenshot showing WordService options in an application's services menu.

When working with text, there are times you need to modify the format, for example, switching from upper to lower case. Or maybe you want to make sure that there are no duplicate spaces in your text. We have a freeware app that helps you with such little changes: WordService. (more)

June 16, 2023

Creating Documents in DEVONthink

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)

May 6, 2023

How to Switch from Apple Notes

Screenshot showing the import menu in DEVONthink.

A popular application for making notes is Apple Notes. But maybe you would like to transfer your notes to DEVONthink, individual notes or all? While there isn’t a way to sync your notes with DEVONthink, here are a few options for copying your notes into our application. (more)

May 3, 2023

How to Switch from Evernote

Image showing an elephant walking away and a DEVONthink icon in the foreground.

Over the years, we have had many people migrate to DEVONthink for one reason or another. One application people have switched from is Evernote. If you are considering making such a move, here is how to switch and what to expect. (more)

April 4, 2023

How to Scan Text into Your Notes

Image showing text on a web page getting scanned into DEVONthink To Go.

One of the features Apple added to their operating systems is Live Text. It uses the device’s camera to dynamically detect text in whatever it’s pointed at. Here’s how you can use this feature to scan text into a document in DEVONthink To Go. (more)

August 25, 2020

How to Use Your Voice for Notes

Dictation settings on iOS.

With the development of Siri (and now Cortana, Alexa, and who knows who else is on the horizon) as well as systems integrated into our cars, talking to our devices has become more commonplace. Here are a few ways to add content to your databases with your voice. (more)

May 27, 2020

New Book: Taking Smart Notes

Kourosh Dini, author of the excellent book Creating Flow with OmniFocus 3, has just released a brand new book: Taking Smart Notes with DEVONthink. Learn the basics of DEVONthink, build databases with the Zettelkasten method, and automate your workflows with scripts and macros that come with the book. (more)