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March 25, 2025

How to Clean Up Empty Tags

Screenshot showing empty tags listed in a global smart group in DEVONthink.

Do you need to clear out empty tags that have piled up and are collecting dust? Here is an easy way to locate and remove them from any database in DEVONthink. (more)

March 18, 2025

How to Use Ratings in DEVONthink

Screenshot of a DEVONthink window. The window shows some objects with a rating and a context menu with the rating selection.

In DEVONthink and DEVONthink To Go, you can assign ratings to objects. But what are these markers actually for and how can you use them? Here are some suggestions. (more)

March 11, 2025

How to Make a Printer Alias

Screenshot showing an alias of the printer application on the desktop and a printer queue window.

Would you like to print your documents from DEVONthink, perhaps multiple documents at once? Then we have a nice little trick for you. (more)

March 4, 2025

A Word About Data Privacy

Screenshot showing the DEVONthink To Go settings with the Backup data to iCloud option disabled.

Any time you store your data on servers you don’t operate, you have to trust they will respect your privacy. But even if you feel fairly comfortable, it’s not a bad idea to take a few further steps to protect your data. (more)

February 27, 2025

All Hands on Deck!

Are you still working with DEVONthink 2? Now is a good time to upgrade to DEVONthink 3 at a reduced and good price, before our next generation leaves the dock. (more)

February 25, 2025

How to Use Our Search Services

Screenshot showing DEVONtechnologies' search services in macOS' Services menu. The DEVONagent Pro: Lookup service mentioned in the article is selected.

The Services menu in most native macOS applications provides a variety of context-dependent, handy automations. Our applications extend this menu with powerful search features that you can use in your search workflow. (more)

February 18, 2025

How to Use Mentions in DEVONthink

Screenshot showing the Mentions inspector in DEVONthink. As described in the blog article, the inspector lists documents in which the selected document is mentioned.

Making connections between documents is an important aspect of researching a topic and linking information. DEVONthink offers several ways to do this, including Mentions. Here we show you how to use them. (more)

February 11, 2025

DEVONagent's Browser Inspectors

Screenshot showing the DEVONagent browser with the Linked Documents inspector open, which is described in this blog post.

DEVONagent’s web browser lets you view websites you have found without having to switch applications. And while it may not have all the features of major browsers, it has a very handy one: inspectors, which provide some additional information about the site. (more)

February 4, 2025

How to Backup Data From Our Apps

Screenshot showing a Finder window containing DEVONthink databases.

We are big advocates of being diligent in your backups, especially if your data is important to you. Full and incremental machine backups are a great idea, but you may want a specific backup for the data of our apps too. Here is, how you do that. (more)

January 28, 2025

How to Clip in Microsoft Edge

Screenshot showing the settings for the extensions for Microsoft Edge, including Clip to DEVONthink.

If your browser of choice is Microsoft Edge, you have two easy options for clipping web content to DEVONthink. We show you how they work. (more)