Focus modes allow you to minimize distractions in different circumstances. This usually involves disabling notifications from certain people or applications. DEVONthink To Go also supports Focus modes and lets you filter your information as needed. Here is, how that works. (more)
In the summer months, daylight lasts long and the warm evening air brings conviviality. And for many years now, we also get together with friends all over the world and celebrate our traditional SummerFest. Get DEVONthink and DEVONagent Pro for 25% off directly at the workshop gate and have a look at the other SummerFest apps with a similar discount. (more)
If you are using Instapaper for gathering resources in an online archive, there isn’t a built-in RSS feed available. If you’d like to have a feed adding these articles to your DEVONthink database, here is a simple way to accomplish this. (more)
This update lets you merge groups and tags, share groups via the Share sheet and search for aliases. A new command moves all instances of an item to the trash, and tags in the Info popover have a context menu, e.g., to reveal them. (more)
DEVONthink is a good place to keep your literature, because you can add a lot of bibliographic data as metadata. One source for such data is Crossref, and with a script you can easily import metadata from there to DEVONthink. Here is how that works. (more)
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)
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)
Joe Kissel from Take Control Books has updated the free ebook Take Control of DEVONthink 3. It now covers DEVONthink for Mac up to version 3.9.1 and DEVONthink To Go up to version 3.7.2. (more)
We are big fans of utility applications that excel at a certain function, apps that do one thing exceptionally well. Whether you’re shopping for hardware or just an Apple enthusiast, you should check out Mactracker. (more)
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)