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November 7, 2024

The UTSA explains DEVONthink

Screenshot of the website of the University of Texas at San Antonio, showing a section from the Research Guide for DEVONthink referred to in the post.
Source: libguides.utsa.edu

The University of Texas at San Antonio has created a research guide for DEVONthink, explaining the basics and a lot of features that are particularly useful for academic work. But it is also a great source for anyone who wants to work effectively with DEVONthink. (more)

November 3, 2024

Using Custom Metadata for Automation

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)

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)

October 29, 2024

How to Use DEVONagent's Digest Tab

Screenshot showing a DEVONagent window, displaying search results for

When doing a web search in DEVONagent, you are presented with a list of matching pages. One of the tabs is called the Digest. But what information do you get in this view? Here is a brief introduction. (more)

October 22, 2024

DEVONthink 3.9.8

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)

October 22, 2024

How to Link Images in Markdown

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)

October 17, 2024

Understanding our Sync

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)

October 15, 2024

Fixing DEVONthink's Hidden Settings

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)

October 8, 2024

How to Clean a Sync Location

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)

October 1, 2024

Understanding the Release Notes

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)