When it comes to syncing with DEVONthink, we are often asked questions about what an encryption key is and how you make and use one. Here’s a brief explanation. (more)

DEVONthink is a very full featured and capable application, and as such requires good documentation. Given the necessary amount of information in the help, it may seem difficult to find answers in it. Here’s how the help was written to make it easier to navigate. (more)

Just hit DEVONthink 3 > Check for Updates and we’ll drop version 3.6 right onto your Mac. It brings, of course, some necessary changes for macOS Big Sur but also many other enhancements. (more)

Many people use compatible cloud services for syncing DEVONthink and DEVONthink To Go. These can be useful in situations where devices need to be updated more frequently, or Bonjour connections are disallowed. However, just as any website can be unavailable, for a variety of reasons, these servers can experience downtime as well. Here are some official links to some of the services you might use, not only for syncing but just about any of your cloud storage needs. (more)

One of the powerful new features in DEVONthink is smart rules. An extension of smart groups, they allow you to act on the matched item when certain events happen. Since capturing web content to DEVONthink is a common task, here’s an example to show how to use smart rules to dynamically organize web clippings. (more)

In software as in life, things unexpectedly go wrong. Sometimes you can resolve things alone and sometimes you need help. For those times when you need assistance with our applications, here’s how to get help. (more)

In the latest episode of their excellent MacPowerUsers podcast, David Sparks and Stephen Hackett dive deep into the field of applications for serious research which includes, of course, DEVONthink. And Kerry Dawson explains on Tech Today Review why DEVONthink is indispensable for his work. (more)

No matter if you’re a casual or heavy user of DEVONthink, your databases fill up with a variety of files over time. The more items, the more you have to search and sort through. While the toolbar search is one powerful option for finding items, here is another way: filter panes. (more)

Markdown is a plain text file format that has become more popular in some circles outside web work. Markdown allows you to write and add formatting with simple, plain text characters. However, the appearance may be a bit plain for some tastes. Here’s how you can change it. (more)

If you are using the Pro or Server editions of DEVONthink, you can import references from the popular bibliographic manager Bookends. Here’s how you can customize the format of the imported references in DEVONthink. (more)