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Choosing a File Format in DEVONthink

December 9, 2025

Screenshot showing the data menu in DEVONthink with the various options for new files.

In some discussions, DEVONthink is mentioned as a note-taking app. While this is not entirely accurate, you can indeed compose documents directly in DEVONthink. But what formats are available, and which one should you choose? Here is an overview of the different options. (more)

Discovering DEVONthink 4: Document Editing

September 18, 2025

Screenshot showing WYSIWYG Markdown editing in DEVONthink with a link selected and a context menu.

DEVONthink has built-in text editors for common formats like Markdown or rich text, so you can edit your notes directly in our app. With DEVONthink 4, we have improved the editors and added new features and settings to make note taking more comfortable. Here is what is new. (more)

The New Text Settings in DEVONthink 4

April 15, 2025

Screenshot showing two windows. One with a Markdown document, one with the editing settings in DEVONthink 4.

Do you use DEVONthink for writing text or taking notes? DEVONthink 4 has some settings that affect the appearance of your text to make editing text a little more comfortable. (more)

jsloop styles your Markdown

March 27, 2025

Screenshot showing an open Markdown document in DEVONthink in side-by-side view. The rendered text in the preview uses the stylesheet from “jsloop”, which is discussed in this blog post.

Looking for a stylesheet to spruce up your Markdown? DEVONthink user jsloop has created his own darkly themed styling for DEVONthink and DEVONthink To Go, that he shares with you. (more)

DEVONthink Integration for Marky

January 23, 2025

Screenshot showing the webtool Marky the Markdownifier. It shows the Markdown text and the different export options, including Clip to DEVONhink.

Do you already know Marky, the Markdownifier? This is a web application that easily converts web pages into beautiful and clean Markdown. And now Marky has also received an integration for DEVONthink. (more)

How to Link Images in Markdown

October 22, 2024

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)

How to Focus on Writing

March 12, 2024

Screenshot showing a plain text document in fullscreen mode in DEVONthink.

When you sit down to write, it’s all too common to become distracted. While we can’t disable notification center and sounds from other applications, DEVONthink can provide a more minimalistic view in which to write. (more)

How to Use In-Document Search on iOS

January 9, 2024

Screenshot showing a in-document search in DEVONthink To Go.

Finding documents in DEVONthink To Go is easily done with its search field. But what about searching the document you’re currently viewing? You can easily run an in-document search in native document formats like Markdown or rich text. Here is, how to do that. (more)

How to Style Markdown

November 14, 2023

HTML markup for a converted Markdown document.

You may be wondering how you can change the appearance of your Markdown documents. The answer is: with CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). Here are some tips to get you started. (more)

Why to Use Markdown

October 24, 2023

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)