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How to Use Quick Look

September 23, 2025

Screenshot showing a Quick Look slideshow with our user handbooks and the Take Control book.

Quick Look is a handy feature that, as the name suggests, allows you to take a quick peek at a file without having to open it. Most Mac apps support Quick Look, including DEVONthink or EasyFind. And while it may be familiar to you, here are a few tricks you may not know. (more)

Using EasyFind's Results Pane

September 16, 2025

Screenshot of an EasyFind window displaying search results.

Do some files on your Mac occasionally play hide-and-seek with you? With EasyFind, you can find them, no matter how well they’re hidden. Here are some useful tricks for working effectively with its results pane. (more)

How to Find Destinations in DEVONthink

September 9, 2025

Screenshot showing the search field in the Destination menu in the Email section of the Import sidebar in DEVONthink 4.

As your databases grow, you have more to choose from and navigate through when working in DEVONthink. Some menus can become quite long when displaying your entire database structures. But DEVONthink 4 makes this easier with a simple control. (more)

How to Use Dictation in DEVONthink

September 2, 2025

Screenshot showing the macOS System Settings with the Keyboard section open, displaying Apple's dictation feature settings.

Apple’s Dictation feature has been a great assistive technology on their platforms. It can even be used for text entry in our applications like DEVONthink. Here are some ideas for how you could use it. (more)

How to Create New Groups in DEVONthink

August 26, 2025

Screenshot showing the Data New submenu in DEVONthink, with the new group command selected.

Groups are a core element in DEVONthink databases, functionally similar to Finder folders. They are an excellent way to organize your documents and information, and in DEVONthink, there are many different ways to create them within your workflows. Here is how. (more)

How to Reorganize Your Menu Bar

August 19, 2025

Screenshot showing the macOS menu bar. Below it is a floating second bar from the utility Ice and the Ice settings.

The menu bar is great place to access lightweight utilities, like XMenu or DEVONthink’s Sorter. However, it is also a limited space where chaos can quickly break out. We therefore want to show you a great utility that will help you clean things up. (more)

Understanding Sync Intervals

August 12, 2025

Screenshot showing the sync settings with the settings for the sync intervals of DEVONthink.

When it comes to syncing files via cloud services, e.g., iCloud Drive, we are used to things just happening automatically. But is that always the most sensible approach? DEVONthink and DEVONthink To Go offer several options for their sync. (more)

How to Assign Shortcuts to Scripts

August 5, 2025

Screenshot showing a Finder window with some DEVONthink script files. One script is selected, and its file name contains a keyboard shortcut, as described in the tip.

Is there a script in DEVONthink that you use frequently and would like to have quickly accessible? DEVONthink has a way to set a keyboard shortcut for scripts and templates. Here is how. (more)

How to Master an Application

July 29, 2025

Image showing a DEVONthink logo, placed on a wooden surface next to a hammer with a wooden handle. The surrounding looks like a carpenter's workshop.

We often hear people talking about the “steep learning curve” of DEVONthink and how hard it is to “master”. But what does it actually mean to master any application? Here is what we think about this (and the answer may not be what you think it will). (more)

Understanding Database Sizes

July 22, 2025

Database properties and the Finder's Get Info pane.

If you look at the File > Database Properties for a DEVONthink database, the size of the content is shown, summed with all documents, including indexed ones. But when you look at the database file in the Finder, you’ll see the size doesn’t match. Let’s clear this up. (more)