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How to Deal with Reduced Vision

April 11, 2023

macOS magnifier over the DEVONthink manual.

Whether due to a physical infirmity or just a product of getting older, viewing things on screen can become more difficult. Changing the interface isn’t something that’s simply done and everyone has their own level of correction needed. Here are a few ways to make things a bit easier on your eyes. (more)

Happy Easter Egg Hunting

April 7, 2023

We asked the Easter Bunny to help a bit with a promotion and — to our own surprise — he agreed. Somewhere on our website there’s a coupon code hidden that gives you 25% discount on our Mac products. Enjoy the egg hunt 🐣 (more)

How to Scan Text into Your Notes

April 4, 2023

Image showing text on a web page getting scanned into DEVONthink To Go.

One of the features Apple added to their operating systems is Live Text. It uses the device’s camera to dynamically detect text in whatever it’s pointed at. Here’s how you can use this feature to scan text into a document in DEVONthink To Go. (more)

How to Get Metadata From Google Books

March 28, 2023

Screenshot showing a document's custom metadata imported from Google Books in DEVONthink.

DEVONthink is a good place to build a digital book collection. Users of the Pro or Server edition of DEVONthink can add custom metadata to their books from the millions of books available in Google Books with a script. Here is, how to do that. (more)

How to Share Your Smart Rules

March 21, 2023

Screenshot showing a list of smart rules in DEVONthink.

Smart rules are a powerful automation tool in DEVONthink, allowing the application to act on matching documents. Used wisely, they can be great allies in the quest to organize your databases. Maybe you want to share a specific rule with someone or install it on another Mac? Here’s how you can easily share smart rules. (more)

How to Receive our News via RSS

March 14, 2023

Screenshot showing a RSS feed in DEVONthink.

A fantastic way to get news in an organized, clear form, and be able to read them in one place, is RSS. We support RSS, too, and provide feeds for our blog and forum, so that you can get news and conversations about us and our products in your feed reader at your convenience. Here is, how that works. (more)

Multiple Macs? Today's Your Lucky Day

March 9, 2023

Illustration of a modern office with multiple people using computers.

Come in and take a seat. Or two. Actually, as many as you need for DEVONthink. This week only, from Thursday, March 9th, to Friday, March 10th, 2023, you can purchase additional seats for 30% less. (more)

How to Access our FAQ

March 7, 2023

Screenshot showing the FAQ opened in Safari.

In customer support, we receive many questions every day on different topics and it is not uncommon for people to ask the same question others have asked before. Therefore we offer another form of support for quick access: a FAQ section on our website. Here you can learn more about it. (more)

Early Spring Updates

March 1, 2023

Screenshot of the DEVONagent search window with the Neeva search engine selected.

DEVONagent 3.11.7 brings integration with Neeva, the Case Law Project, and IEEEXplore. Its scripts and scanners also retrieves more image formats, and the See Also inspector makes better suggestions. DEVONsphere 1.9.7 suggests related websites and adds thumbnails to web search results more reliably. (more)

Understanding DEVONthink's Interface

February 28, 2023

Screenshot of DEVONthink's support assistant, showing a tutorial.

DEVONthink offers a wide range of features and therefore has a complex, multi-layered interface with numerous elements. To avoid stumbling over terminology being used in our forum, handbook, or elsewhere, we created a tutorial. (more)