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DEVONthink 3.9

February 9, 2023

Screenshot of DEVONthink showing the context menu with the Copy Selection Link command highlighted.

Our update for DEVONthink for Mac today lets you create deep links for selected text and PDF annotations, search more precisely from the toolbar, and write Markdown in WYSIWYG in the Sorter. We’ve also improved working with annotations and rearranged the inspectors a bit. (more)

How to Quickly Open Documents

February 7, 2023

Screenshot showing the CustomShortcuts menu beneath the Open With submenu in DEVONthink.

We know our applications don’t exist in isolation on your Mac. While you can view or edit many file types in DEVONthink, there are times you want to open them in other applications. This is especially easy with the free utility CustomShortcuts. Here is how that works. (more)

Julien Dimastromatteo's Workflow

February 2, 2023

Screenshot showing an item link to an item in DEVONthink, stored to a new event in Apple's calendar.

In DEVONthink you can create an item link to any item in your database. This is a URL that allows you to access an item directly without having to search for it or navigate through your database. DEVONthink user Julien Dimastromatteo, Ph.D., shows how to use item links practically. (more)

How to Handle Stalls and Crashes

January 31, 2023

Screenshot showing a crash report and the activity monitor.

Quality assurance is a top priority in the development of our applications. Nevertheless, misbehavior can sometimes occur, leading to an application crashing or stalling. To investigate and fix the issue, we need a report with some information about it. Here’s how you can support us with that. (more)

How to Quickly Translate Text

January 24, 2023

Screenshot showing the translation popover-menu with translated text.

There are many times we have to deal with documents that aren’t in our native language and in those cases, a translator becomes invaluable. For this, Apple provides a built-in translation you may not know or think about sometimes. Here is a short introduction. (more)

Understanding the Support Assistant

January 19, 2023

Screenshot showing the support assistant window in DEVONthink 3.

We not only take the development of our applications seriously, we are strongly committed to their support as well. One additional resource available in DEVONthink and DEVONagent Pro is the Support Assistant window. Here’s what you’ll find there. (more)

See You on Mastodon

January 16, 2023

Screenshot showing DEVONtechnologies' Mastodon user profile.

For months Twitter has been sailing in rough sea, and last week its new captain unceremoniously made many of its third-party clients walk the plank. If you’re also jumping the ship, meet us on Mastodon! You can also easily follow Mastodon users or hashtags in DEVONthink. We show you how. (more)

How to Use a Custom Stylesheet

January 10, 2023

Illustration showing a split view of a styled and unstyled document.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. For your documents, you certainly care about the aesthetics, because looking at a pretty document is simply much more pleasure. If you use Markdown or HTML-based documents in DEVONthink, you can easily customize the look with a stylesheet. Here’s how that works. (more)

How to Use the Apple Pencil

January 3, 2023

Screenshot showing a pdf in DEVONthink To Go with annotations.

With the Apple Pencil, you can draw, paint, or turn your iPad into a digital notebook that you can write in by hand. The Apple Pencil is a constant companion for many users and DEVONthink To Go offers some ways to use it as well. Here are a few suggestions. (more)

We're having WinterFest again

December 30, 2022

Snowflake

WinterFest is the time when we come virtually together with other, like-minded software manufacturers. Buy DEVONthink or DEVONagent Pro for 25% off directly at the workshop gate and have a look at the other WinterFest apps with a similar discount. (more)