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How to Quickly Present Documents

June 9, 2020

There may be times when you need to show a quick presentation. But maybe you don’t have the time to generate files to be used in an application like Keynote or PowerPoint. If you ever have the need to create a simple ad-hoc slideshow, DEVONthink may be of use. (more)

New Book: Taking Smart Notes

May 27, 2020

Kourosh Dini, author of the excellent book Creating Flow with OmniFocus 3, has just released a brand new book: Taking Smart Notes with DEVONthink. Learn the basics of DEVONthink, build databases with the Zettelkasten method, and automate your workflows with scripts and macros that come with the book. (more)

Wear a Mask

May 26, 2020

Daring Fireball’s John Gruber doesn’t get tired from repeating it: Wearing a face mask keeps the virus from spreading, and we agree. Masks are here to stay for a while and we think it’s time to make them part of our daily fashion. Make them yourself or get one from local shops or online. There’s even one with our logo on it. (more)

A Desktop Pond

June 2, 2020

Many people have found benefit in watching fish in aquariums or ponds. The gentle movement and quiet sounds can provide a very calming effect. Wouldn’t it be nice to sit pond-side no matter where your computer is? Koi Pond 3D for macOS may be just what you need. (more)

DEVONagent in the Menubar

May 19, 2020

In the DEVONagent line of products, we have two utilities: DEVONagent Express and DEVONagent Lite. These are both menubar applications that allow for quick web searches when you don’t need the full power of DEVONagent Pro. (more)

DEVONthink 3.5

May 14, 2020

DEVONthink 3.5 is a major update for our document and information manager for Mac. It addresses many suggestions from our user community and brings an enhanced sidebar, new automation options, and more. (more)

DEVONthink on the Radio

May 7, 2020

Podcasts are the new radio. And so DEVONthink was mentioned “on the radio” more than once in the last few weeks. We were delighted to listen to Stephen Hackett talking about how he collects and manages his extraordinary knowledge of Apple history now in DEVONthink. And Federico Viticci thinks about using our products for his summer project: his review of the next version of iOS and iPadOS. (more)

Rose’s DEVONthink Setup

April 30, 2020

We love Rosemary Orchard and Scott Jackson’s productivity podcast Nested Folders. In the second episode that we’ve sponsored, Scotty interviews Rose and explores her setup, architecture, and usage of DEVONthink to organize her projects, studies, reference material, version control, and life. (more)

Thank You for Helping Us

April 2, 2020

The current COVID-19 pandemic affects us all, everywhere. As a small software manufacturer we are not mission critical. But we want to do at least something. Starting this week we offer all medical personnel and people working in disaster relief the same discount that we usually only give to students, educators, and selected NPOs. (more)

Scotty's DEVONthink Setup

April 2, 2020

We love Rosemary Orchard and Scott Jackson’s productivity podcast Nested Folders. And so we sponsored two bonus episodes. The first one just went live with Rose interviewing Scotty and exploring how he approached the product, set up the first databases, and now uses it to organize his files, reference material, and life. (more)