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How to Remove Encryption Keys from Keychain Access

March 31, 2026

Screenshot showing macOS’ Keychain Access with an encrypted disk image key.

In DEVONthink, you can encrypt databases for particularly private or sensitive documents. However, if you accidentally save the key to the macOS keychain, you won’t need to enter it when opening the database. Here’s how to remove the key from the keychain if you don’t want it there. (more)

How to Create Smart Groups in DEVONthink To Go

March 24, 2026

Screenshot showing a search in DEVONthink To Go with the criteria added today.

Smart groups show items that match criteria you specify. They are essentially saved custom searches. DEVONthink To Go comes with a small set of predefined smart groups, but you can also create your own ones. Here is how to do that. (more)

How to Protect Against Prompt Injections

March 17, 2026

Screenshot showing the Help assistant with a question about prompt injection in DEVONthink.

AI inside DEVONthink can be a powerful tool. But when it comes to AI, some users have security concerns, such as possible prompt injections. So, what exactly are they, and are they a risk in DEVONthink? (more)

A Sync Checklist for DEVONthink

March 10, 2026

Screenshot showing the sync explained section in DEVONthink's help.

DEVONthink and DEVONthink To Go do not automatically sync by default because we believe that you should decide for yourself whether and what you want to sync. Here are things to consider when setting up the sync. (more)

How to Use Annotations in DEVONthink 4

March 3, 2026

Screenshot showing a document in DEVONthink with its annotation in the Annotations & Reminders inspector.

If you want to take notes about a document in your DEVONthink database, there is a feature for exactly that: the annotation. This is a specialized note document attached to another document. Here is how to create and use them. (more)

How to Use DEVONthink's Extras Sidebar

February 24, 2026

Screenshot showing the Extras sidebar in DEVONthink with it's different sections.

There are four different sidebars in a DEVONthink window: the Navigate sidebar, the Reading List, the Import sidebar, and the Extras sidebar. The latter may seem like just a simple pane in the interface, but we believe it’s a useful place to get some additional information from us. (more)

How to Use Ollama Remote AI in DEVONthink

February 17, 2026

Screenshot showing DEVONthink's AI settings, in which the Ollama (Remote) option is configured.

The popular AI app Ollama, typically used to run AI models locally on your Mac, now offers cloud models. This gives you remote access to many models, even if your hardware is limited. And you can also use these models in DEVONthink and DEVONthink To Go. Here’s how to set them up. (more)

Stephen Millard's Import Automation

February 13, 2026

Screenshot showing Stephen Millard's blogpost

DEVONthink user Stephen Millard created an automation for importing documents and shared it on his blog. Stephen not only shares the script itself, but also his work process, making it a good example of an automation created through tinkering. (more)

Four Years Later

February 11, 2026

In the far a winter cityscape with buildings destroyed by war, in the front a truck driving towards the city.

This month four years ago the Russian Federation brought war back to Europe. Now, the cold winter and the targeted destruction of civil energy infrastructure is making life in Ukraine almost unbearable. Today we have donated 20 % of our projected February revenue to humanitarian organizations helping Ukraine. (more)