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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Documents in DEVONthink are often linked or related to each other in some way, forming a network of information. To visualize these connections, DEVONthink 4 offers a Graph view. Here is a brief introduction. (more)
Do you use the Capture app from Sir Studio? With Capture, you can quickly make notes when a thought crosses your mind and then organize them. Now the developer has also added an export option for DEVONthink. (more)
DEVONthink 4 supports automatic versioning, quietly saving snapshots of your documents as you work. But sometimes you want more control over which versions are preserved. That’s where (nohyphens: DEVONthink 4.2 Cassini’s named versions come in. Here’s how to use them. (more)