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DEVONthink To Go 4.1 Lagrange

April 16, 2026

Screenshot of DEVONthink To Go 4.1 Lagrange's home screen widgets.

The first feature release for DEVONthink To Go 4 brings home screen widgets, support for RSS and Atom feeds, and a brand-new Markdown parser and renderer. It also improves the editing workflow, adds a search field to the group selector, and lets you edit a document’s geolocation. (more)

How to Use File Transclusion

April 14, 2026

Screenshot showing two DEVONthink windows. One contains Markdown source text and the other contains trans­cluded text.

If you’ve ever needed to consolidate content from multiple documents into one, you likely have used copy and paste. But if you make edits, they have to be made to all involved files. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could keep the documents separated but show them as a single document? You can with a Markdown feature in DEVONthink: file transclusion. (more)

How to Search by Item in DEVONthink

April 7, 2026

Screenshot showing a toolbar search in DEVONthink for untagged items.

With DEVONthink’s search, you can precisely search your databases for documents with specific characteristics, like, for example, tags. Many people often use a Tags property for this, but that isn’t optimal. Here’s how to correctly search for this. (more)

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 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)