Users of the Pro or Server edition of DEVONthink can archive email into their databases. But per database, only one copy of any message. If an email exists in multiple copies in your email account, this can lead to complications. Here is why and how you easily get around it. (more)
There are several reasons to make a copy of a document, e.g., for safety, or because the document could actually belong in multiple locations in your databases. DEVONthink and DEVONthink To Go support two types of copies: duplicates and replicants. Here’s what they are and how to make them. (more)
If you need to locate files in the Finder, our freeware application EasyFind is a specialized tool for fine-tuned searches. However, some people are confused when they don’t get the results they’re expecting. File types are the typical culprit. (more)
A popular application for making notes is Apple Notes. But maybe you would like to transfer your notes to DEVONthink, individual notes or all? While there isn’t a way to sync your notes with DEVONthink, here are a few options for copying your notes into our application. (more)
Over the years, we have had many people migrate to DEVONthink for one reason or another. One application people have switched from is Evernote. If you are considering making such a move, here is how to switch and what to expect. (more)
Sometimes we use several names for the same thing, like nicknames, acronyms and so on. In DEVONthink you can use such aliases for documents and other objects, for example tags. Here we show you how that works and what you can do with them. (more)
When it comes to PDF documents, what you see and what is actually there can be two different things. Just because you can read words in the document doesn’t mean it is searchable. Or perhaps you have a searchable PDF but it’s still not found in a search in DEVONthink. Here are a few ways to deal with such PDFs. (more)
One of the features Apple added to their operating systems is Live Text. It uses the device’s camera to dynamically detect text in whatever it’s pointed at. Here’s how you can use this feature to scan text into a document in DEVONthink To Go. (more)
Smart rules are a powerful automation tool in DEVONthink, allowing the application to act on matching documents. Used wisely, they can be great allies in the quest to organize your databases. Maybe you want to share a specific rule with someone or install it on another Mac? Here’s how you can easily share smart rules. (more)
Perhaps you like to use Markdown for your notes, but need to write mathematical formulas from time to time. The MathJax extension lets you do exactly that: edit and render documents with terms and equations directly in DEVONthink. Here is, how that works. (more)
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