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Discovering DEVONthink 4: Tagging

July 25, 2025

Screenshot showing the Related Tags section of the DEVONthink 4 Tag Inspector. This section shows a graph displaying interconnections with other tags in the database.

At the end of June, we released DEVONthink 4 Copernicus with many improved familiar features, and a lot of new ones. In a series of blog posts, we will show you what’s new in version 4. We’re kicking it off with a big part of many organizational methods: Our new tagging features. (more)

How to Clean Up Empty Tags

March 25, 2025

Screenshot showing empty tags listed in a global smart group in DEVONthink.

Do you need to clear out empty tags that have piled up and are collecting dust? Here is an easy way to locate and remove them from any database in DEVONthink. (more)

How to Use Dynamic Tagging

November 26, 2024

Screenshot showing the database properties and an item list with tagged items in DEVONthink. In the properties, the two tagging options discussed in the post are activated.

Tags can be very effective for organizing your databases. But it is often tedious to assign them to each document by hand, isn’t it? That’s why DEVONthink and DEVONthink To Go can dynamically add and remove tags to objects. Here are two options for dynamic tagging. (more)

How to Use Emojis safely

October 10, 2023

Screenshot showing preferences in DEVONthink.

Emojis are often used to convey emotions, thoughts, or actions. They are also sometimes used as visual indicators to provide more context to documents. But should you use them in DEVONthink 🧐? (more)

How to Use Aliases

April 25, 2023

Screenshot showing a rich text document in DEVONthink with aliased WikiLinks.

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)

How to Use Nested Tags

August 9, 2022

Screenshot showing nested tags in the tags group in DEVONthink 3.

Many people use tags as a way to add some context to their documents. We have blogged on the subject more than once, but one option some people may not be aware of is nested (or hierarchical) tags. These are tags with child tags, or related tags within tags. Here’s how you can make and use them in DEVONthink. (more)

How to Color Your Tags

December 14, 2021

Colored tags in DEVONthink's user interface.

With the mass of information often found in a DEVONthink database, color can be a helpful visual indicator when browsing your documents. Many people know you can apply color labels on your documents, similar to the Finder, but here’s how to also color your tags in DEVONthink. (more)

Understanding the Tag Options

October 19, 2021

Screenshot of three tag variants in DEVONthink's item list.

The Database Properties popover in DEVONthink has, among many other things, controls for per-database tagging behavior. Here’s what those options do. (more)

Understanding Tagging

August 31, 2021

An image with added tags in DEVONthink.

One of the methods of organizing data is tagging. Supported by DEVONthink as well as in some other applications, including the Finder, tags can provide contextual relationships between items, either broadly or narrowly defined. Here is a simple way to think about tags. (more)

How to Avoid Overtagging

May 4, 2021

Tag list with many tags.

For many people, tags are a useful way of segregating or creating contextual relationships between items. Some prefer a small set of broad tags, while others create deep, specific tag lists. But sometimes tags can seem to appear out of nowhere. These could come in, e.g., from the outside world through Finder tags. Here’s how to avoid “unexpected tagging” in DEVONthink. (more)