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• Post #3630599

  Tip of the day: Is there a script in #DEVONthink that you use frequently and would like to have quickly accessible? #DEVONthink has a way to set a keyboard shortcut for scripts and templates. Here is how. #automation #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday #workflow https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20250805-scripts-shortcuts-devonthink

• Post #3630598

  Tip of the day: Context menus are used by many applications on Apple’s mobile platform. They provide a wider range of commands within the limited interface space of mobile devices. You typically open them by long-pressing items. Here is how to open them a bit faster. #devonthinktogo #ios #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20231003-speed-up-haptic-touch

• Post #3630597

  Reminders are one way to automate work in DEVONthink. They let you set exact times, days, and well-defined recurrences for certain time-based actions like playing a sound, opening a document, or even running a script. Here is how that works. #devonthink #automation #workflow https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20260623-schedule-tasks-devonthink

• Post #3630596

  Tip of the day: Groups are a core element in #DEVONthink databases, functionally similar to Finder folders. They are an excellent way to organize your documents and information, and in #DEVONthink, there are many different ways to create them within your workflows. Here is how. #organize #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20250826-groups-devonthink

• Post #3630595

  Tip of the day: You can use #DEVONthink as an #RSS reader to subscribe to, read, and archive feeds. Here is a simple way to add notifications when you get new articles. #automation #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20250423-rss-notifications-devonthink

• Post #3630594

  Tip of the day: #DEVONthink databases are created to hold a large number of documents, so robustness is paramount. In addition to that, #DEVONthink has a few build-in commands to check and keep your databases healthy. Here is, how to use them. #pkm #productivity #safety #tipoftheday #troubleshooting https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20240723-devonthink-maintenance

• Post #3630593

  Using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) you can make the data stored in DEVONthink and many of its abilities availble to your preferred AI client, e.g., Claude or Codex. But how does MCP work? We have made two new tutorial about it for you. #devonthink #mcp #ai https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20260625-mcp-tutorials

• Post #3630592

  Tip of the day: Even as our #DEVONthink databases continue to grow, there are always certain documents or groups we deal with daily. Here is a way to create a launch palette in the popular Keyboard Maestro utility to quickly jump to an item in your database. #pkm #productivity #thirdparties #tipoftheday #workflow https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20230808-palette-keyboard-maestro

• Post #3630591

  Tip of the day: 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. #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20260224-devonthink-extras-sidebar

• Post #3630590

  Tip of the day: For capturing web content, #DEVONthink comes with the Clip to #DEVONthink browser add-on, #DEVONthinkToGo with a share extension. But there’s another way that can work even better, depending on the situation: bookmarklets. #capture #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday #workflow https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20240213-bookmarklets

• Post #3630589

  Tip of the day: The Services menu in most native #macOS applications provides a variety of context-dependent, handy automations. Our applications extend this menu with powerful search features that you can use in your search workflow. #devonagent #devonsphere #devonthink #pkm #productivity #research #tipoftheday #websearch https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20250225-search-services

• Post #3630588

  You might assume that apps will do certain things automatically. However, many decisions are yours to make, not the app's. We prefer clear opt‑in controls rather than hidden opt‑outs. Here are a few optional things that are up to your control in DEVONthink or DEVONthink To Go. #devonthink #devonthinktogo #ai #sync #privacy https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20260630-devonthink-user-control

• Post #3630587

  Tip of the day: If you are using Google’s Chrome browser and want to clip content into #DEVONthink, here is how to install and configure our browser extension. #capture #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20240730-clip-to-devonthink-google-chrome

• Post #3630586

  Tip of the day: When doing research and taking notes, it is often helpful to link to specific parts of text in documents, especially #PDFs. #DEVONthink has two special copy and paste commands that make such linking very fast and effective. #notetaking #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday #workflow https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20250610-paste-text-with-source-link

• Post #3630585

  Tip of the day: When it comes to creating documents with images in #DEVONthink, the file format matters. For rich text and formatted notes, the data is embedded in the file, what can cause the documents to become overly large. Our utility ThumbsUp can help you resize images. #freeware #notetaking #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20231219-resize-images

• Post #3630584

  Tip of the day: In some discussions, #DEVONthink is mentioned as a note-taking app. While this is not entirely accurate, you can indeed compose documents directly in #DEVONthink. But what formats are available, and which one should you choose? Here is an overview of the different options. #markdown #notetaking #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20251209-file-format-devonthink

• Post #3630583

  Tip of the day: If you have audio or video files you’ve downloaded or recorded yourself, the Pro and Server editions of #DEVONthink let you use external AI to convert the audio into text. Here is how that works. #artificialintelligence #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20250624-transcribe-speech-in-devonthink

• Post #3630582

  Tip of the day: Clipping web content is a much used feature in #DEVONthink. There are numerous ways to import web content into #DEVONthink, e.g., with our browser extension, with bookmarklets, or with the print dialog. To see the range of options in one place, here is a list of them. #capture #macos #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20250930-web-clipping-options-devonthink

• Post #3630581

  Joe Kissel from @TakeControlBooks has published the fourth quaterly update for his ebook Take Control of DEVONthink 4. It now covers our new MCP Server, our widgets for iOS, iPadOS, and the Mac, as well as support for RSS feeds in DEVONthink To Go. #devonthink #devonthinktogo #ebook https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20260706-take-control-of-devonthink-4-updated

• Post #3630580

  Tip of the day: Scanning documents is a much needed function for many people, but you might not have a scanner available. If you have an iPhone or iPad connected to the same Apple Account as your Mac, you can use it to scan directly into #DEVONthink’s Global Inbox. We show you how. #capture #ios #paperless #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20240716-iphone-ipad-mac-scanner

• Post #2959678

  DEVONthink To Go 4.1.2 is available! This maintenance release adds emergency notification support so we can reach you quickly if a critical update is held up for some reason or another. We've also fixed a whole range of issues, including ones related to item counting, wrong RSS article dates, and more. #devonthinktogo https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthinktogo

• Post #2959677

  Tip of the day: If you want to use AI in #DEVONthink, you can choose between server-based and local models. Whether it’s for privacy reasons or just the novelty, running AI locally on your Mac may be something you’re considering. But how does that work and what options are available? #artificialintelligence #pkm #privacy #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20251111-local-ai-devonthink

• Post #2929587

  Tip of the day: Smart groups are a good way to view items matching specific criteria, like all the flagged #PDFs in your #DEVONthink database. While it’s easy enough to make a smart group, if you find yourself doing the same search over and over, you can use it to create a smart group in a few clicks. #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday #workflow https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20240102-reuse-search-devonthink-smartgroup

• Post #2929586

  Tip of the day: #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. #backup #notetaking #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20260203-devonthink-named-versions

• Post #2929585

  Tip of the day: When working with a #PDF, you may have marked it up with some annotations. If you would now like to share this #PDF with someone, you might prefer to have a clean version of the document. Here we show you how to get this in #DEVONthink and #DEVONthinkToGo. #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20240618-export-pdf-without-annotations

• Post #2929584

  Tip of the day: If you’re using an external keyboard with your iPad, you have access to keyboard commands in #DEVONthinkToGo. Here are a few keyboard shortcuts you may consider useful. #ios #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20240611-keyboard-shortcuts-devonthink-to-go

• Post #2929583

  Tip of the day: The beauty of the paperless office is that you can automate workflows. But maybe you are not familiar with all the capabilities of automation in #DEVONthink or don’t know when which one makes sense? Here are the main options and when it’s best to use each. #automation #paperless #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday #workflow https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20230620-automation-options

• Post #2929582

  If you use custom metadata in DEVONthink Pro and Server or DEVONthink To Go, you’ve probably used text-based attributes like Single-Line Text. But have you ever wondered about the various text types and their differences? Here is an overview. #devonthink #devonthinktogo #metadata #productivity https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20260519-text-based-metadata-in-devonthink

• Post #2929581

  Tip of the day: Would you like to share your search results from #DEVONagent with others or use them in another application? You can export the results in various forms and formats to use them as you wish. Here is, how to do this. #productivity #research #tipoftheday #websearch https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20241119-export-devonagent-results

• Post #2929580

  Tip of the day: If you search for something with DuckDuckGo or Kagi, you may know this trick: In addition to your search term, you type a special abbreviation to go directly to a specific page, for example !w for Wikipedia. This search mechanism ist called a bang and they’re supported in #DEVONagent Pro. #productivity #research #tipoftheday #websearch https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20260127-bangs-shortcuts-devonagent