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Joe Kissel from @TakeControlBooks@mastodon.social 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

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

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

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

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

This feature release brings our own MCP server, a bridge from your databases to AI applications like Claude or Codex, built with privacy and security at its core. Version 4.3 also introduces a new Markdown parser, desktop widgets, sweeping AI improvements, and a raft of updated models. #devonthink #update #mcp #markdown #ai #claude #chatgpt #gemini #mistral #pressrelease https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20260521-devonthink-43-herschel

Tip of the day: Making connections between documents is an important aspect of researching a topic and linking information. #DEVONthink offers several ways to do this, including Mentions. Here we show you how to use them. #documentlinking #pkm #productivity #research #tipoftheday #workflow https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20250218-devonthink-mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a mechanism that allows AI assistants to communicate with apps to accomplish tasks for you. On macOS Sequoia and later, DEVONthink now has its own MCP support built-in that lets your preferred AI agent access and work with your databases. #devonthink #mcp #artificialintelligence #automation https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20260526-devonthink-mcp-server

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

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

Tip of the day: There is a script for #DEVONthink, that allows you to quickly save your open browser tabs as bookmarks into your database. Here we have a few extra tips on extending the functionality a bit. So for those so inclined to tinker, we hope you enjoy this. #automation #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20240926-extend-browser-filing-script

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

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

Tip of the day: 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 #DEVONthinkToGo. Here’s how to set them up. #artificialintelligence #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/202617-ollama-remote-ai-devonthink

Tip of the day: In #DEVONthink 4, you can use an external AI model like Claude or ChatGPT, e.g., to ask questions about your documents or generate images. For that you need an API key. But what is this and where can you get one? #artificialintelligence #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20250506-devonthink-ai-api-key

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

Tip of the day: When updating #DEVONthink or our other applications, you might want to know what’s new and what we’ve improved? This is what the release notes are for, which we provide with every update to our apps. Here’s what’s in the notes and how they can help you. #devonagent #devonsphere #devonthinktogo #freeware #notetaking #pkm #productivity #research #tipoftheday #websearch https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20241001-release-notes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tip of the day: For some sync-related errors or when needing to modify an encryption key in #DEVONthink or #DEVONthinkToGo, cleaning the sync data may be required. Here we show you, how to properly do this. #pkm #productivity #sync #tipoftheday #troubleshooting https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20241008-clean-sync-location

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

Tip of the day: For some sync-related errors or when needing to modify an encryption key in #DEVONthink or #DEVONthinkToGo, cleaning the sync data may be required. Here we show you, how to properly do this. #pkm #productivity #sync #tipoftheday #troubleshooting https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20241008-clean-sync-location

Tip of the day: #DEVONthink and #DEVONthinkToGo 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. #pkm #productivity #sync #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20260310-sync-checklist-devonthink

Tip of the day: Various types of documents can contain links, for example a saved web page, or a note with an URL or an email address. In #DEVONthink you don’t have to search your document by hand for them because there is an inspector just for this. Here is, how that works. #notetaking #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20240625-links-inspector-devonthink

Tip of the day: When people talk about how they use an application, they sometimes complain about how many taps it takes to get something done. In #DEVONthinkToGo you can move through menus a little more smoothly. Here’s how. #ios #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20231212-quickly-use-menus

Tip of the day: 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 🧐? #pkm #productivity #tagging #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20231010-emojis-devonthink

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

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

Tip of the day: As you’re working with #DEVONthink, you may need to open another document from time to time. For this, #DEVONthink offers several ways for quickly accessing documents, like the Favorites. If it’s not something you want to add as a favorite, here’s another quick way to open a document. #pkm #productivity #tipoftheday #workflow https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20230606-quickly-access-documents

Tip of the day: We receive a lot of questions about the features of #DEVONthink 4, e. g., “How does AI integration work” or “How do I use versioning”? In our new generation, we have completely reworked the built-in Help, making it much easier for you to access information. #pkm #productivity #support #tipoftheday https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20250408-devonthink-4-help

With DEVONthink To Go 4.1 Lagrange we introduced widgets for your iOS home screen. They let you conveniently access your most important data and help you keep updated with your news right from your home screen. Here is how you use them. #devonthinktogo #widgets #ios https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20260421-widgets-devonthink-to-go

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

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

Tip of the day: When doing a web search in #DEVONagent, you are presented with a list of matching pages. One of the tabs is called the Digest. But what information do you get in this view? Here is a brief introduction. #productivity #research #tipoftheday #websearch https://www.devontechnologies.com/blog/20241029-devonagent-digest-tab

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