Anyone who collects information from many sources on a daily basis needs a tool to manage it. The Devonthink tool for macOS can do that – we’ll show you how.

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Knowledge base and paperless office: Devonthink 3 second memory The Devonthink databases Import or index data Use input groups dates and Record documents Export databases and documents Supported text and file formats Scanned documents make searchable Organize documents and information Use smart functions Find data and use intelligent rules Conclusion and further help with the operation Article in Mac & i 13 / 2020 read Despite the age of digitization, we work today still essentially paper-based. Therefore it makes sense to strive for the “paperless office” just to conserve our resources. The term primarily refers to digital document management. With Devonthink you can conveniently collect fragments of information from the Internet, save entire web content, PDFs, scans of invoices, screenshots and much more. Thanks to the “artificial intelligence” with which it processes documents and inserted content, the program goes far beyond just managing documents.

You could certainly create a suitable folder structure in the Finder and then trust Spotlight search. In the end, however, there is usually a mountain of snippets of information and documents that you can only use with greater effort – provided that you can find what you need again.

The databases of Devonthink With Devonthink you organize your documents in databases. This means, on the one hand, the storage location for documents in the user folder (standard: ~ / databases) and, on the other hand, the location in the program interface where you organize your document inventory. Access to all contents of heise + exclusive tests, advice & background: independent, critically well-founded c’t, iX, Technology Review, Mac & i, Make, c’t Read photography directly in the browser register once – on all devices read – can be canceled monthly first month free, then monthly 9 , 95 € Weekly newsletter with personal reading recommendations from the editor-in-chief Start FREE month Now start the FREE month heise + already subscribed?

Sign in and read Register now and read the article immediately More information about heise + Knowledge base and paperless office: Devonthink 3 second memory The databases of Devonthink Import or index data Use input groups dates and Record documents Export databases and documents Supported text and file formats Scanned documents make searchable Organize documents and information Use smart functions Find data and use intelligent rules Conclusion and further help with the operation Article in Mac & i 13 / 2020 read