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Quick links:   About & Check for Updates
Add-Ons
Settings, Trash, Cache
Purchase & Licenses
Services
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The DEVONthink menu is a utility menu, similar to those found in other Mac applications. It has commands that allow you check the version via the splash screen or check for application updates. You can install our add-ons, access the settings, access the Services menu, empty your databases' Trash, and quit the application.

About & Check for Updates

About DEVONthink: Shows information about DEVONthink including the version number to whom the software is registered.

Check for Updates: Checks if updates for DEVONthink are available. By default, DEVONthink checks for updates automatically, however you can change the update settings in the Settings > General > General. If an automatic update is pending choosing this command shows a window with additional information about the update.

Add-Ons

This command allows you to install, or reinstall, some of our extra support files and scripts.

The following options are available.

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    Google Chrome Extension: Opens the Chrome Web/Store page in Google Chrome where you can install the browser extension. You have to do this manually and follow Google's rules.
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    Firefox Extension: Opens the Mozilla Add-Ons page in Firefox where you can install the Firefox add-on (similar to the Safari extension). You have to do this manually and follow Mozilla's rules.
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    PDF Services: Adds Save PDF to DEVONthink to the PDF menu of print dialogs. This allows you to print a PDF directly to DEVONthink.
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    Additional Scripts: Installs the mail rule scripts for Apple Mail, Folder Action scripts , and Menu extra scripts.
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    Script Libraries: Installs some popular third-party script libraries from Late Night Software: CalendarLib EC, Dialog Toolkit Plus, PrefsStorageLib, and RegexAndStuffLib.
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    Global Inbox in Save Dialogs: Inserts DEVONthink's Global Inbox into the Finder's sidebar, making it accessible from any Open or Save dialog in any application on your Mac that can save a document. Note: The name of the inbox is "Inbox" regardless of your computer's language preferences.
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    ABBYY FineReader OCR: Installs the ABBYY Finereader OCR for creating searchable content from images and PDF documents without a text layer.

Note: The Safari browser extension is now installed by default, but you'll need to go into Safari's Settings > Extensions and enable it. Also while extensions for browsers like Opera, Vivaldi, and Brave are not explicitly available, it is possible to install them from the Chrome Web Store, while in those browsers.

Settings, Trash, Cache

Settings: Opens the application Settings.

Empty Trash: Empties the contents of all open databases' trash to the system trash.

Empty Cache: Empties the web browser cache. This frees up space and makes sure that all data is freshly loaded instead of using a cached copy.

Purchase & Licenses

Purchase: Opens the DEVONthink product page from where you can put the app into your shopping cart. If this copy of DEVONthink is already licensed, you will be presented with relevant upgrade choices.

Enter License: Enter your purchased license code here. It is best to use copy-and-paste for transferring the license code from the email message to the appropriate field.

Services

Services: The Services submenu gives you access to special commands published by DEVONthink, other Mac applications such as TextEdit or Safari, or our own WordService or CalcService utilities.

Hide DEVONthink: Hide all DEVONthink windows.

Hide Others: Hide other application windows.

Quit DEVONthink: Quits the application.

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