Automate DEVONthink
DEVONthink offers plenty of power and utility when used manually—dragging stuff in; finding, organizing, and editing things; and sharing or exporting things. But you can also put DEVONthink to work for you by configuring it to automate repetitive or time-consuming tasks. Although DEVONthink has supported AppleScript for many years (and continues to do so), some of the biggest new features in DEVONthink 3 involve other types of automation.
In this chapter, I cover four main ways to automate DEVONthink: using smart rules, reminders, AppleScript, and smart templates.
Work with Smart Rules
As you’ll recall (refer back to Use Smart Groups), a smart group is basically a saved search that lists items matching one or more criteria ...
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