In & Out : Sorter

Sorter

The Sorter is a multi-purpose utility built into DEVONthink providing options for adding files and creating various types of notes. When enabled in Preferences > Sorter, it is found in the menubar at the top of your screen — displayed as DEVONthink or the nautilus icon — or docked to the side of your window. Details about the views and controls of the Sorter are covered in the Sorter section of the Windows chapter.

The first view of the Sorter is the Navigation view. Access your favorites, or browse and search for groups in the open databases. Double-clicking a found group will open it in a new DEVONthink window. Drag and drop files on the Sorter to quickly file them in a favorited group, an inbox, or a location you've found in a search. When docked, the Sorter will lock open during a search so you can easily drop files into the desired location.

The Sorter's other views allow for quick and easy note creation. It supports these note types:

Take Note: Create text notes in plain or rich text, Markdown, or formatted note formats.
Voice Note: Record an audio note.
Video Note: Record a video note with the built-in camera.
Screen Capture: Snap screen captures with the option of adding metadata, e.g., tags, rating, etc. directly into DEVONthink.

The Sorter allows you to clip web content as well. It also functions as the interface to the Clip to DEVONthink browser extension.

Clip content from the current page in your default web browser.
Clip content from a URL detected on your clipboard.
Clip content via Clip to DEVONthink or enter information and a URL manually, if desired.

All these methods give you the option of capturing the content in a variety of formats, with or without extra metadata, directly into your DEVONthink databases.