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The Mac has always been an an environment with rich drag-and-drop support. DEVONthink is a well-behaved citizen in this regard. Here are some ideas: In The easiest way to add data to DEVONthink, other than creating the documents directly inside the application, is to drag files or selected data, e.g., text, images, etc., into a DEVONthink window. Drag files from the Finder into a database. Holding certain command keys will allow you to copy, move, or index them. Read more... Drag files from the Finder to DEVONthink's dock icon. Files will be sent to the default destination. With applications supporting drag-and-drop, you can drag data between them and DEVONthink. For example, you can drag messages from Apple Mail into your database or DEVONthink's dock icon. Inside DEVONthink, you may be able to drag content from a file into the database. If you have an email message with an attachment imported into your database, you can drag the attachment out as a separate file. With some file types it's possible to select text and drag it out to create a new file. DEVONthink will attempt to create the most appropriate file type.
Note: With the last two options, you may be able to drag-and-drop content between files.
Out DEVONthink isn't just a receiver; it also allows drag-and-drop of its files too. For email applications lacking good automation support, drag a document onto its dock icon or into a draft email to attach it. Drag documents or groups to the Finder as a quick export option. When you do this, DEVONthink will apply tags you've added to the documents also to the exported files as Finder tags. If you need to upload a document to a website, drag the document in the database to the page or the upload sheet, if the site requires it. Note that groups can't be added this way. You'd need to drag the group to the Finder first, then to the site. Inside And obviously DEVONthink allows dragging database items inside itself for reorganization. Dragging: Moves items, by default. Option-Dragging: Duplicates items to the dropped location. Option-Command-Dragging: Replicates items to the dropped location. Note you cannot replicate a file to the same location as the dragged file.