Add the full url to the devonthink metadata when saving a file into the global inbox?

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Hi again

im wondering if is it possible, when I save a file from a browser (or any type) through the Save dialog into the DEVONthink global inbox, to also have the actual full URL of the item (from a web browser) auto-populate the DEVONthink URL field? Is that possible in any way?

ie when i do this

CleanShot 2026-02-26 at 12.29.20
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auto populate the current tab url into here

CleanShot 2026-02-26 at 12.36.15
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it does currently seem to save the base url but not the full one ie https://makerworld.com/en/models/1744698-magnetic-cable-organizer-with-connector-holder?from=search#profileId-1854311)

thx!

Z

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Services, clipping (e.g. via bookmarklets, browser extensions or the Sorter), scripts and printing to DEVONthink automatically do this. But the global inbox folder is just a monitored folder.

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Thx @cgrunenberg

got it so for downloading actual files (ie zip files, stl’s pdf from website etc) there is no way to do so (manually or via scripting) right?

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Safari adds usually the URL to downloads as an extended attribute and DEVONthink supports this information. But saving to the inbox folder probably doesn’t.