If I need to get an email into DTTG (iOS), I only know how to do it by creating a PDF of the email within the iOS mail app and then saving it in DTTG. Does anyone know of another non-PDF method?
Welcome, @KRP…
The only other method would be drag and drop between apps on iOS devices that support full Split Screen. Note Split Screen is not supported on smaller form factor iOS devices.
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Thanks. I use that for other apps, but did not think of it for DTTG. Much appreciated.
You’re welcome. Cheers! 
Check out AltaMail. I have been using that email client for years now as it is the only ios email client that supports Sharing (Open In) the email in an eml format. This is the same format that Apple Mail and Outlook on the Mac will input into DT. The advantage of this method is:
I can find an email in DTTG and then share that with Copy to AltaMail. The eml file will be attached to an email, but you can click on that attachment and see and respond to that email. This is a game changer for me, as I can save eml files within project based DT groups. When I need to respond with a project status, I don’t need to search for that email in the mail client, but can access it right there in DT.
AltaMail is a subscription for $10 a year and I really do not like the subscription model, but in this case it is such an improvement to my workflow it is well worth it. Their support has been fantastic with showing me how to respond to an eml file with that Copy to AltaMail and then opening the attachment.
I configure my swipe action to be Open In and can select DTTG and then which database to import into .
My workflow is to send all reference or actionable emails to DT (whether on ios or Mac). I then process my DT inboxes (usually on the mac to take advantage of the See Also classification for filing) to move the emails to the relevant group(s). Before I move the email I will send it to OmniFocus if it requires me to perform a task and that OF task will have the DT link back to the email. If the email is a request that will involve multiple task aka a project, then I create a DT group with that email and that group becomes an OF project with links that take me between the two. I don’t have that working on ios yet, so I keep the project planning on the mac, but once it is created DTTG works fine for reviewing and updating the project. So even if I process my inbox on the Mac, I can use those same links on either Mac or ios.
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Thanks! I will check it out. I appreciate the tip.
Airmail 3 allows you to send email directly to DTTG
How to do that? When I share, it copies the content. It does not send to DTTG as a eml.
Yes, read the above separate thread after trying out airmail. Will just stick to Apple Mail since i am able to move an email (eml format) to DTTG.
You can use two hands and drag and drop without Split Screen. Long press to start dragging, then without releasing use your other hand to swipe up from the bottom. Open DTTG from the dock or Home Screen and drop the item on the Global Inbox or other location.
I’ve found this method to be a bit finicky, but it does work.
I wish there were and easier way.
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So do we, but Apple has also made decisions in Mail that keep it from being a quick and easy process.
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Yeah, I don’t get why they’ve done that, or rather not than that. Seems obvious there should be a share button in there.
What I do on iOS when I’m in iOS Mail and want to save the mail into DEVONthink ToGo (or to DEVONthink), with the email shown
- I press on the arrow button at bottom, pick “print”,
- on the printer options screen, I press on the share button at top.
- On the next screen can save into DEVONthink ToGo or other places.
I normally send to a special folder in Dropbox which has a special rule in Hazel/DEVONthink (desktop) to compress then import into DEVONthink.
Works for me.
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"Curiouser and curiouser….
Yes, and that is the workaround on the Apple Community Forum. The difference is that you end up with a PDF, which may be your preference. I’ve found that these PDFs frequently have page breaks that cut a line in half, or if you make it a single page, you can end up with something resembling a CVS receipt.
Using drag and drop you get an .eml file that preserves the original formatting.
Both methods seem unnecessarily cumbersome. But I guess we blame Apple for that.
The thing about emails is that they are usually really not formatted. they are not fixed format things.
I don’t lament that PDFs (rarely) aren’t perfect. It has been a while since I noticed any flaws. But I prefer that format in DEVONthink as they are fixed format (in the PDF) and handled by the PDF software, not an email client. Just me, I guess.
I go back and forth. PDF is better for some things, and it took me a while to figure out how to work with .eml documents in DEVONthink. But in the end, it leaves all the options open. You can always create a PDF from the .eml if you want. It doesn’t work the other way. And once I’ve added an email to DT, I delete the original.
Actually .eml files are formatted, and have metadata like To, From and Recipient
This is lost as metadata if converted to .pdf
I prefer to retain the .eml format
and extract attachments, stored as separate files
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Email-to-DEVONthink Workflow (Mac + DTTG)
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Forward any email you want into DEVONthink from any mail client (including from iOS) to a special email address you set up for this purpose (like dt.jr.ewing@gmail.com).
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On your Mac or PC mail client, keep a rule running that
- Grabs the .eml from Mail
- Imports it into DEVONthink Inbox
- It syncs to your DTTG over WebDAV (or Dropbox or iCloud or whatever your sync server is), encrypted and structured.
There are many different options to create this rule if you can’t do it from your stock mail client such as scripting tools, Hazel, etc.