DT4 Print dialogue PDF to DT - a question re: URL

abusch · August 12, 2025, 4:09pm

Hi,

when I use the print dialogue that can directly print to DT4, I usually want the URL of the webpage I am thus saving to my DT data base in order to have a documented source for the information.
Is there a way to automate that? Or do I have to do this manually?

Grateful for any hints!

BLUEFROG · August 12, 2025, 4:51pm

What app are you printing out of?

troejgaard · August 12, 2025, 4:51pm

Where are you printing from?

When I print from Safari, DEVONthink always grabs the URL and saves it in the URL property field.

I just tried printing from Firefox and chose “Print using the system dialog” so I could use the DEVONthink PDF service. I had a vague memory Firefox didn’t pass the URL – but it did.

(I’m still on DT3, but I don’t expect DT4 to be any different.)

Otherwise there is usually an option for the print layout to include a page header and/or footer, which should include the URL.

BLUEFROG · August 12, 2025, 4:57pm

Agreed. I am seeing no issue printing from Safari, Firefox, and Orion.

abusch · August 12, 2025, 5:01pm

I print from Safari. Here is a screenshot of a page I just tried to save to DT4 via the print dialogue. As is clearly visible, the URL field is empty.
Since others don’t seem to have the problem: where can my problem lie?
Many thanks for your help!

BLUEFROG · August 12, 2025, 5:02pm

What’s the URL of that specific page you clipped?
What OS are you running?

abusch · August 12, 2025, 5:05pm

The URL is

The OS is macOS 15.5

BLUEFROG · August 12, 2025, 5:06pm

Printed to PDF with the URL from Safari.
Also, clipped with our browser extension with no issue.

troejgaard · August 12, 2025, 5:07pm

Hmm. No issue here.

abusch · August 12, 2025, 5:07pm

Ok - I‘ll restart everything and wait whether that solves the problem
Many thanks!

BLUEFROG · August 12, 2025, 5:08pm

Good idea, especially if you haven’t rebooted in awhile.

abusch · August 12, 2025, 5:08pm

I‘ll report back!

abusch · August 12, 2025, 5:38pm

Re-starting did not change anything.

But I found a difference when entering tags in the pop-up after the print dialogue:

if I enter tags for the entry to be saved, I get no URL
if I don’t enter tags, I get a URL in the field.

Can anyone reproduce that?
Thanks!

BLUEFROG · August 12, 2025, 5:39pm

So using our browser extension?

abusch · August 12, 2025, 5:39pm

No, using the print dialogue and the option to “Save pdf to DEVONthink…”

BLUEFROG · August 12, 2025, 5:40pm

Post a screen capture where you’re adding the tags, please.

abusch · August 12, 2025, 5:43pm

Here it is - but strangely now it seems to have worked… But you can see on the first screenshot I posted (start of this thread) that the URL is missing.

(Edit: sorry, not first post but first reply to your answer.)

Here is the screenshot:

abusch · August 12, 2025, 5:50pm

Whatever the reason was - now it seems to work. Fingers crossed this may continue… (Strange… But many thanks, @bluefrog, for your help!).

BLUEFROG · August 12, 2025, 5:57pm

Strange indeed! That’s where I added tags as well and saw no issue.

And you’re welcome