Email to devonthink pro office

[jcmraats]

Hi,

Is it possible to send an email to devonthink like evernote?

Thanks
Jack Raats

[BLUEFROG]

No, this is not possible. Evernote’s mechanism relied on having a “Evernote account”. A different mechanism is under consideration for future releases.

[cgrunenberg]

DEVONthink Pro (Office) includes scripts for Apple Mail’s rules, therefore you could set up a rule e.g. for a dedicated email address to import the emails to DEVONthink.

[milena76]

@BLUEFROG

A different mechanism is under consideration for future releases.

Looking forward to this release !

[Allsop]

@cgrunenberg

DEVONthink Pro (Office) includes scripts for Apple Mail’s rules, therefore you could set up a rule e.g. for a dedicated email address to import the emails to DEVONthink.

For someone like me who gets very confused by how computers and software works is there some kind soul who can say how to set up such a rule please? Thanks.

[ThatGuy]

@Allsop

@cgrunenberg

DEVONthink Pro (Office) includes scripts for Apple Mail’s rules, therefore you could set up a rule e.g. for a dedicated email address to import the emails to DEVONthink.

For someone like me who gets very confused by how computers and software works is there some kind soul who can say how to set up such a rule please? Thanks.

First make sure you have the DTPO scripts installed (in DTPO, Install Add-ons)

Then you set it up in Mail>Preferences>Rules. Set the conditions you want (mail from a person or whatever) then under “Perform the following action” choose Run AppleScript and select the relevant script from the list.

[Allsop]

Thanks for that, easy when you know how!

[milena76]

@cgrunenberg

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Then you set it up in Mail>Preferences>Rules. Set the conditions you want (mail from a person or whatever) then under “Perform the following action” choose Run AppleScript and select the relevant script from the list.

Thanks
I do not know scripts very much.

Then could the rule specify which Devonthink database inbox to send the email to ? Ex: in the message title ?

[korm]

@milena76

Then could the rule specify which Devonthink database inbox to send the email to ? Ex: in the message title ?

The scripts import the messages to the destination specified in DEVONthink > Preferences > Import > Destination. The scripts can be adjusted if you want to copy one of them and make your own version.

There are other, user-contributed, scripts for mail import in the forum if you go look for them.

[shandy]

Is there an update on an improved way to forward an email (including email body and attachments) to a DevonThink db?

I’ve been trialling DT Pro Office, and I would like to transition from Evernote. However, forwarding emails to Evernote is one of my most frequent usecases. It’s effectively a ‘blocker’ for moving to DT - if it’s not possible in DT.

Note: I’m using Readdle’s Spark email app (not Mail.app) on iOS and Mac.

[BLUEFROG]

No, you cannot forward emails to DEVONthink. A Mail Rule is still the advocated method.

PS: Spark does not have good inter-application communication capabilities.

[shandy]

I’ve been trying to figure out a workaround using Dropbox and Zapier as ‘middlemen’ between any arbitrary email client and DT.

Something like:

1. Forward an email to Zapier
2. Zapier creates relevant files in designated dropbox folder
3. Dropbox automatically syncs new files to Mac
4. Hazel and/or AppleScript ‘collect’ the new files and load them into a new note in DT

However… its a little beyond me. Feels like the kind of thing MacSparky (macsparky.com) would do!

Any suggestions?