# Exporting note records from DEVONthink to Tinderbox

**URL:** https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/exporting-note-records-from-devonthink-to-tinderbox/86044
**Category:** Automation
**Tags:** devonthink3, automation
**Created:** [January 12, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/exporting-note-records-from-devonthink-to-tinderbox/86044 "2026-01-12T18:06:14Z")
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### Author: ![msteffens](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/msteffens/32/9893_2.png) [@msteffens](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/msteffens)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/exporting-note-records-from-devonthink-to-tinderbox/86044/1 "2026-01-12T18:06:14Z")

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I’ve written a script that exports all selected DEVONthink records as individual notes to Tinderbox:

> **[mac-scripting/DEVONthink/DEVONthink\_Notes\_To\_Tinderbox at master ·...](https://github.com/extracts/mac-scripting/tree/master/DEVONthink/DEVONthink_Notes_To_Tinderbox)**
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> Automation scripts for macOS. Contribute to extracts/mac-scripting development by creating an account on GitHub.

The script was written to transfer individual PDF annotation notes (like the ones in the below screenshot, which were created by my [DEVONthink Notes from PDF Annotations](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/script-to-create-individual-markdown-notes-from-pdf-annotations/80987) script). However, the script should work with any kind of DEVONthink record.

 ![20260112-DEVONthink_Notes_To_Tinderbox-01](https://devontech-discourse.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/original/3X/9/f/9f0daa6648fece3115e6826934ae6b44aad920a4.png)

Simply select all note records (or groups of records) to be exported and run the script, e.g. via the DEVONthink Scripts menu. This will create corresponding notes in your front Tinderbox document:

 ![20260112-DEVONthink_Notes_To_Tinderbox-02](https://devontech-discourse.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/original/3X/8/e/8eb4326c2d347721b06ef50eeba5f4fdb7898ede.png)

For each created note, the script transfers a rich set of **metadata** , like the record’s tags, flag, rating, color & label as well as annotation info and any bibliographic metadata. In addition, the script will add **deep links** to point back to the corresponding record in DEVONthink (and, for annotation notes, to the accompanying PDF annotation & file). Conversion of **Wiki links** to Tinderbox links is also supported.

The many exported attributes are helpful, for example, when using columns in a Tinderbox outline:

 ![20260112-DEVONthink_Notes_To_Tinderbox-03](https://devontech-discourse.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/original/3X/5/f/5f1791461411eda4d341cfb8d3d56622f90144e9.png)

Here are two more screenshots of the created Tinderbox attributes:

 ![20260112-DEVONthink_Notes_To_Tinderbox-04](https://devontech-discourse.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/original/3X/7/6/76479cfc8743b9b0d6d3c7944a60276d6abf3211.png)

 ![20260112-DEVONthink_Notes_To_Tinderbox-05](https://devontech-discourse.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/original/3X/d/f/dfea9aea4fa0f2bc84ffec3902c24bdbde2692e3.png)

The script can be run multiple times for the same DEVONthink record(s) without creating duplicate notes in Tinderbox. This can be useful if you want to update, say, the note text, flag, rating or label color for existing notes.

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### Author: ![BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/bluefrog/32/135_2.png) [@BLUEFROG](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/BLUEFROG)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/exporting-note-records-from-devonthink-to-tinderbox/86044/2 "2026-01-12T18:35:52Z")

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Interesting. Thanks for sharing.