# Link Directory by other apps

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/link-directory-by-other-apps/67824>\
**Category:** DEVONthink To Go\
**Tags:** devonthinktogo3, feature-request\
**Created:** [November 17, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/link-directory-by-other-apps/67824 "2021-11-17T04:31:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![suliveevil](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@suliveevil](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/suliveevil)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/link-directory-by-other-apps/67824/1 "2021-11-17T04:31:13Z")

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Will DTTG allow other apps link DTTG’s directory/database in the future, so we can read and edit markdown files using Textastic or iA Writer?

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**Author:** ![DTLow](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/dtlow/32/18161_2.png) [@DTLow](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/DTLow)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/link-directory-by-other-apps/67824/2 "2021-11-17T05:16:08Z")

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Within the DTTG app, I use the share menu to edit records in external editors  
We can also enable DTTG as a location in the Files app sidebar

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**Author:** ![suliveevil](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@suliveevil](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/suliveevil)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 5:37am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/link-directory-by-other-apps/67824/3 "2021-11-17T05:37:08Z")

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iA Writer can do that，but if link directory is allowed，it will be more convenient for bulk editing.

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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:** [November 17, 2021, 6:35am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/link-directory-by-other-apps/67824/4 "2021-11-17T06:35:17Z")

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The groups don’t exist in the filesystem so this is not possible (or at least it’s technically very difficult to achieve).

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**Author:** ![suliveevil](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@suliveevil](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/suliveevil)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/link-directory-by-other-apps/67824/5 "2021-11-17T09:19:32Z")

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Then we have to accept the current setting. 😂

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**Author:** ![suliveevil](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@suliveevil](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/suliveevil)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2021, 9:23am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/link-directory-by-other-apps/67824/6 "2021-11-17T09:23:00Z")

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But this is not enough to work with other apps like what Textastic and Working Copy do.  
Apple’s sandbox mechanism makes collaboration between apps very tortuous and difficult.

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**Author:** ![suliveevil](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@suliveevil](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/suliveevil)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/link-directory-by-other-apps/67824/7 "2021-11-22T19:00:16Z")

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This is what i want，reachable for other app.