# Opening files in DEVONthink

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/opening-files-in-devonthink/13561>\
**Category:** DEVONsphere\
**Created:** [February 19, 2012, 5:06am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/opening-files-in-devonthink/13561 "2012-02-19T05:06:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JLS](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JLS](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/JLS)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 5:06am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/opening-files-in-devonthink/13561/1 "2012-02-19T05:06:57Z")

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When a search returns a file that has been saved in DEVONthink, the only place to open the file is in the DEVONthink viewer. Most times I want to open a file in its original form, such as .doc or .pdf, but I have not found a way to do so. Am I missing something?

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**Author:** ![cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/cgrunenberg/32/7172_2.png) [@cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/cgrunenberg)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/opening-files-in-devonthink/13561/2 "2012-02-20T14:19:36Z")

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No. This is not yet possible but the upcoming version 1.2 will support this.

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**Author:** ![system](https://devontech-discourse.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/uploads/original/2X/4/4e6ff70c96be2eb307a274d890bba8d71ba671b3.png) [@system](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/opening-files-in-devonthink/13561/3 "2022-01-21T11:15:04Z")

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Closed on January 21, 2022, 11:15am UTC