# Tutorial on the Use of Devonthink and Bookends

**URL:** https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/tutorial-on-the-use-of-devonthink-and-bookends/81580
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**Created:** [December 16, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/tutorial-on-the-use-of-devonthink-and-bookends/81580 "2024-12-16T21:35:38Z")
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### Author: ![vinschger](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/e47c2d/32.png) [@vinschger](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/vinschger)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/tutorial-on-the-use-of-devonthink-and-bookends/81580/3 "2024-12-17T04:34:06Z")

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> [@But is there this one DT3-Bookends Script that I need?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/but-is-there-this-one-dt3-bookends-script-that-i-need/67512):
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> There are a lot of scripts offered here for the DT-Bookends connection. But does a script exist, that imports a paper’s reference from Bookends into the custom metadata in DT3? (pdf per pdf) I would like to use Bookends only for reference collection. I don’t want to collect pdfs in twice (DT3 and Bookends), but only in DT3, but Bookends is much better for getting the reference in. Indexing is no option for me, either.

> [@DT3 Script: Create stack for each document for multiple cards/snippets with backlink, cited text or note, comment, and tagging & perhaps a synergy with the Bookend script](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dt3-script-create-stack-for-each-document-for-multiple-cards-snippets-with-backlink-cited-text-or-note-comment-and-tagging-perhaps-a-synergy-with-the-bookend-script/48614):
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> I owe many ideas and pieces of codes from @korm, @Frederiko, @bluefrog, @cgrunenberg and many other members in finishing this very interesting script (I think). IMHO, the most genuine inspirations are coming from [Make an Annotation with Links, Notes, Tags v2](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/make-an-annotation-with-links-notes-tags-v2/17221/2) and [Annotation Pane (Annotation with Links, Notes, Tags v3)](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/annotation-pane-annotation-with-links-notes-tags-v3/19889). Two things are in my mind before I start this project: (1) DT3 has dramatically and simultaneously increased both the ease of use as well as the level of customisation (2) I admir…

[https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/export-to-bookends-script/18664](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/export-to-bookends-script/18664)

> [@Linking Bookends reference to DEVONthink](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/linking-bookends-reference-to-devonthink/48208):
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> There are a number of scripts in the forums on linking or importing a Bookends reference into DEVONthink. For my purposes I use a script that links a Bookends reference to a DEVONthink record. I use a folder in the Finder that I index with DEVONthink and is the same folder where my Bookends references are stored. The script uses an external dependency - exiftool, that will need to be installed separately. Exiftool changes the title and author fields of a PDF. For anyone else that might the scrip…

workflow: [That built-in Export to Bookends script in DEVONthink! - Sonny Software](https://www.sonnysoftware.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=6210)

[https://www.sonnysoftware.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=6017](https://www.sonnysoftware.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=6017)

> [@Autolinking Bookends & DEVONthink records](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/autolinking-bookends-devonthink-records/25123):
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> Hi all, If anyone here uses both Bookends and DEVONthink and is interested in the scripting possibilities between them, I’ve just posted this over on the Bookends forum: [https://www.sonnysoftware.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4823](https://www.sonnysoftware.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4823) You can see a description of what the two scripts I’ve produced do. The relevant gists are: Link all records in group: [https://gist.github.com/zverhope/86c5f7b85cb612aa2629d81c0a3dc241](https://gist.github.com/zverhope/86c5f7b85cb612aa2629d81c0a3dc241) Link selected record: [https://gist.github.com/zverhope/9e9e55f5738cd3674a89f70…](https://gist.github.com/zverhope/9e9e55f5738cd3674a89f701622fbf12)

and many, many more when using the search function in both forums… dating back up to 2011… but I do not know which of them are still valid… maybe users that use both apps can describe her currently used workflows and scripts, would be a great starting point if you want to publish a tutorial.

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