Which file format is best to share between desktop and mobile?

DEVONthink To Go
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I just started using DevonThink and want to use it on macOS, iPad and iPhone. So far I have quite a hard time figuring out which file format lets me edit on both platforms.

  • Markdown: Can’t create on MacBook and edit on iPhone
  • RTF: Can create on MacBook but editing on iOS is buggy (lag, app crashes etc.)
  • HTML: Same story as Markdown
  • Plain text: Works fine on both platforms

How are handling seasoned folks these issues?

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Welcome @rufus42

  • Markdown: Can’t create on MacBook and edit on iPhone

Sure you can. Markdown files created in or imported to DEVONthink can be viewed and editing in DEVONthink To Go.

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Thank you! How can I mark them as “editable”? As soon as I convert or save a new Markdown file, it becomes “Read only”.

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Are you referring to DEVONthink or DEVONthink To Go ?

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DEVONThink macOS. In iOS, I can just click “edit”, but I can’t find any button in the desktop app.

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You can choose View > Document Display > Source or Side-by-Side.
You can also click the desired button in the Editing bar above the view/edit pane…

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This is covered in the Help > Documentation > Documents > Markdown and a mention of the default view of Markdown files in Preferences > Media.

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