Annotating / Notes on PDFs with DT, Skim, or ?? (Mac)
Started by Peter
on 8/25/2012
Peter
8/25/2012 9:39 am
I have a quick question. I'm trying to figure out the most efficient way to create searchable annotations/notes in pdfs. I need everything in DevonThink (eventually). The two options I'm exploring are:
1. Use Skim to read and annotate the PDF and then import into DT with the script "SKIM PDF Notes to DEVONthink" http://www.complexpoint.macmate.me/Site/Skim_PDF_notes_to_DEVONthink.html
Note: There is a similar script for "Sente 6 notes to DEVONthink 2" http://www.complexpoint.macmate.me/Site/Sente_6_Notes_to_DEVONthink.html which I am also considering.
The problem with this option is that it creates multiple text files/records, one for each highlight or note. Ideally these would all be complied into one DT annotation but I have no idea how to do this.
2. Annotate/note directly inside DT. This seems to make the most sense except for times when I want read/annotate elsewhere, such as on an iPad. In this case I need to used a shared index folder. However I cannot get DT to annotate indexed pdfs ??
Any advice would be appreciated.
1. Use Skim to read and annotate the PDF and then import into DT with the script "SKIM PDF Notes to DEVONthink" http://www.complexpoint.macmate.me/Site/Skim_PDF_notes_to_DEVONthink.html
Note: There is a similar script for "Sente 6 notes to DEVONthink 2" http://www.complexpoint.macmate.me/Site/Sente_6_Notes_to_DEVONthink.html which I am also considering.
The problem with this option is that it creates multiple text files/records, one for each highlight or note. Ideally these would all be complied into one DT annotation but I have no idea how to do this.
2. Annotate/note directly inside DT. This seems to make the most sense except for times when I want read/annotate elsewhere, such as on an iPad. In this case I need to used a shared index folder. However I cannot get DT to annotate indexed pdfs ??
Any advice would be appreciated.