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DT3-pdf-metadate

AppleScript to take PDF metadata and update its entry in DEVONThink 3. Sometimes it is imported with only the Finder metadata.

To prevent this on import, you need to use the hidden preference UsePDFDocumentDates by running this in the terminal: defaults write com.devon-technologies.think3 UsePDFDocumentDates -bool TRUE, but that doesn't always affect already imported PDFs.

Install

This AppleScript relies on exiftool. Best option is to install via homebrew: brew install exiftool

This script assumes it is installed in /opt/homebrew/bin/exiftool. If you keep homebrew in a different default directory, you will need to change that in the script.

Drop the script in ~/Library/Application Scripts/com.devon-technologies.think3/Menu or a subdirectory of that.

Usage

Select the PDFs you want to scan and change in your DEVONThink library and select the script from the AppleScript menu (represented by an icon).

Known Issues

exiftool Path: Working on better detection of which exiftool.