First hour

Install, skip what you do not need, put one thing in the library, search for it.

1. 1

   Install

   Get the installer from Download. Windows may warn. Click More info, then Run anyway.

2. 2

   Skip what you do not need

   Finish or skip the wizard. Skip Intelligence keys. The library works without them.

3. 3

   Add something

   Add a folder, or use + Add to Recall. Either path is enough.

4. 4

   File one item

   If it landed in Uncategorized, file it into a library. Or drop it there on the way in.

5. 5

   Open it

   That screen is a Workbench. The file is still on disk.

6. 6

   Search

   Find it by name, or by text Recall already read.

The five nouns

Read these when you want the words the app uses.

• UncategorizedNew files land here until you file them into a library.
• Add to RecallDrop files into Uncategorized or a library from the plus button.
• LibrariesA library is a folder you already have, plus a Blueprint and views.
• BlueprintsA Blueprint names the fields on items in a library. You can ignore it on day one.
• WorkbenchesA Workbench is the object. Open an item and you are in one.

Glossary

Library

A folder-backed collection with a Blueprint and views.

Blueprint

The fields on items in a library.

Workbench

The viewer for one item.

Uncategorized

The inbox of things that are not in a library yet.

Add to Recall

The plus button that drops files into Uncategorized or a library.

Smart Collection

A saved rule that lists items across libraries.

Morning Brief

A local daily review of what you already saved. AI rewrite is optional.

Sidecar

A .recall folder beside a source file. SQLite is the index, not the vault.