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Help

The same picture-first help that is built into the app. On a Mac, every tap is a click and every touch and hold is a right-click.

Getting started

From the Welcome screen to your first plan.

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Working with your Buddies

One Buddy, the Team, and the words they use.

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AI in the cloud

Get an API key and add it in Chat Settings.

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Gestures & shortcuts

Everything you can do on a canvas without a menu.

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FAQ

Devices, data, AI and licences.

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Ollama on your network

Run models on a computer on your network.

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Canvas controls

What each button does.

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Support

Tell us what happened.

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On-device AI

Run a model on your iPad or Mac.

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Enterprise, systems and software architecture for iPad and Mac.

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