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Go from an empty app to your first cited answer in a few minutes.
1

Create a Brain

A Brain is a collection of documents you ask questions about. Click New Brain on Home, or press ⌘B on Mac or Ctrl+B on Windows. Type a name and click Create.
2

Add your documents

The new Brain opens. Drag your files onto the page, or click Add Files and choose Files….
The Add Files menu open on a Brain page, offering Files, Folder, and Web Page
3

Wait for the first file to be ready

Each file moves from Waiting to Ready. You can ask as soon as one is ready.
4

Ask your question

Click Ask This Brain and type your question. The first time, click Start Free Trial and sign in. Your question is answered when you return.
5

Check the source

Click a numbered citation in the answer to see the exact passage it came from.
An answer from three of your documents, with the Sources panel open listing each cited file and its page or paragraph
Your files stay on your computer. Only your question and the few passages that match it are sent to the AI. See what data is sent to AI.