User Manual

zudotext is a message writing helper that helps you draft polished emails, Slack messages, and other communications. You write rough text in the editor, use the AI Assistant to refine it, and archive the finished message for future reference.

This manual covers every feature of the application.

Sections

• Getting Started — First launch, app layout, and basic navigation

• Editor and Preview — Markdown editing, Vim mode, preview, split panes, and scroll sync between panes

• Archives — Archiving messages; searching is covered by Pile View

• Pins — Configurable content directories in the sidebar

• Command Palette — Quick access to all app actions

• Settings and Themes — Customizing the app appearance and behavior

• Notes — Multiple notes with the Note Tray toolbar and Summarized Note List

• Find in Page — Text search within the preview pane

• Kanban View — Interactive kanban board from markdown files

• TODO Board — Checklist management from markdown files

• Mind Map View — Interactive mind map from markdown files

• Sync — Cloud file synchronization across devices

• Plans and storage — Subscription tiers, quotas, and storage add-ons

• Assets — Image import and asset management

• AI Assistant — Chat panel: thread tabs, skills reference, workspace-access consent, tool use, and daily quota

• AI Provider — Model details, sign-in requirement, and daily quota

• Tags — Labelling, browsing, and filtering messages by tag

• Custom Components — Custom markdown directives for rich content blocks

• Web Editor — Using the app as a web-based editor

• Workspace Switcher — Switching between workspaces and generating leaf apps from the ROOT rail

• App Menu — The macOS application menu bar, including the View menu's Show Workspace Switcher / Show Global Header checkboxes

• Device Override — Per-device settings overrides