Layout Tour

A 60-second map of the Lino interface. You don't need to memorize anything — just know where to look.

The canvas

The center of the screen is your canvas — an infinite, zoomable surface. Scroll to pan, pinch or ⌘-scroll to zoom. Double-click any empty spot to create a card.

The left sidebar

Your Workspaces and their Canvases live on the left, along with the built-in Daily Drafts and Archive spaces. This is how you switch between different areas of your work.

The top bar

Icons along the top open the Right Panels — Sketch, Read, Browser, and Sparks. Click any of them to dock a tool to the right side of your screen.

The bottom-right

The floating button in the bottom-right corner opens Lino AI — it understands your cards and connections, and acts as your thinking partner.

The bottom-left (Inbox Stack)

Floating in the bottom-left corner is the Inbox Stack. It gathers incoming notes, files, mobile captures, sync updates, and AI-generated content before they are placed onto a canvas.

Carousel View: Hover the stack to expand it into a carousel view, then scroll to pan through items.
Drag to Canvas: Drag any item directly onto the canvas to place it.
Auto-Grouping: Items are grouped automatically by source (Agent, Mobile, Obsidian, Bear, etc.). Pinned tags, individual group clear, or bulk clear options help keep your Inbox tidy.

Each canvas object's header

Hover any canvas object (card / image / link / sketch / table / Spark) to reveal its header buttons — including Send to Side Area (a reference view pinned bottom-left) and Open Full Editor (a focused, document-style view).

That's the whole map. The rest of these docs go deep on each piece — start with Cards & Concepts.