Saving & organizing

Saving & organizing answers: how do I keep research from becoming another folder of random links? Library is file-based: every asset lives in exactly one Folder. Collections are saved filters over those assets and update automatically. Canvas is a separate composition board, not another place to file things.

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Folders — where a file lives

Saving means picking a Folder. A Folder is where you put something to come back to, and an asset is in exactly one Folder at a time. Moving it to another Folder moves it; it does not copy it. Use Folders for durable storage:

• Raw extracted assets
• Cutouts and clean plates
• Downloaded clips or reference frames
• Campaign-specific exports
• Client or team research packs

Folders are best when you need a stable place for files. They are the only manual save location.

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Collections — filters that update themselves

A Collection is a validated saved filter over asset metadata. Membership is not a hand-built list: when an asset’s metadata matches the filter, it appears; when it no longer matches, it leaves. Collections are not projects, boards, or manual sets. You cannot add or remove individual assets from a Collection the way you would from a checklist. Change the filter, or change the asset’s metadata (for example tags, title, or brand), and the Collection updates. Useful filter examples:

• Kind or type (analysis, clip, frame, cutout, clean plate)
• Brand or source
• Saved by (who added it)
• Date added
• Title or metadata text
• Tags

A Collection may require all filters to match, or any of them. Collections live in Library as automatic views. They do not have Assets/Canvas/Share tabs, do not convert into Canvas, and cannot be a save target. Examples:

• “Best founder hooks”
• “B2B product demo proof moments”
• “Cinematic launch references”
• “Client A Q3 concepts”

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If you had older saved groups

Existing manual groups went through a one-way upgrade into automatic Collection rules while preserving visible membership. Boards with saved layouts stayed in Canvas. Only automatic Collection behavior remains, with no “add to Collection” membership flow.

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Canvas — compose after you organize

Canvas is a separate downstream composition board. Organize and find assets in Library with Folders and Collections, then open Canvas independently when you want to arrange references on a board. A Collection never routes into Canvas. Canvas may pull in assets you already found in Library; it does not replace Folders or Collections.

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Share links

Library supports public and team share links where available. Use public links for references that can be shared broadly. Use team-only links when the work belongs inside a Team workspace.

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Trash

Deleted Library assets move through trash behavior when available, so you can recover from accidental cleanup before permanently removing items.