Help Set up your workspace Set up your workspace Choose a folder, then add local history or an AI assistant only if you want them.
1 Open ChatMD Studio and choose an existing folder or create a new vault.
2 Keep your files where they already live—ChatMD Studio does not import them into a private database.
3 Optional: enable Local History. If Git is not detected, the app explains that before offering an in-app install.
4 Optional: connect Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Ollama or another compatible command-line assistant.
Still need help? Include the app version, file type and what you expected. Do not attach private vault content unless it is necessary. Contact us Help Open, edit and save a file Open, edit and save a file Use the strongest view available for the file instead of flattening everything into plain text.
1 Choose Open file or select a file from the vault.
2 Use Edit, Split or Read when those views are available for the format.
3 Save normally. ChatMD Studio preserves untouched document parts instead of rebuilding the whole file.
4 If a feature cannot be preserved, the app should warn before conversion or saving—not after.
Still need help? Include the app version, file type and what you expected. Do not attach private vault content unless it is necessary. Contact us Help Connect and use an AI assistant Connect and use an AI assistant Pick the provider, model and amount of file context for each kind of question.
1 Open Settings → AI assistant and choose an installed provider.
2 Sign in or finish the provider’s own setup in the in-app terminal.
3 In Ask & Chat, choose notes-only, hybrid or full-chat mode near the message box.
4 Open a citation to verify a file-grounded answer against its source. Ollama keeps model processing local.
Still need help? Include the app version, file type and what you expected. Do not attach private vault content unless it is necessary. Contact us Help Convert one file or a batch Convert one file or a batch Choose the destination first, review what can be preserved, then run the conversion locally.
1 Open Convert and choose Single file or Batch.
2 Add files, choose the output format and select where the results should go.
3 Read the route warning—tables, formulas, layout, images or annotations may not survive every destination.
4 Run the conversion. The source stays in place unless you deliberately choose another workflow.
Still need help? Include the app version, file type and what you expected. Do not attach private vault content unless it is necessary. Contact us Help Add trusted knowledge Add trusted knowledge Review source material before letting the assistant add it to your connected workspace.
1 Open Teach and add pasted text, a supported file or a web article.
2 Review the cleaned source and any warnings.
3 Approve what should be added. ChatMD Studio does not silently absorb the whole folder on a timer.
4 Use Brain to explore real note links and tags, then open a node back in the editor.
Still need help? Include the app version, file type and what you expected. Do not attach private vault content unless it is necessary. Contact us Help Review changes or recover work Review changes or recover work Use local history, readable diffs and recovery tools before replacing a good file.
1 Enable Local History once for the vault.
2 Open Changes to see what moved, including grouped automated and manual work.
3 Open a change to read the diff before restoring anything.
4 Use Vault Health for unresolved links, stale claims and other maintenance signals.
Still need help? Include the app version, file type and what you expected. Do not attach private vault content unless it is necessary. Contact us Help Know what leaves your PC Know what leaves your PC Editing and conversion are local. Network use happens only for a feature you start.
1 Your vault stays in ordinary folders on your device.
2 Cloud AI may receive your question, task instructions and the file context you selected.
3 Settings → Usage keeps AI activity: a local record of which files each AI run was given, with failed runs recorded too. Your questions and answers are never stored there, and none of it is uploaded.
4 Ollama can process AI requests locally — including the search-by-meaning index, which is built and kept on this PC.
5 Read the Privacy Policy for the exact data paths and retention details.
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