Zanmai takes what you put into it, sorts it, connects it and then works with it: research, decisions, documents, images. The idea behind Zanmai says why it is built this way.
This is the documentation. You do not have to read it: ask Zanmai instead, in your own language, and it answers from these pages. Start with "show me everything I can do with Zanmai" if you are new. Every page links back here.
- The idea behind Zanmai
- Requirements and installation
- Setup
- Your editor
- Who does what
- A working session, start to close
- Work that outlives one sitting
- Importing and filing material
- The journal
- Speaking instead of typing
- Research
- Documents written for you
- Your brand
- Designing documents
- Generating images and video
- Editing video
- What you keep
- Finding things again
- Contacts
- Connecting outside tools
- Snapshots and going back
- Backup and synced folders
- Keeping Zanmai up to date
- When something does not work
This documentation is the same content Zanmai reads to help you. Ask it a "how do I..." or "why does..." question and it answers from these pages.
| Read this when | Page |
|---|---|
| something has to be kept and found again years later, or a keeping term has to be decided | What you keep |
| the space sits in a synced folder, or a real backup is being set up | Backup, and keeping the space in a synced folder |
| a piece has to look like it comes from the same house, or the brand is not established yet | Your brand |
| something outside the space has to be reached, or a connection needs credentials | Connections |
| a person or an organisation has to be recorded, found or linked to something | People and organisations |
| somebody asks what Zanmai is built on | Credits and third-party material |
| something is written down for the day, or a task has to go on a list | The journal |
| a document has to be designed rather than only written, and where the brand is kept | Designing documents |
| the space is opened in an editor, or an editor writes something Zanmai has to read | Your editor |
| something in the space has to be found again and the name is not known | Finding things again |
| something has to be filed and it is not obvious where, or two areas fit at once | How the space is organised |
| the space needs something it cannot do yet | How Zanmai grows |
| a guard fired, or the question is what runs automatically | What runs automatically |
| an image or a short video has to be generated | Generating images and video |
| material arrives and has to be read, sorted and filed | Importing and filing material |
| the question is what Zanmai carries across sessions, and what it forgets | What Zanmai remembers |
| the question is why the space is cut this way | The idea behind Zanmai |
| an answer needs real sources rather than a guess | Research |
| a session opens or closes, or the question is what the greeting shows | A working session, start to close |
| a space is set up for the first time, or an update added questions it never answered | Setup |
| a procedure has to be added or found, or the question is which command does something | Commands and procedures |
| something is about to be overwritten, or a change has to be undone | Snapshots and going back |
| a job needs somebody in particular, or the question is who does what | Who does what |
| something is tagged, or two tags mean the same thing | Tags |
| an external program is missing, or the question is what Zanmai installs | Tools Zanmai uses |
| something does not work and the cause is not obvious | When something does not work |
| a new version exists, or an update has to be applied, checked or undone | Keeping Zanmai up to date |
| footage has to become a finished cut | Editing video |
| something was spoken instead of typed | Speaking instead of typing |
| a piece of work runs past one sitting and somebody has to see where it stands | Work that outlives one sitting |
| a document has to be written from material that is already here | Documents written for you |