Start with what you have.
Keep using the sources you love. Bring in a link or a supported collection, and grow from there.
ONE FIND. A WHOLE NEW CHAPTER.Skip journey ↓
Jump to a step ↓
01The source
A good find is only the beginning.
Follow Alex and Mina through one idea — from a video on the web to something they build together.
Start your spaceFollow Alex’s find ↓Scroll-driven product demonstration · fictional people · real items from the SHIFT founder’s inventory · planned guest features are labelled
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KI hat das Undenkbare getan - Was jetzt?Alex finds a video. It is not an item yet.
01One source. Follow what it becomes. ↓
02Echo · notes, review & Companion
Catch the thought where it happens.
Stay with one Echo panel. Add timestamp notes, choose an AI note, rate the source and check its category. Then let the Companion respond.
Ⅱ Paused at the note
KI hat das Undenkbare getan - Was jetzt?
Try these ratings
03Inventory
The source becomes your item.
Save it to your inventory with its timestamp comments and ratings. Open the frame: the context is still there.
October · 6 items
Details for KI hat das Undenkbare getan - Was jetzt?
Arts & Media
MoojijiPeace Begins With YouDetails for Peace Begins With You
Details for EPISODE 13 Beyond the Music: Inside Nashville’s Art Community
Details for 4 ELEMENTS - Allein gegen die Natur in KOLUMBIEN - Folge 1
Details for '' I have God or I have nothing ''
Recreation
Asmongold TVIt’s getting RIDICULOUS..Details for It’s getting RIDICULOUS..
04Companion → quest → Canvas
Give the idea a next step.
The Companion builds a quest inside the chat. Your source flies into its Canvas; a second reference joins it and connects to the next step.
Alex writes a request using the saved source.
05Explore Alex’s profile
Meet the mind behind the find.
Explore the inventory Alex chose to share, the profile’s stats and its Stories. Visibility stays the owner’s choice.
Product preview · Expanded guest profile. Today, profiles require sign-in; inventory and stats follow access permissions.
AlexCurious about design, learning and making things
Details for KI hat das Undenkbare getan - Was jetzt?
Arts & Media
MoojijiPeace Begins With YouDetails for Peace Begins With You
Details for EPISODE 13 Beyond the Music: Inside Nashville’s Art Community
Details for 4 ELEMENTS - Allein gegen die Natur in KOLUMBIEN - Folge 1
Details for '' I have God or I have nothing ''
Recreation
Asmongold TVIt’s getting RIDICULOUS..Details for It’s getting RIDICULOUS..
Stats
Starting out · Alex’s example progress
Stories15:07 → Alex’s reaction
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6Shared finds
5Story moments
1Quest
06Stories · reactions
Hear what made them stop.
A Story follows the source’s moments, then the author’s reaction. HeyGen can bring a prepared avatar reaction to life.
Alex1 of 5 · Story
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HeyGen avatar reaction
“NAAAH they wanted to inform humans about the rogue behaviour but decided to keep it to themselves?”
07Choose interests
Start with what matters to you.
Choose categories and refine them into subcategories. Your interests help determine which shared finds are relevant.
Health · Select and refine
08Matching · feed
The next find comes from someone else.
Mina’s relevant shared item reaches Alex’s feed. Their overlapping interests explain the connection.
MinaHer interestsAlexHis interests
Shared interests → relevant shared findsLearning✓ Mina · ✓ Alex
✓ Creative Learning
Arts & Media✓ Mina · ✓ Alex
✓ Design & Architecture✓ Photography
Details for KI hat das Undenkbare getan - Was jetzt?
MinaShared with Alex
KI hat das Undenkbare getan - Was jetzt?
↳ 15:07 · ↳ 15:58 · 2 timestamp commentsDetails for EPISODE 13 Beyond the Music: Inside Nashville’s Art Community
MinaShared with Alex
EPISODE 13 Beyond the Music: Inside Nashville’s Art Community
09Friends · moments · replies
Your thought finds its people.
Watch a conversation grow around the exact moments that mattered. Each new voice brings someone else into the thread.
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MinaShared a video · Arts & Media
Try the example · your edits stay on this page
FOLLOW YOUR OWN THREAD
What will you
make room for?
A single space. Many ways to make it yours.
Learn something
Let one question lead somewhere.
Collect a useful source, explore another perspective, then discuss the parts that matter with your Companion.
- CompanionDiscuss an item in text or voice.
- WikiShiftExplore instructions and contrasting perspectives.
- Mentors & creatorsFollow people whose work you want to learn from.
AI conversations need a connected provider. You choose what the Companion can access.
YOUR SPACE. YOUR PACE.
Less to get in the way.
More to make your own.
Keep the choice.
Your account starts private. You choose what to share, what the Companion can see and which effects to use.
Let AI be an option.
Collect and organize on your own. Connect your provider when you want AI help, with its costs kept in view.
BEFORE YOU MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME
A few
good questions.
What can I keep in SHIFT?
Videos, music, books, text and images. Save links, write your own notes, import supported collections or connect supported playlists. Original content stays with its source.
How do I get started?
Create your account, save one useful source and add a thought. You can build your collection gradually. The browser extension and AI features are optional; you do not need to configure everything first.
Do I need an AI subscription?
Collecting, organizing and writing your own notes do not require AI. AI features use a connected provider and your API key, with provider usage charged separately. SHIFT also has a small starter test allowance; it is not unlimited AI access.
Is my collection private?
Your account starts private. You control visibility, sharing and which content the Companion may access. SHIFT is not a promise of end-to-end encryption for all content; Trust & rights explains the current boundaries. Read Trust & rights
Does it work while I browse?
The optional desktop browser extension lets you capture links, comment and dictate while browsing. It also provides YouTube Focus, Immersive View and appearance controls. Optional page access stays under your control.
Can I use it without all the effects?
Yes. You can adjust motion, sound, glass and appearance in Settings. Essentials and Advanced only change how many settings you see; switching between them does not change your preferences.
THE REST STARTS WITH YOU
One small find.
Who knows what follows.
Make room for itYour next idea deserves somewhere to begin.
I tried this with my portfolio. One clear goal made the layout easier.
That makes sense. Let’s try it in the first step of our quest.
I can bring a reference for the first sketch.
This is the reference I would use for our next sketch. What do you think?
I tried it too. Keeping one goal made it much clearer.