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IntroductionQuickstartEditorObjects and structureLayout and connectionsVector editingImport and exportBoards and filesWebDesktopCLIAgent workflowsDocument modelTransactions and syncKeyboard shortcutsInteroperabilityFile formatArchitectureBuilding from sourceSVG importNative path geometryOrigin and authorizationTestingPerformance corpus and profilingChangelog
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Work with native files, drafts, workspaces, and live local CLI sessions.

The desktop editor combines the shared canvas interface with native file handling and authenticated local CLI access. See the Editor guide for tools, gestures, selection, and styling. To run the desktop app from a checkout, follow Building from source.

Document sessions

Use Open to load a canonical .inkfinite file. New documents remain drafts in the app’s local data directory until you choose Save As. The app tracks the current native path separately from imports and exports, so exporting a PNG, SVG, Excalidraw file, or Obsidian Canvas file does not mark the native document as saved elsewhere.

The desktop backend uses file locks, recovery data, and atomic replacement for canonical writes. Do not edit the same file with a file-mode CLI command while it is open in the desktop app. Use the live CLI workflow instead.

Local CLI access

The desktop app exposes authenticated IPC to the local inkfinite CLI. Commands can list sessions, report editor context, inspect and query the open document, apply validated transactions, control the view, or focus the window.

Structured live mutations commit immediately after causal-head, record-version, validation, and lock checks. Reviewed model access belongs to the permissioned MCP interface. CLI discovery and authentication remain local to the current user account. See Agent workflows and Command-line interface for commands.