Pindown Quickstart
A quick guide to Pindown's formats, pins, app-wide agent, and workspace workflow.
Start here
We recommend starting from the /home chat. Describe what you want to create, choose the format that fits the job, and let Pindown help turn your prompt into something you can keep working with.
Overview
Choose the right format
Before you start, choose the format that matches what you want to create:
Every format in Pindown is a composition of pins: the format is the container, and pins are the reusable building blocks inside it. If you want the full list, read the pin formats overview.
- Pins — one focused piece of information: a chart, brief, decision, table, image, checklist, or reusable block.
- Pitch — detailed information with a stronger narrative flow, built for sharing.
- Showcase — a polished, slide-like high-level overview of selected information.
- Canvas — visual brainstorming: explore an idea, sketch a concept, or organize early project thinking.
- Project — a structured workspace for an initiative, with related information, formats, and work in one place.
- Pinboard — related pins on one board for review, comparison, or sharing.
- Page — a readable document-style surface that compiles information.
- Timeline — events, milestones, roadmap items, or steps in order.
App-wide agent note
While you can manually create every format from scratch, Pindown is designed for working closely with the app-wide agent. To make the most of the agentic workspace and get more work done in a short amount of time, describe the outcome you want and let the agent help create the right pins and format. Keep manual work for human-in-the-loop review, small edits, and quick adjustments. For the mindset shift, read Thinking in pins.
Keep working or share
Once the format is created, you can keep working inside it or share it. Edit the pins, reorganize the page, refine the canvas, adjust the showcase or Pitch, or share the finished result with the people who need it. Most importantly, build and grow your workspace into a vault or second brain you can access anytime and keep building on top of.