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Navigating the App

Virza is designed to be intuitive. Here’s a quick tour of the main areas.

The left sidebar is your main navigation:

  • Library: Your complete document collection
  • Collections: Organized groups of documents
  • Notes: Your research notes
  • Search: Full-text and semantic search across everything
  • Trash: Recently deleted items (recoverable for 30 days)

Top bar

The top bar gives you quick access to:

  • Upload: Add new documents
  • Search: Quick search shortcut (or press ⌘K / Ctrl+K)
  • Notifications: Updates about shared items and mentions

Document view

When you open a document, you’ll see:

  • PDF viewer: Read the original document on the left
  • AI sidebar: Chat with the document, view summaries, and explore insights on the right
  • Metadata panel: Title, authors, abstract, publication date, and citation info

Keyboard shortcuts

ShortcutAction
⌘K / Ctrl+KOpen search
⌘N / Ctrl+NNew note
⌘U / Ctrl+UUpload document
EscClose panel or dialog
⌘, / Ctrl+,Open settings

Tip: Press ? anywhere in the app to see the full keyboard shortcut reference.

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