Welcome to Paper
Paper is the document-first chassis — serif fonts, generous margins, a vibe somewhere between a research notebook and a clean Word document. Built for people who write more than they chat.
What's where
- Top bar: the document title (the conversation's auto-generated name), the palette button (chassis picker), model picker, History, sign-out. Minimal chrome.
- Main panel: the active note. Each turn (user + assistant) is rendered as a flowing document section, not separate bubbles. Headings, italics, blockquotes all render with proper typography.
- Composer at bottom: wide input area with markdown-aware editing.
- Bottom dock: floats at bottom-center — Chat, Studios, Splicer, Agents, Vault, and More. Usage, API keys, providers and settings live under More. On a phone the dock is a tab bar across the bottom.
- History: the History button in the top bar slides your notes in over the main panel, with folios listed above them. + New note starts a new one.
Paper-specific terminology
| Generic term | Paper term |
|---|---|
| Project | Folio |
| New project | + New folio |
| Conversation | Note |
| New conversation | + New note |
| Artifact | Page |
| Send | Send |
What it's good for
Paper is the right pick when the model's reply is the deliverable — a draft document, a memo, an essay outline, a research summary. The document-first layout means the conversation reads like a paper, not a chat. Copy-paste into your real document is clean (no chat-style decorations get pulled along). It also pairs well with Projects (sorry, Folios) where the system prompt sets a writing style.
Where to next
- Picking a Chassis — full chassis comparison
- System Prompts — set up a Folio for consistent writing voice
- Your First Conversation — start writing