root workspace

Root Workspace is a private-by-default writing and research workspace that stays beside the web. It gives working text a quiet place to land before it becomes a document, message, plan, or decision. Keep sources connected to your thinking, turn useful material into organized notes and tasks, and choose exactly what moves forward. WRITE BESIDE THE WEB Open Draft in Chrome's side panel and keep one automatically saved draft beside the pages you browse. Write without switching tabs or assembling a document too early. Your draft stays ready while you read, compare sources, and work through an idea. CAPTURE THE SOURCE, NOT JUST THE TEXT Attach the current webpage or capture selected text together with its source. Use Quote in the formatting tools to mark quoted material. Page sources remain preserved when you save the draft as a note, append it to Inbox, or copy it as Markdown. MOVE USEFUL WORK FORWARD Save a Draft as a new note without clearing it, or append the note and its sources to Inbox and begin again with a clean draft. Use Inbox as a structured, date-stamped place to review captured work. In the full Chrome workspace, write and edit notes, add tags, pin important items, search the library, and keep reusable material in Snippets. Expand a tag in the sidebar to browse its notes, with compact previews beneath their titles. Unfinished checklist lines appear together in Open Tasks while remaining connected to their original notes. HAND OFF DELIBERATELY Context Handoff helps you prepare a focused packet from the current item, selected notes, pinned items, or open tasks. Preview the exact context first, then copy it, share it, save it as Markdown, or create a PDF. The handoff stays focused without exposing the rest of your workspace. BUILT FOR REAL WORK Root can support research across many tabs, early writing, project planning, meeting follow-up, source-backed notes, and the small decisions that need more context than a basic to-do list. It is designed for work that is still taking shape. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Root starts local. No Root account is required for local use, and Root does not operate a hosted notes or sync service. Capturing a source, copying text, exporting files, and creating a Context Handoff are deliberate actions you control. OPTIONAL SYNC THROUGH YOUR OWN GOOGLE DRIVE Root Connect is optional. If you choose to connect it, supported Root apps use a Root Workspace file in your own Google Drive. Google Drive access is requested only when you begin setup. Your Chrome workspace remains usable without Root Connect, and sync remains visible and user-controlled rather than being presented as real-time or always-on. ADD MORE WITH ROOT FOR IPHONE Root for iPhone adds capture tools for moments away from your desk. Use Voice Transcribe to turn a thought into editable text, record meeting transcripts, or use Smart Scan for supported QR details and text in photos. These capture tools are available in the iPhone app. The core iPhone workspace is free to use locally. Root Connect is an optional one-time in-app purchase for syncing supported Root apps through your own Google Drive. Root does not operate a hosted notes or sync service, and your local workspace remains usable without Root Connect. MAIN CHROME FEATURES • Persistent, automatically saved Draft beside the web • Page attachment and selected-text capture with sources • Quote, date, list, task, and basic Markdown tools • Save as New Note and Append to Inbox destinations • Notes, tags, pins, search, Inbox, Open Tasks, and Snippets • Review-first Context Handoff with copy, share, Markdown, and PDF options • Markdown and text import plus local library export • Archive, Trash, version history, and recovery-oriented workspace tools • Optional Root Connect through your own Google Drive WHAT'S NEW IN 0.1.32 - Browse notes under expandable tags, with compact previews in Tags, Pinned, and Recent. - Draft has clearer formatting and capture actions, improved spacing, and an item count beside Inbox. - New workspaces include editable profile, assistant instructions and project context notes.