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Overview
Official practical documentation for installing, learning, troubleshooting, and contributing to Stellar.
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official documentation
Official Stellar documentation for installing, learning, troubleshooting, and contributing to the local-first desktop app.
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Overview
Official practical documentation for installing, learning, troubleshooting, and contributing to Stellar.
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Start
Download Stellar from GitHub Releases and complete the first onboarding flow.
/installation-setup
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Start
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Start
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Features
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Features
Read PDFs, search, highlight, comment, and create notes from highlights.
/pdf-reader-highlights
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Features
Markdown notes, WikiLinks, backlinks, outlines, autosave, and focus mode.
/notes-wikilinks
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Features
Long-form writing, sections, inline citations, styles, and bibliography generation.
/draft-citations
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Features
Visualize notes, papers, citations, and related-paper discovery.
/knowledge-graph-citation-network
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Analysis
Codebooks, ICR, source criticism, timelines, actor maps, and comparative analysis.
/qualitative-analysis
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Analysis
CSV import, variable types, statistics, text analysis, and charts.
/quantitative-analysis-data-studio
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Data
PDF, DOCX, static site, JSON, BibTeX, RIS, and .stellar packages.
/export-research-package
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Data
AES-256-GCM, recovery codes, encrypted backups, and restore limits.
/cloud-backup-security
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Features
Local HTTP import from the browser extension into Stellar.
/browser-clipper
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Settings
Themes, fonts, storage, export, backup, language, and browser integration.
/settings-customization
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Settings
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Support
Common fixes for metadata, autosave, graph, backup, language, and Clipper issues.
/faq-troubleshooting
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Development
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Development
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Development
Analysis addons, distributable plugins, manifests, and plugin IDs.
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