---
title: "Web App"
description: "The Basic Memory Cloud web app — layout, navigation, projects, import, and settings."
canonical_url: "https://docs.basicmemory.com/cloud/web-app"
---
# Web App

> The Basic Memory Cloud web app — layout, navigation, projects, import, and settings.

The Basic Memory web app at [app.basicmemory.com](https://app.basicmemory.com) is a full-featured interface for working with your knowledge base. Notes open ready to edit, your AI assistant can join you live, and everything is saved as plain Markdown. Anything your AI assistant can do, you can do here too.

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</theme-image>

This page is the tour of the app itself. Writing and shortcuts live on the [Note Editor](https://docs.basicmemory.com/cloud/note-editor) page; reviewing changes from people and agents lives on [Comments and Suggestions](https://docs.basicmemory.com/cloud/comments-and-suggestions).

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## Layout

The app is organized into three panes:

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Pane
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Contents
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Sidebar
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Pinned notes, your workspaces (personal and teams) with their project trees, search, Graph and Activity, your account menu
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Note list
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Notes in the current folder or project, grouped by date
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Note detail
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The selected note, opened ready to edit
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Click a folder in the sidebar to filter the note list. Select a note to open it in the detail pane.

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## Navigating notes

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### Browse by folder

Expand folders in the sidebar to navigate your project structure. Click a folder to filter the note list to that location.

### Filter with tabs

Switch between views above the note list:

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Tab
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Shows
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        All
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Every note in the current folder/project
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Pinned
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Notes you've pinned for quick access
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

### Search notes

Open search from the sidebar (or **Cmd/Ctrl + K**) to search by title or content. Search spans **all your projects** by default — use the scope controls to narrow to a workspace, project, or folder.

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### Pin important notes

Open a note's `⋮` menu (or use the command palette) and choose **Pin Note**. Pinned notes appear in the Pinned tab.

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## Activity

The **Activity** view in the sidebar keeps you aware of what's happening across the workspace — operations in progress (imports, indexing, large edits) and recent completed changes from every member **and connected agent**, with direct links to the affected notes. When your assistant writes a note over MCP, it shows up here live.

<docs-video alt="The Activity feed showing recent changes" poster="/videos/posters/docs-activity.png" src="https://docs.basicmemory.com/videos/docs-activity.mp4">



</docs-video>

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## Explore the graph

Open **Graph** in the sidebar for the Knowledge Graph, then pick a view: **Project** (cards), **Structured**, or **Explore** — a 2D/3D rendering of your knowledge graph, notes as nodes, relations as links. Drag to orbit, scroll to zoom, click a node to open the note, and filter by relation type or search for a note to focus on.

<docs-video alt="Focusing a node and its typed relations in the knowledge graph" poster="/videos/posters/docs-graph.png" src="https://docs.basicmemory.com/videos/docs-graph.mp4">



</docs-video>

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## Projects

Projects are top-level containers. Each has its own folder tree, notes, and sync configuration.

### Switch projects

Use the project selector in the sidebar to switch between projects.

### Manage projects

Go to **Settings → Projects** to create new projects, download a project as a ZIP, or delete a project. To upload files, use **Upload Notes** from a project or folder's context menu in the sidebar, or import a zipped folder via **Settings → Import → Project ZIP**.

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<tip>

Upload entire folders and folder trees via the [command line tools](https://docs.basicmemory.com/cloud/cloud-guide#command-line-tools) — directory structure is preserved.

</tip>

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## Import data

Bring existing content into a writable project from **Settings → Import** — pick the team, target project, and an optional destination folder.

<docs-video alt="Importing a ZIP of Markdown into a project" poster="/videos/posters/docs-import.png" src="https://docs.basicmemory.com/videos/docs-import.mp4">



</docs-video>

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Import type
    </th>
    
    <th>
      File
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Project ZIP
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      A ZIP of a folder of Markdown files — directory structure is preserved (up to 100MB)
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Claude
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        conversations.json
      </code>
      
       from a Claude export
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        ChatGPT
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The conversations JSON from a ChatGPT export (extract it from ChatGPT's export ZIP)
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        memory-json
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Entity/relation JSON exported from the memory-json MCP server
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

1. Go to **Settings → Import**
2. Select the import type
3. Choose a target project (or use the default)
4. Set a destination folder (default: `imports`)
5. Upload your file and start the import

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<note>

Imported conversations are converted to Basic Memory's knowledge format automatically.

</note>

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## Snapshots

Create point-in-time backups of your cloud data from **Settings → Snapshots** (select a workspace first). Use them before major changes like bulk imports or reorganizations.

<tip>

For complete snapshot management including creating, browsing, and restoring snapshots, see the [Cloud Snapshots Guide](https://docs.basicmemory.com/cloud/cloud-snapshots).

</tip>

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## Settings

Access settings from the user menu (your avatar at the bottom of the sidebar) or the command palette.

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<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Section
    </th>
    
    <th>
      What it does
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        General
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Account and profile settings, Look & Feel (mode, theme, note list), and editor preferences
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Teams
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Your <a href="https://docs.basicmemory.com/teams/about">
        teams and workspaces
      </a>
      
       at a glance
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Members
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Invite and manage <a href="https://docs.basicmemory.com/teams/members-and-roles">
        team members, roles, and invitations
      </a>
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Billing
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Manage your <a href="https://docs.basicmemory.com/teams/seats-and-billing">
        plan
      </a>
      
      , payment, and spending limit
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Projects
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Create, download, and delete projects (team downloads require User Admin or above)
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Import
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Import project ZIPs, Claude/ChatGPT exports, or memory-json
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        MCP
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Connect AI assistants via MCP
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Notifications
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Choose what the app notifies you about
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        API Keys
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Create and manage <a href="https://docs.basicmemory.com/cloud/api-keys">
        API keys
      </a>
      
       for programmatic access
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Snapshots
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Manage <a href="https://docs.basicmemory.com/cloud/cloud-snapshots">
        point-in-time backups
      </a>
      
       per workspace
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Audit Logs
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Review workspace activity (team admins)
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Shared Notes
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Manage public <a href="https://docs.basicmemory.com/cloud/shared-notes">
        share links
      </a>
      
       for your notes
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <strong>
        Version
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      App version information
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<note>

Sections like **Members**, **Billing**, **Snapshots**, and **Audit Logs** appear based on your workspace and role. See [Teams](https://docs.basicmemory.com/teams/about) for collaboration features.

</note>

You can also customize appearance — see [Themes](https://docs.basicmemory.com/cloud/themes).

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## Tips for Effective Use

### Organize with folders

Create a folder structure inside each project that matches how you think:

```bash
my-project/
├── research/       # Learning and exploration
├── decisions/      # Decision records
├── meetings/       # Meeting notes
└── archive/        # Completed/old content
```

### Use pinned notes

Pin your most-accessed notes (project overviews, quick references) for one-click access.

### Create snapshots before big changes

Before reorganizing folders, bulk importing, or deleting lots of notes, create a manual snapshot.

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## Next Steps

<card-group>
<card icon="i-lucide-pencil" title="Note Editor" to="https://docs.basicmemory.com/cloud/note-editor">

Editing modes, formatting, drafts, and keyboard shortcuts.

</card>

<card icon="i-lucide-bot" title="Agents" to="https://docs.basicmemory.com/agents/about">

Agents that look after your notes, with every change reviewed by you.

</card>

<card icon="i-lucide-users" title="Teams" to="https://docs.basicmemory.com/teams/about">

Share a workspace and collaborate with your team.

</card>

<card icon="i-lucide-refresh-cw" title="Cloud Sync" to="https://docs.basicmemory.com/cloud/cloud-sync">

Sync local files with push and pull to edit locally and in cloud.

</card>
</card-group>


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