02 · Local Files · No upload-download loop
Work on Local Files, Right Where They Are
No repeated uploads, downloads, or Save As loops. The AI can read, create, edit, name, and organize files inside your real folders.
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Finished work saves automatically, with filenames handled for you
No copy-paste. The folder and the chat stay connected, and the file appears with a usable name.
When something is done, it can save directly into your current folder and name the file automatically. That removes a whole chain of small chores: copy, save, choose a directory, think of a filename. Want a safer iteration? Have it save as V2 and keep going.
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You can watch it build an app step by step inside your folder
I just described what I wanted and pointed out what felt wrong. The AI kept fixing it. That was when “everything is a file” finally clicked.
The thrill is not just that it can write code. It’s that the process stays visible, and the outputs are real files you can touch in your own folder. Even non-technical users can describe the goal in plain language, critique the result, and watch the app come together.
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Drag a file in and the AI can start immediately
Dragging a folder into chat feels much more direct than opening a picker and hunting for it. Skills work the same way.
This becomes one of those tiny high-frequency moves you stop thinking about. Files, folders, and skills can be dropped straight into the conversation, which removes extra steps and makes the whole flow feel more physical.
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Files, folders, and web content can all be dropped in and handled directly
Drop a folder and it inspects the contents. Drop a file and it reads it. Drop webpage text and it can turn into a Markdown file.
The input behavior adapts to what you give it: a folder means inspect its contents, a file means read it, text means use it as context, web snippets can become Markdown, and skills can load on the spot. You stop copying long paths around just to explain where things are.
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Open one document and the real folder tree appears on the left
Double-click a Markdown file and the left sidebar becomes the real file tree for that directory.
Open a document and the sidebar switches to the real folder it lives in. Browse the structure, switch files, and keep writing in one view, with grid or list layouts and eight ways to group what you see.
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Files from different folders can be handed to the AI together
Folder tabs can sit side by side, and you can select files from different directories in one pass.
Open folder tabs side by side—up to eight panels at once—then select files across different directories and hand them to the AI together. Scattered source material no longer has to be reorganized before the work can begin.
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Almost any file can be previewed, and Markdown or code can be edited in place
Click once to preview. Markdown can be edited directly, and other formats can still be modified through natural-language instructions.
Images, audio, video, PDF, Office files, HTML, EPUB, and fonts can all be previewed inline. Markdown and code stay editable in the same environment, which replaces a whole stack of one-purpose preview tools.
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You can start a task without reopening the main window
Copy some text or drag in a file from the menu bar, and it becomes a Floatboat entry point.
You do not have to reopen the main window. Copy a passage or drop a file into the menu-bar Memo, and it is handed directly to Floatboat. It can suggest a fitting workflow and start it from there, catching the task the moment it appears.