Your First Source
Add a research source and see what Kognific does with it.
Sources are the foundation of Kognific. A source is any research material you want to work with: a paper, an article, a lecture recording, a screenshot of notes.
Adding your first source
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Click Add Source
In your Library, click the Add Source button in the top-right corner. This opens the source creation dialog.
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Choose your source type
Select a type from the dropdown: PDF, Audio, Video, Web, Image, or Text.
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Provide the content
For files (PDF, Audio, Video, Image), drag and drop into the upload area or click to browse. For Web sources, paste a URL. For Text sources, paste or type directly.
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Add a title
Give the source a title. For file uploads, the file name is filled in automatically, but you can change it.
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Click Create Source
Kognific uploads your file and starts processing. You'll see a progress bar during the upload, then the source appears in your Library.
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Explore the results
Click the source in your Library to open it. You'll see the original content on the left and the AI-generated analysis on the right, including a summary, key findings, and extracted concepts.
Supported source types
| Type | What to provide |
|---|---|
| Upload a file (research papers, reports, textbooks) | |
| Web | Paste a URL (articles, blog posts, online documentation) |
| Audio | Upload a recording (lectures, podcasts, interviews) |
| Video | Upload a video file (recorded talks, presentations) |
| Image | Upload an image (diagrams, charts, screenshots) |
| Text | Paste or type text content directly |
What happens after you add a source
Kognific reads the content, generates a summary with key findings, and identifies key concepts. Processing time varies: PDFs and web pages finish in seconds, while audio and video files may take longer depending on length.
You can keep working while a source is processing. A spinner appears on the source's icon in the Library, and the summary and concepts appear automatically once ready.
Optional metadata
When adding a source, you can also fill in:
- Authors (comma-separated)
- Year of publication
- DOI (digital object identifier)
- Category (Empirical, Review, Theoretical, Case Study, Book, Chapter, Thesis, Report, or Other)
This metadata helps with organization and allows Kognific to generate formatted citations.