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Quick Start

Create your first workflow in 5 minutes

Let's create your first Creatos workflow in just a few minutes!

Step 1: Create a New Workflow

  1. Go to your Dashboard
  2. Click + New Workflow or use the floating + button
  3. You'll see an empty canvas with a grid background

Step 2: Add a Source Node

Click the + Add Node button on the left side or drag from the node palette.

Source Types Available

  • Text: Paste or type any content directly
  • YouTube: Import videos with transcripts
  • Web Page: Import content from URLs
  • Image: Upload images (OCR text extraction)
  • PDF: Upload documents

For this tutorial, let's add a Text source:

  1. Click + Add Source
  2. Select Text
  3. Paste some inspiration content (a tweet, article excerpt, or your notes)
  4. Give it a title like "Inspiration"

Step 3: Add an AI Node

  1. Click + Add AI Node
  2. Connect your source to the AI node by dragging from the source's output handle to the AI's input handle

Step 4: Generate Content

In the AI node:

  1. Type a prompt like: Based on {{Inspiration}}, write a blog post about this topic
  2. The {{Inspiration}} reference automatically pulls content from your source
  3. Click Generate to create content

Step 5: View Your Output

  1. Add an Output node and connect it to the AI node
  2. Your generated content appears in the output
  3. Copy or export your creation!

Canvas Shortcuts

Master these shortcuts to work faster:

ShortcutAction
Drag on canvasPan/move the view
Ctrl + DragSelect multiple nodes
Shift + ClickAdd/remove node from selection
Delete / BackspaceDelete selected nodes
Ctrl + VPaste text as new source node
← Back buttonExit canvas (prompts to save if unsaved)

Multi-Select Tips

Hold Ctrl (or Cmd on Mac) and drag on the canvas to draw a selection box. All nodes inside the box will be selected. You can then:

  • Move all selected nodes together by dragging any of them
  • Delete all selected nodes with the Delete key

💡 Pro Tip: Sticky Notes

Add Sticky Notes to your canvas to jot down ideas, reminders, or organize your workflow. Find them in the node palette under "Add Node".


Next Steps