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Get startedOverviewLearn what a Loupist keeps, how it uses evidence, and where to begin your first research question.Get startedQuickstartInstall Loupist, connect an AI account, and check the evidence behind your first answer.Get startedInstall and verify the BetaInstall the macOS Beta and check that the download matches the public release workflow.Get startedConnect an AI accountConnect the account or API key that will answer your questions, and understand which work uses it.Get startedCreate a LoupistCreate a separate research companion with its own focus, conversations and Memory.Core conceptsHow a Loupist learnsFollow the path from a retained original to a method used in a later answer, and inspect what changed.Core conceptsMemory recordsTell retained evidence, analysis and your own judgments apart, and find each record in the app.Core conceptsWorld and MapTrace a relationship to its evidence, navigate your Map, and export an image or growth replay.Core conceptsLens and your principlesTeach a research rule, inspect pages built from evidence, and see why a learned method changed.GuidesFollow assets and import holdingsBuild the list your research uses, import a holdings snapshot, and distinguish following from automatic checks.GuidesWatching and alertsChoose automatic checks, inspect their source coverage, and pause or refresh them without an AI call.GuidesBriefings and ScheduleCreate timed research in Bot, inspect the result, and control future runs from Schedule.GuidesBot and research sessionsUse Bot for ongoing work and open a separate research session for a question that needs its own conversation.GuidesRead an answerCheck a finding against its original sources, inspect calculated figures, and distinguish a receipt from proof of correctness.GuidesRun calculations with run_pythonAsk for reproducible numerical work and inspect its code, files and limits.GuidesJournal entries and later reviewsRecord your own judgment with an optional dated check, then compare it with later evidence.GuidesPrivate chatTurn off Memory use and saving for a conversation while understanding what still persists and leaves your Mac.GuidesData connectionsSet up a built-in source or a custom read-only service and choose which Loupists may use it.GuidesMove or back up a LoupistPreserve a Loupist folder, reopen its saved identity, and know which shared settings need separate setup.ReferenceData sourcesFind the source for a research task and identify the setup or coverage to check before using it.ReferenceKeyboard and command paletteNavigate the app and find research without the mouse, with the current shortcut list available in Settings.ReferenceSettingsFind the right settings scope for accounts, defaults, appearance and a single Loupist.ReferenceWhat leaves your Mac and securityCheck which requests leave your Mac, where credentials stay, and what the app permits research tools to do.ReferenceUpdates and Beta limitsCheck for an update, understand version compatibility, and confirm the supported Beta platform.ReferenceTroubleshooting and FAQRecover from common setup, account, source and schedule problems without treating missing evidence as a successful check.ReferenceLicenceFind the terms for the app, distinguish them from data-provider rights, and keep private research separate from code licensing.

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Updates and Beta limits

Check for an update, understand version compatibility, and confirm the supported Beta platform.

Supported platform#

The Beta supports macOS 13 or newer on Apple Silicon. Windows, Intel Macs and Linux are unsupported. Linux used in development does not make it a release target. The Beta has been tested by its maintainer on one Mac, not every supported macOS version.

The app is signed with Loupist's own certificate and is not notarized by Apple. See Install and verify the Beta for the first-launch approval and file checks.

Check and install#

  1. Open Settings → Updates.
  2. Choose Check for updates and read Release notes if a new version is offered.
  3. Finish active work before updating.
  4. Approve download, installation and restart when prompted. Install and restart performs the confirmed update.

The app checks the stable signed update feed daily after a successful check, with shorter retries after failures. Nothing downloads, installs or restarts without confirmation. Prereleases are not offered on the stable channel. A release-candidate version in the source repository therefore does not establish that an installer or updater release is public.

Saved-data compatibility#

Compatible databases are upgraded in place on first open, after a private backup beside the database. Unsupported older formats and databases from newer app versions are refused and left unchanged. Downgrading is not supported.

Keep a full folder copy before changing versions. When Saved by a newer version appears, update Loupist to open it. Follow Move or back up a Loupist for the complete copy procedure.

Beta boundaries#

Loupist has no cloud or mobile synchronization, no always-on hosted schedules and no trading execution. Schedules and Watching require the app open or running in the menu bar. The user app does not expose the shared-pack Gallery, publishing or pack-review flows in this release.

Report rough edges through Issues, with private data removed. For suspected vulnerabilities, use the private reporting route in What leaves your Mac and security.

Based on the app’s source documentation and English interface labels. Report a docs issue.