Getting Started
Set up the ResearchOS desktop app, choose a notebook folder, or explore sample data in the app before opening your own notebook.
Work through these in order:
Step 1
Account tiers
Local-only, Free account, and Lab: what each unlocks, how to create one, how to join a lab.
Step 2
Browser Requirements
Why ResearchOS needs Chrome or Edge.
Step 3
Why pages load once
What the BeakerBot loader is doing and why it only waits once.
Step 4
Connecting Your Folder
How the folder picker works and what it stores.
Step 5
Converting to single-user
Split an older shared folder so everyone gets their own workspace. Recoverable, and your own data is untouched.
Step 6
Creating a User
Pick a username, set an optional password.
Step 7
Welcome Tour (BeakerBot)
The original guided walkthrough is retired and fresh accounts no longer launch it. A new flag-gated onboarding wizard is in progress.
Step 8
Demo Mode
Try ResearchOS in the browser with a seeded yeast lab.
Step 9
User Archiving
Hide a former member from active views while preserving their data.
Step 10
Exporting from LabArchives
Generate the Offline Notebook ZIP that ResearchOS imports.