NotaeLibrary
A plain-English introduction to NotaeLibrary — no technical knowledge needed.
NotaeLibrary is a collaborative reading and knowledge platform. Think of it as a library you can read in, write in, and think in — together with other people.
Three things make it unusual:
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A library you read from
Discover and read books, serials, newsletters, and more — published by independent creators or well-known authors.
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Rooms you collaborate in
Join or create Study Rooms — shared spaces where you and others gather knowledge, discuss ideas, and build a living archive together.
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An AI that actually knows your stuff
An AI assistant called Sage lives inside every room. Because Sage reads your rooms, it can answer questions using knowledge you and your collaborators have actually collected — not just general internet knowledge.
You don't need to memorise these — just refer back here if something sounds unfamiliar.
Homeroom
Your personal headquarters on the site. Every member gets one automatically. It's private to you unless you decide to share it. Think of it as your desk — it's where your bookshelf, calendar, feed, and personal notes all live.
Study Room
A shared space — like a club room or a reading circle. A Study Room has its own knowledge base, chat, events, and AI assistant. You can join rooms created by others, or create your own and invite people. Rooms can be public (anyone can see and join) or private (invite-only).
Bulletin Board
The at-a-glance summary page for a Study Room. Every Study Room has a Bulletin Board — it's the first place to check when you enter a room. You'll find recent posts, pinned announcements, upcoming events, and a snapshot of the room's activity, all in one place. Think of it as the corkboard by the door — a quick read before you dive in.
Work
Anything that can be published on the platform: a book, a serial (ongoing story published in chapters), a newsletter, a podcast, a video series, a stage play, or a music album. Authors publish Works; Readers discover and read them.
Sage
The AI assistant built into the platform. Sage is not a generic chatbot — it reads the contents of the room you're in and uses that as its primary knowledge source before answering you. Ask it questions, get summaries, or have it help you write.
Library Catalog
The searchable collection of all public Works on the platform. Browse by genre, format, author, or topic. Add Works to your personal reading lists or mark them as currently reading.
Room Connections
A visual map showing how your Study Rooms relate to each other. You draw the connections yourself and label them however you like. Your map is private — no one else can see it. Sage uses your map to find relevant knowledge across rooms when answering your questions.
Feed
A personalised stream of activity — new posts in your rooms, updates from authors you follow, events, announcements, and reading recommendations. It's your window into what's happening across your network.
Library Card
Your subscription to the platform. The free tier (Reader) gives you access to public rooms and the library. Paid tiers unlock premium reading features, AI credits, and creator tools.
Every Study Room is either public or private. Understanding the difference is one of the most important things to grasp early on.
🌍 Public rooms
🔒 Private rooms
NotaeLibrary is built around the idea that knowledge is better when it's shared. Here is how the collaborative layer works in practice.
A quick example
Imagine a book club. One member creates a Study Room called The Midnight Library Book Club and invites five friends. Everyone joins the same room. Now:
This is what makes the platform unique: the rooms are shared, but each person's map of knowledge is entirely their own. When you ask Sage a question, it searches your map — not a merged global archive. You get answers drawn from the rooms you belong to, connected the way you think about them.
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Shared rooms
Everyone in the room sees the same notes, chat, and events
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Personal maps
Each member connects rooms their own way — private to them
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Personal AI
Sage traverses your map, giving you answers no one else gets
NotaeLibrary is not just for readers. If you have a Creator subscription, you can publish your own Works. Here is what the platform supports:
Books
Standalone novels, non-fiction, short story collections, poetry anthologies — anything with a beginning and an end.
Serials
Ongoing stories or non-fiction published in episodes or chapters over time. Readers can follow and get notified as new instalments arrive.
Newsletters
Regular written dispatches — think Substack, but inside a platform where your readers already have a reading home.
Podcasts
Audio shows with episode pages, show notes, and AI-assisted transcripts that become searchable knowledge inside your rooms.
Video series
Video content with episode pages and supporting material — tutorials, documentary series, courses, and more.
Music & audio
Albums, singles, and audio releases with liner notes, lyrics, and contextual information your fans can explore.
All Works appear in the Library Catalog where readers can discover, follow, and read them. You control pricing, access, and distribution.
Your Homeroom is where you land every day. It belongs entirely to you. Think of it as your personal reading desk inside the library. From here you can:
When you first arrive, your Home Room navigation is intentionally minimal — just the four tabs you need most: My Feed, My Reading Shelf, My Rooms, and Settings. This is called the Simplified Menu.
🌱 Simplified Menu (default)
You can also individually add My Calendar or My Workspace without switching to full mode.
⚡ Full Menu (one toggle away)
Over time you'll join or create many study rooms. Room Connections lets you draw lines between them — labelling how they relate — so you can see the bigger picture of your knowledge at a glance.
The map is completely private. You might label a connection spawned from, background reading for, or chapter of — whatever makes sense to you. No one else sees your labels or your map.
Sage uses your map when it answers questions. If you ask “What do my travel rooms have in common?” or “Which rooms mention photography?”, Sage walks your connection map — hop by hop — gathering relevant knowledge before replying.
You've got the lay of the land. Here are some good first steps:
Explore your Homeroom
See your bookshelf, feed, calendar, and personal rooms all in one place.
Browse the Library Catalog
Discover books, serials, podcasts, and more from independent creators.
Find or create a Study Room
Join a public room about something you love, or start your own.
Homeroom tutorial
A step-by-step walkthrough of everything inside your Homeroom.
Menu & Navigation tutorial
Simplified vs. full menu explained — and how power users unlock everything in seconds.
Room Connections tutorial
Learn how to build and use your personal knowledge map.
Ready to get started?
Head to your Homeroom — everything begins there.