Canvas Mode
Arrange cards freely and connect ideas visually, so early thoughts can become a working research map.
A visual workspace for reading, sources, and project context.
Vicovio
Create cards, connect ideas, and organize research as it grows.
Vico
“The true is the made.”
— Giambattista Vico
We understand the human world by tracing how it was made. Vicovio begins with sources, then lets you connect them in Canvas Mode, follow them through History Mode, and locate them in Map Mode.
History Mode
Move from the same cards into time, placing people, events, works, and readings in historical sequence.
Map Mode
Move from time into place, locating regions, routes, and sites while keeping every point linked to its source.
Workspace
Every project can grow from a simple canvas into a structured workspace.
Vicovio is not primarily a file manager. Its core is the structure inside a project: cards can be moved, linked, grouped, and expanded into bookshelves when your research needs more context.
Cards / Groups / Bookshelves
Let structure emerge from your research.
Cards can stand alone, or be linked, grouped, or placed into bookshelf context. Bookshelves give readings, sources, and questions a shared structure.
- Cards hold a single object, idea, or source.
- Groups organize context that has already emerged, without deciding every category in advance.
- Bookshelf cards gather related books and reading questions in one place.
How It Grows
Stay simple when the work is simple. Add structure when the research needs it.
Start small
Begin by creating cards. You do not need to learn the whole system first.
Reveal structure
As cards form groups and patterns, related features appear step by step.
Keep control
Create relationships at your own pace, as the shape of the project becomes clear.
Growth Model
Add more structure when your research needs it.
Vicovio starts as a clear canvas. As you build groups, bookshelves, and project context, the workspace can carry more advanced research structures.
Web App / Desktop Workspace
Use Vicovio in the browser now, with Desktop support coming later.
Web App
Best for opening quickly, creating cards, organizing projects, and using the core workspace today.
Open Web AppDesktop Workspace
Best for keeping projects and attachments long term in a local folder you choose.
Mac Beta Coming Soon