quivr/docs/intro.mdx

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title: Overview
description: Quivr is your Second Brain that can acts as your personal assistant.
---

Welcome to the documentation of Quivr! This is the place where you’ll find help, guidance and support for collaborative software development. Whether you’re involved in an open-source community or a large software team, these resources should get you up and running quickly!


[Quivr](https://quivr.app) is your **Second Brain** that can acts as your **personal assistant**. 


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    title="Understand Quivr"
    icon="forward"
    href="/getting-started/quickstart"
  >
    Get your own assistant in less than 5 seconds
  </Card>
  <Card
    title="Video Installation"
    icon="youtube"
    href="https://dub.sh/quivr-demo"
  >
    We've cooked some video materials to get you in-depth assistance for your setup.
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<Tip>
**Our goal** is to make Quivr the **best open-source personal assistant** that is powered by your knowledge and your applications 🔥
It will remain open-source
</Tip>

## What does it do ? 


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## How to get started ? 👀

<Tip>
It takes less than **5 seconds** to get started with Quivr. You can even use your Google account to sign up.
</Tip>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create an account">
    Go to [Quivr](https://quivr.app) and create an account.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Upload a file">
    Upload a file to Quivr.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Ask Questions to Quivr">
    Ask questions to Quivr about your file.
  </Step>
</Steps>