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title: qrate docs
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qrate is a desktop app for collection catalogs. It edits a project in a spreadsheet grid,
checks the data against validators, and exports it to the formats other systems expect.

## Start here

* [Projects](/docs/projects) — create, import, and open a `.qrate` project
* [The grid](/docs/grid) — edit cells, search, filter, and undo
* [Files and photos](/docs/files-and-photos) — link records to files, and view them
* [Diagnostics](/docs/diagnostics) — the Problems panel, spelling, and fixes
* [Columns](/docs/columns) — column types, authority lists, and per-column settings
* [Export and Google Sheets](/docs/export-and-sync) — CSV, JSON-LD, CSL-JSON, ZIP, and Sheets sync
* [The Agent panel](/docs/agent-panel) — how a local AI agent reads a project

## Plugins

* [Plugins](/docs/plugins) — find, install, and manage plugins
* [Develop plugins](/docs/plugins/developing) — create, test, and publish a plugin
* [Islandora plugin](/docs/plugins/islandora) — use Islandora vocabularies in qrate