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SourcePath · Mac / iPad / iPhone Beta

Your material stays on your disk. SourcePath reads it there.

Build and analyse a local library on Mac. On iPhone, capture, search and read; connect your own AI service account to ask about, summarise or extract information from the current document. When one request cannot include the full text, SourcePath states the actual coverage. Originals never go to SourcePath servers.

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  • Local files
  • Your own AI account
  • Open export
Website workflow illustrationStructure illustration · public sample material
A folder on your Mac
  • research-report.pdf
  • interview-notes.md
  • project-context.html
Materials research36 documents · indexed locally

Across the library

Bring recurring themes, disagreements and open questions into one result you can inspect.

Citation 03 · return to source

MAC / IPAD / IPHONE

One SourcePath, three devices, three clear roles.

Mac handles deep research work, while iPad offers a lighter touch workspace. iPhone is both an independent pocket library and a place to ask about, summarise or extract information from the current document, with secure Mac control rolling out in stages. All three betas have passed TestFlight review.

  1. Mac
    Supported

    Full workspace

    Work through an entire local library.

    Built for sustained, in-depth material work: turn local folders into a library, then read, search, analyse across documents and inspect citations in one place. It can also run tasks you confirm on iPhone.

    • Batch import from local folders
    • Cross-document analysis with coverage notes
    • Citation review and open export
    • Run analysis confirmed on iPhone (staged rollout)

    TestFlight beta open

  2. iPad
    Supported

    Lighter workspace

    The Mac workflow, pared back for touch.

    It keeps the library, reading and analysis path, with a simpler interface for touch and landscape use—suited to lighter importing, long-form reading and focused analysis.

    • Files and local-network import
    • Touch-first library and long-form reading
    • Light analysis with your own AI account

    TestFlight beta open

  3. iPhone
    Supported

    Pocket library and Mac control

    Read one document here. Dispatch a larger scope to Mac.

    Material on the phone stays on the phone; Mac document bodies stay on the Mac. Capture, search and read locally, connect your own AI service account to ask about, summarise or extract information from this document, or browse an encrypted Mac title catalogue and confirm a scoped analysis.

    • Share sheet, Files inbox and local full-text search
    • Search, favourites, collections and full-screen reading
    • Ask about, summarise or extract information from this document with your own AI service account
    • See actual coverage and citations when one request does not include the full text
    • Confirm the Mac, library, scope, provider and model before execution (staged rollout)

    TestFlight beta open

ONE PUBLIC LINK · 3 PLATFORMS

Mac, iPad and iPhone share one TestFlight public link. Open it on the device where you want to install SourcePath.

Installation guide

Originals and local libraries do not sync automatically. Once a Mac is connected, iPhone receives only an encrypted catalogue, task state and results through your private iCloud.

Act one · Your material stays on disk

Local is the default path. Sending requires your confirmation.

Parsing, indexing, reading and library management happen on each device. Only after you confirm an AI action does the required material go from the iPhone, iPad or Mac that actually runs it to your chosen AI service.

01LOCAL

On your device

Imported originals, full indexes and reading history stay on their respective devices. They do not enter a SourcePath content server.

Confirm an AI task

iPhone questions, summaries and information extraction only process the current document. Mac analysis first shows the device, library, scope, provider and model. Nothing runs without confirmation.

02Direct from device

Your provider

Required material goes from the device that runs the task to the service address shown in the interface, without passing through SourcePath servers.

Act two · It works across a library

From scattered files to a research path you can move through.

This is not a one-off upload and question. The same body of material stays readable, searchable and available for analysis.

  1. Point to a local folder

    Discover Markdown, TXT, HTML, PDF and DOCX files in place.

    Original files are never modified silently

  2. Read across the set

    Search, resume, inspect related material, or run a guide, summary, extraction, diagnosis or topic map.

    Start with the library, then enter a document

  3. Verify, then take the result

    Inspect citations, coverage and source revision before exporting to open formats.

    Markdown · HTML · CSV · DOCX

Act three · Evidence, not the headline

An important conclusion should have a path back.

SourcePath keeps the conclusion, citations, coverage state and source revision together so you can perform the review.

Illustrative result · website layoutARTIFACT / 01

Three groups of material point to two recurring themes, while preserving one disagreement for further review.

This block shows how a conclusion, its citations, coverage state and source revision hang together: every claim can be followed back through its anchor to a specific passage in a specific document.

03research-report.pdf · Section 4
Coverage
Partial · stated explicitly
Source revision
A changed file creates a new revision

AI results still need your review. Citations and coverage notes provide a path for checking; they do not guarantee correct reasoning.

Open results
  • Markdown
  • HTML
  • CSV
  • DOCX
  • PDF (macOS only)

Put features inside real work

The deliverable is not a chat session.

SourcePath is aimed at people who turn a substantial body of material into reports, decisions or writing every week.

A

Market and competitor research

In: reports, saved web pages, PDFs

Out: a sourced topic map and decision brief

B

Product and user research

In: interviews and research notes

Out: themes, conflicts and evidence locations

C

Independent research and writing

In: long-term material and Markdown notes

Out: editable writing material and a citation list

Start with one folder

Understand the whole path in three steps.

Each step below opens the section of the guide that actually covers it, and names that destination at the foot of the card.

  1. What to prepare firstA local folder, plus an optional AI provider account.Guide · Before you start
  2. What each stage producesImport, organise, analyse, export — and where people get stuck at each step.Guide · Four stages
  3. Which analysis to chooseA comparison table using the same wording as the app. Read the middle column first.Guide · Analyses compared

Frequently asked

A few things to confirm before you get in touch.

Does SourcePath upload my material?

It does not upload the material you select to SourcePath servers. Parsing, indexing, reading and library management happen on device.

What leaves the device during an AI task?

When you ask about, summarise or extract information from the current iPhone document, only the required content from that document, the current action and necessary conversation context are sent. When a request does not include the full text, the result states the actual coverage. Remote analysis sends only the scope you approved and runs on the Mac. Requests go directly from the executing device to the AI service shown in the interface, without passing through SourcePath servers.

What does “connect your own AI service account” mean?

SourcePath does not bundle or resell a model service. To use AI, connect an account you already have in Settings; most services authorise this with an API key. The key stays in the current device Keychain and is not written to the library or private iCloud. Import, reading, search and library management work without a connection.

Who bills model usage?

Charges go to your own provider account. SourcePath does not sell model credits.

Which file types can it work with?

Import, parsing, search and AI analysis all cover Markdown, TXT, HTML, PDF and DOCX. Files marked partially parsed do not enter AI analysis — for DOCX that means files with embedded objects, with body text mostly inside text boxes, or using a non-standard namespace; they remain readable and searchable. Scanned documents and OCR have known limits.

Which devices are available?

The TestFlight betas for Mac, iPad and iPhone are open through one public link. Mac is the full workspace; iPad is its lighter touch edition; iPhone is an independent local library that can ask about, summarise or extract information from the current document and, during staged rollout, browse Mac titles, confirm tasks and view results.

What is shared between devices?

Imported originals and each device’s local library do not sync automatically. Once a Mac is connected, iPhone receives encrypted device and catalogue information, a Mac document-title index, task state and encrypted results through your private iCloud. Mac document bodies do not go to the cloud or phone, and remote search is title-only.

How do I report a problem?

Use the support page or send an email. Do not attach API keys, passwords, private documents or sensitive screenshots.

SourcePath · Beta Testing

Choose the product shape that fits your device, then start testing.

The Mac, iPad and iPhone betas have passed review and are distributed securely through one Apple TestFlight public link—no enterprise certificate, configuration profile or third-party installer.

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