illumi

What is illumi?

illumi is an AI visual workspace designed to take work from early thinking to delivery in a single place. Instead of treating ideas as disposable prompts or only storing finished documents, illumi focuses on preserving and structuring the context you build before generating outputs.

The core purpose is to help users collect inputs from multiple sources, manage the context an AI uses, and move from that structured material to publish-ready results—without losing the “map” of how the work was formed.

Key Features

• Infinite visual workspace with spatial structure: Capture ideas spatially on an open board so complex thinking stays organized as you iterate.
• Context control layer for AI: Refine exactly what the AI sees by managing the context as your thinking evolves.
• Cards-based organization: Use cards to structure information and keep different threads of work in a single workspace.
• Open Focus Mode per card: Switch any card into a clean, distraction-free document editing view; when you close it, the board remains exactly where you left it.
• Sticker to Note (one-click input collection): Gather participants’ board input into a single Note Card automatically, avoiding manual copy-paste or reorganization.
• Note Collector (link/QR submissions): Share a link or QR code for participants to submit ideas via a simple form; submissions appear in real time on your board without requiring accounts.

How to Use illumi

1. Start with your board: Create or open a workspace and begin capturing ideas as you think, using the board’s cards and visual structure.
2. Add context deliberately: As your thinking changes, adjust the context layer that the AI will use, removing noise and refining what’s included.
3. Collect group input when needed: Use Sticker to Note to consolidate what participants added during a session, or use Note Collector to collect submissions from people inside or outside the room via link/QR.
4. Move from structure to output: Once the inputs and context are in place, use illumi’s AI processing to synthesize from the structured material into deliverable output.
5. Use Open Focus Mode for drafting: When you need deep writing on a particular card, open it in Focus Mode and return to the board when done.

Use Cases

• Team workshops converting messy notes into structured deliverables: Collect ideas from everyone in the room, consolidate them into organized cards, and generate clearer output based on the structured context.
• Content drafting with a “digital memory” for context: Organize the context needed for brainstorming and writing (e.g., for developer marketing or educational content) while selectively including what the AI should use.
• Cross-functional ideation with remote and in-room participants: Share a link or QR code so offsite contributors submit ideas that appear on the board in real time, keeping the session moving.
• Long-form drafting without losing the board map: Use Open Focus Mode on a specific card to write deeply, then return to the overall visual workspace without reconstructing the workflow.
• Project planning where the reasoning needs to be preserved: Keep spatial structure and context as you iterate, so you can generate output without retracing how decisions were made.

FAQ

• Does illumi store and help manage the context I want the AI to use? Yes. The product describes a “context layer” you can control, refine, and update as your thinking evolves.

• How do participants contribute to a board during a session? illumi supports collecting input from participants into the board using tools described as “Sticker to Note” (one-click consolidation into a Note Card) and “Note Collector” (participants submit via a shared link or QR code).

• Do participants need an account to submit ideas via Note Collector? The site states submissions can be made “no account, no friction, no lag,” indicating that accounts are not required for submitting.

• Can I focus on writing without losing my overall layout? Yes. Open Focus Mode provides a distraction-free editing experience for a card, and “when you close it, your board is exactly where you left it.”

• What kind of work is illumi intended for? The site positions illumi for complex thinking where you need to preserve structured context from early ideation through to publish-ready output.

Alternatives

• AI chat tools with external note-taking: Useful for direct Q&A or generation, but they typically don’t provide the same structured visual “context” workspace described for preserving reasoning and group input.
• Wiki or document collaboration tools: Good for storing information, but the site differentiates illumi as closing the gap between ideation and publish-ready output rather than focusing only on document storage.
• Whiteboard tools: Strong for brainstorming, but the site contrasts them with the need to move from ideation to delivery within the same workflow.
• General visual project boards (kanban/whiteboard hybrids): These can organize tasks and ideas, but they may not offer the specific combination of context-layer control plus card-based focus editing and AI synthesis from structured inputs.