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User Guide

Getting Started

Promptic is an AI prompt viewer that makes complex prompts readable by automatically detecting and formatting paragraphs and JSON blocks into foldable sections. Perfect for reading system prompts, ChatGPT instructions, Claude prompts, or any LLM prompt.

Simply paste your prompt into the Source panel, and Promptic will analyze and format it. All processing happens directly in your browser - your data never leaves your device.

Input Methods

Paste Text

The quickest way to use Promptic is to paste text directly into the Source panel. After pasting, click the Format button to see your text formatted with foldable sections.

Upload a File

Click the upload button in the Source panel header, or simply drag and drop a .txt, .md, or .json file onto the editor area.

Edit Mode

When you want to modify your text, click the Edit button to switch back to the editor. Your changes will be preserved when you format again.

Text Formatting

Promptic automatically detects and formats your text into sections:

  • Text sections - Regular paragraphs separated by blank lines
  • JSON blocks - Valid JSON objects and arrays with syntax highlighting

Each section can be collapsed or expanded by clicking on the section header. Use the Expand All and Collapse All buttons in the header to control all sections at once.

Foldable Sections

When viewing formatted text, each section shows:

  • Section type - Either "Text" or "JSON" with an icon indicator
  • Preview - When collapsed, a preview of the content is shown
  • Full content - When expanded, the complete section content is displayed

JSON sections feature syntax highlighting to make the data structure easier to read, with different colors for strings, numbers, booleans, and null values.

Multiple Sessions

Promptic supports multiple editing sessions, making it easy to work on several texts simultaneously. Each session is stored locally in your browser and persists across page reloads.

Your collapse/expand state is preserved for each session, so you can pick up exactly where you left off.

  • New Session - Click the + button in the sidebar to start fresh
  • Switch Sessions - Click on a session in the sidebar to load it
  • Rename Sessions - Double-click on a session name to rename it
  • Delete Sessions - Hover over a session and click the X button

Theme Options

Promptic supports light and dark themes. Click the theme toggle button to switch between:

  • Auto - Automatically switches based on time of day (dark from 6 PM to 6 AM)
  • Light - Always use light theme
  • Dark - Always use dark theme

Tips & Tricks

  • Use blank lines in your source text to create separate foldable paragraphs
  • JSON blocks are detected automatically - no special formatting required
  • Your session state (including which sections are collapsed) is saved automatically
  • Copy the formatted text using the Copy button to share or use elsewhere