Categories

Organize your saved content into custom categories with icons, colors, and smart organization features.

Understanding Categories

Categories are the primary way to organize content in Corixa. Each category can have:

  • Custom Name - Descriptive name for the category
  • Icon - Visual identifier from SF Symbols
  • Color - Distinguishing color for the icon
  • Item Count - Number of items in the category
Screenshot: Category Sidebar
Capture the sidebar showing multiple categories with different icons and colors. Include the item count badges and show both expanded and collapsed sections.
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Built-in Categories

Corixa includes several built-in categories that cannot be deleted:

Category Description
All Items Shows all saved content across all categories
Uncategorized Items that haven't been assigned to a category
High Priority Items marked as high priority for quick access
Quick Access
The "High Priority" smart category automatically shows all items you've marked as important, regardless of their assigned category.

Creating Categories

Create custom categories to organize your content by topic, project, or any system that works for you.

Open Category Management

Click the gear icon at the bottom of the sidebar, or go to Corixa > Settings > Categories.

Add New Category

Click the + button to create a new category. A new row will appear in the list.

Enter Category Name

Type a descriptive name for your category. Names should be unique and meaningful.

Choose an Icon

Click the icon button to open the icon picker. Search or browse through hundreds of SF Symbols to find the perfect icon.

Select a Color

Click the color circle to choose a color for your category icon. Colors help visually distinguish categories at a glance.

Screenshot: Category Management View
Capture the Category Management view in Settings showing: the list of existing categories, the + button for adding new ones, icon picker open for one category, and the color selector visible.
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Choosing Icons

Corixa uses Apple's SF Symbols, providing hundreds of professional icons to choose from.

Using the Icon Picker

  • Search - Type keywords to find relevant icons (e.g., "book", "code", "video")
  • Browse - Scroll through the icon grid to explore options
  • Preview - Icons display with your chosen color in real-time
Screenshot: Icon Picker
Capture the icon picker popover showing the search field at top, a grid of SF Symbol icons below, and highlight a selected icon. Show search results for a term like "folder" or "star".
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Popular Icon Choices

Category Type Suggested Icons
Work/Projects folder, briefcase, building.2, doc.text
Learning/Education book, graduationcap, lightbulb, brain
Development chevron.left.forwardslash.chevron.right, terminal, hammer, wrench
Entertainment play.circle, film, gamecontroller, music.note
Research magnifyingglass, doc.text.magnifyingglass, flask, atom
Personal star, heart, bookmark, flag

Color Selection

Each category can have a unique color to help identify it quickly in the sidebar and elsewhere in the app.

Screenshot: Color Picker
Capture the color picker showing the preset color options and/or the macOS color panel if available. Show a variety of colors being selected.
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🎨 Color Tips
Use distinct colors for frequently used categories. Consider grouping related categories with similar hues (e.g., all work categories in blues, personal in greens).

Managing Categories

Editing Categories

To edit an existing category:

  1. Open Settings > Categories
  2. Click on the category you want to edit
  3. Modify the name, icon, or color as needed
  4. Changes are saved automatically

Reordering Categories

Drag and drop categories in the management view to change their order in the sidebar. The order is preserved across app restarts.

Deleting Categories

To delete a category:

  1. Open Settings > Categories
  2. Select the category to delete
  3. Click the - button or press Delete
  4. Confirm the deletion when prompted
Deleting Categories
When you delete a category, items in that category are moved to "Uncategorized" - they are not deleted. Built-in categories (All Items, Uncategorized, High Priority) cannot be deleted.

Assigning Items to Categories

There are several ways to assign items to categories:

When Saving

Choose the category from the dropdown when saving new content via browser extensions or the drawer panel.

Screenshot: Category Selection When Saving
Capture the save dialog or drawer panel with the category dropdown expanded, showing the list of available categories with their icons and colors.
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From the Detail Panel

Select an item and use the category dropdown in the detail panel to change its category.

Via Drag and Drop

Drag items from the item list and drop them onto a category in the sidebar to move them.

Bulk Category Assignment

To move multiple items at once:

  1. Select multiple items using Cmd + click or Shift + click
  2. Right-click to open the context menu
  3. Choose Move to Category and select the destination
Screenshot: Bulk Category Assignment
Capture multiple items selected in the list with the context menu open, showing the "Move to Category" submenu with category options.
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Best Practices

Organizational Strategies

  • By Topic - Create categories for different subjects (e.g., "Machine Learning", "Web Development", "Design")
  • By Project - Organize content by project or client (e.g., "Project Alpha", "Client XYZ")
  • By Status - Track content through a workflow (e.g., "To Read", "In Progress", "Completed")
  • By Source - Group by where content came from (e.g., "YouTube", "Articles", "Documentation")

Keeping Categories Manageable

  • Aim for 5-15 categories for easy navigation
  • Use descriptive but concise names
  • Merge similar categories periodically
  • Archive or delete unused categories
  • Use the "Uncategorized" view to find items that need organizing
Pro Tip
If you enable YouTube integration, Corixa can automatically create categories for your YouTube playlists and sync videos into them. See YouTube Integration for details.

Next Steps

Now that you understand categories, explore these related features:

YouTube Integration AI Features