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Software collection

Research, evidence and
publication. Connected.

Choose the workspace that fits the task. Follow the Files brings together distinct research programs, each with its own features, licensing and release requirements.

Which product does what?

A complete product family,
with separate licenses.

ProofDesk and Research Edition have separate one-time prices. The Field System, Publishing Studio, workbook and optional Observatory have their own purpose and release rights.

Two primary ways to buy.

Edition-specific features, rights and delivery.

$29ProofDesk · Windows case evidence↗$59Research Edition · report generation↗
The product family

Purpose-built investigative tools.

The interface examples below illustrate how the products are organized; they do not represent a customer download or promise an unreleased feature.

Field research
FIELD SYSTEM   /   PROJECT WORKSPACE
Windows build / final testing

Investigator Field System

Research templates, Worksheet Studio, worksheet archive and a structured case workflow to preserve source context.

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Evidence workbench
PROOFDESK   /   RECORD REVIEW
Separate desktop application

ProofDesk

Source-linked claims, evidence relationships, matrices, stress tests and private review preparation.

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Publication
PUBLISHING STUDIO   /   EDITOR
Separate edition

Open Publishing Studio

A writing and editorial preparation tool with its own activation and customer delivery requirements.

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Evidence review

ProofDesk

ProofDesk is the dedicated local evidence workspace for identifying what a source supports and where a claim needs further scrutiny. Link exact source locations, review supporting and contradictory records, and keep private reports distinct from material approved for publication.

  • Claim-level source and provenance records
  • Independent evidence and source-family reviews
  • Research matrices and private report preparation

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01
Original sourceDocument and exact page reference
02
Claim assessmentSupport, contradiction, limitation or withdrawal
03
Review recordWhat is established, and what still needs to be tested
EDIT
Research draftWrite from the reviewed evidence record
CITE
Source notesKeep references accessible through editorial review
PREP
Publication handoffBuild clear copy with appropriate caveats
Editorial preparation

Open Publishing Studio

A separate desktop writing workspace for taking research material into structured editorial drafts. Its original activation and distribution requirements remain independent of the Windows field and evidence applications.

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Additional program

Research Edition and World Observatory

Receipts Lab Research Edition adds automated, citation-bound investigative reporting workflows. The Premium World Observatory is a separate optional research experience with its own content and commercial release controls.

RESEARCH EDITION

Reports from structured source material

Twenty investigative report workflows, plus bounded Investigation Fusion and Autopilot features under independent customer and runtime acceptance.

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OPTIONAL EXPERIENCE

World Observatory

A separate research-viewing environment. Its private review materials and content licensing are not included in the Windows product family by default.

Release information ↗
Separate publishing application

Explore the Open Publishing Studio preview.

Take a reviewed finding into an editorial working copy. Inspect drafts, sources, review requirements and output planning.

Open Publishing StudioHarbor grant / Working draft
DRAFT / UNPUBLISHED

What the harbor grant records establish

Working title · Local publication project · Illustrative sample

The meeting minutes document authorization to pursue funding. The available accounting extract has not established that the grant was subsequently disbursed.

The remaining question concerns payment records and the time period covered by the available ledger. The conclusion remains qualified pending further documentation.

Human review required before publication · Source reference SRC-001
INTERACTIVE ILLUSTRATION · Separate Windows editorial applicationRead release status ↗