# Start Guide

Lora turns internal links into named shortcuts your team can remember and share. This guide gets you from sign-up to a working workspace in a few minutes.

## Understand the basics

Start here if you want to know how Lora works before setting anything up.

- [**Concepts**](/docs/conceptual-model) — Learn about shortcuts, folders, tags, and workspaces. The building blocks of Lora.
- [**Using shortcuts**](/docs/using-shortcuts) — How your team accesses shortcuts day to day: browser extension, web app, or QR code.

## Set up your workspace

Once you know the basics, create a workspace and configure it for your team.

1. <a href="https://app.uselora.com" target="_blank"><strong>Sign up</strong></a> with your work email. This connects you to colleagues on the same domain.
2. [**Install the browser extension**](/docs/get-the-app) so your team can use shortcuts directly from the address bar.
3. [**Create your first shortcut**](/docs/creating-shortcuts) — pick an internal link your team uses often and give it a name.
4. [**Invite your team**](/docs/invite-members) so everyone can access the same shortcuts.

### For IT admins

If you're rolling out Lora across a larger organization, see the [**Enterprise Rollout**](/docs/enterprise-rollout) guide. It covers browser extension deployment via Chrome Enterprise, JAMF, Intune, and DNS-based setup.

## Organize as you grow

Once your team is using shortcuts, these features help keep things structured:

- [**Folders**](/docs/folders) — Group shortcuts by team, project, or topic.
- [**Tags**](/docs/tags) — Add labels so shortcuts are findable without remembering the exact name.
- [**QR codes**](/docs/using-qr-codes) — Share shortcuts in physical spaces like offices, warehouses, or meeting rooms.

## Track what gets used

Lora tracks every shortcut click so you can see what your team actually uses.

- [**Workspace Analytics**](/docs/workspace-analytics) — Usage data across your entire workspace: clicks, devices, locations.
- [**Personal Analytics**](/docs/personal-analytics) — Your own shortcut usage and time saved.

## Join our Slack community

Connect with other Lora users, ask questions, and share how your team uses shortcuts in our <a href="https://www.uselora.com/join-slack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="underline">Slack community</a>. The Lora team is active there too. We also host product demos and Q&A sessions through the community.