Research
Extraction forms, sampling helpers, coding checklists, source-comparison grids, fieldwork utilities and small calculators built around a particular method.
Built into the Nodus desktop application
Nodus Apps
Nodus Apps is the mini-app workspace inside Nodus. Describe a tool for research, teaching or study, let AI build a working first version, test it in an isolated preview and refine it in your own words.
01 · What it is
Small software shaped around one real task.
A Nodus app is a focused HTML, CSS and JavaScript tool that runs inside a sandboxed part of the desktop application. It can keep its own local data, adapt to mobile or desktop screens and, where appropriate, support a temporary shared session.
Nodus Apps is not a separate mobile app or subscription service. It is included in the free Nodus desktop application from the Nodus Research project.
02 · How it works
Describe, test, adjust, keep.
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Describe the job
Ask for a planner, calculator, classroom activity, research checklist, structured form, visual aid or another small tool with a clear purpose.
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Review a working app
Nodus generates the interface and behaviour as a complete bundle, then opens it in an isolated preview where every control can be tested.
03
Request changes in plain language
Explain what should be clearer, what field is missing or how an interaction should change. Each revision keeps the app focused on the original task.
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Use it locally or export it
Keep the app in your Nodus catalogue, download its source and ready-to-use version, or start a live QR session when participation is part of the design.
03 · What to build
Tools for the work between the big steps.
Teaching
Live brainstorms, topic distributors, anonymous polls, classroom games, activity timers and participation tools that students can join by QR.
Study
Revision planners, flashcard helpers, practice activities, concept sorters, progress trackers and tools shaped around one course or assessment.
Everyday utilities
Decision wheels, calculators, checklists, simple forms and other single-purpose tools that do not need a new account or cloud service.
04 · Included apps
Useful before you generate anything.
Nodus ships with a small catalogue so the workspace can be used and inspected immediately.
Brainstorm
Open a question, share a QR code and collect anonymous ideas on a live wall as participants send them.
Options wheel
Add alternatives, spin the wheel and keep a short local history of the choices it made.
Topic distributor
Prepare groups and a pool of topics, then create a unique assignment for each group and reshuffle when needed.
06 · Short answers
Nodus Apps, without the ambiguity.
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What is Nodus Apps?
The built-in workspace for creating, testing, adapting and sharing small applications from inside Nodus.
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Is it a separate Nodus app?
No. Nodus Apps is one part of the Nodus desktop application and uses the same free, open-source installation.
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Can people join from a phone?
Yes, when an app supports participation. The host starts a temporary session and other people open it with a QR code or PIN.
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Do generated apps belong to the user?
They remain in the user's local catalogue and can be downloaded as an inspectable package with their source files.