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Collections 101: Organize Your Knowledge Like a Pro
Learn how to use BrainTube collections to organize videos, articles, and notes into themed folders with sharing and collaboration.
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What Are Collections?
Collections are themed folders for organizing your saved content. Think of them like playlists, but for all types of content โ not just videos.
Creating Your First Collection
- Go to the Collections page
- Click "New Collection"
- Give it a name, description, and optionally an emoji and color
- Start adding items
Example collections you might create:
- ๐ง "Neuroscience" โ for all brain-related videos and articles
- ๐ผ "Startup Ideas" โ research and founder interviews
- ๐จ "Design Inspiration" โ tutorials, case studies, UI/UX talks
- ๐ "Book Summaries" โ video summaries of books you want to read
Adding Items to Collections
There are two ways:
- From the item: Open any saved video/article, click the collection icon, and select which collection(s) to add it to
- From the collection: Open the collection and use the "Add" button to search your library
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One item can belong to multiple collections. A video about "AI in healthcare" could be in both your "AI" and "Healthcare" collections.
Sharing Collections
Want to share your curated collection with someone?
- Open the collection
- Click Share
- Toggle "Public" to generate a share link
- Anyone with the link can view the collection (read-only)
This is perfect for:
- Sharing research with classmates
- Sending curated resources to your team
- Building a public knowledge base on a topic
Collection Members
You can also invite collaborators:
- Viewer: Can see all items in the collection
- Editor: Can add/remove items
- Admin: Full control including member management
Pro Tips
- Use consistent emoji + color coding to make collections scannable at a glance
- Create a "To Process" collection for items you've saved but haven't reviewed yet
- Use the collection description to remind yourself what the collection is for
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