> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.courtaid.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.courtaid.ai/readme.md).

# Welcome

Welcome to the CourtAid documentation. CourtAid is an AI-powered legal research platform covering **2 million+ up-to-date judgements and legislation** from Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.

## What you can do

* **Chat** with millions of documents using semantic contextual search
* **Search** through summarised judgements and legislation (free, unlimited)
* **Chat PDF** — talk directly to any document with auto-highlighted sections
* **Draft documents** — write and edit legal documents with an AI assistant that cites its sources
* **Click sources** to jump to original published documents
* **Create matters** — upload your own documents and chat across yours and ours
* **Compare** two document versions with AI-powered change analysis
* **Tabular View** — run custom queries across many documents in a single table
* **Chronologies** — auto-build an editable, exportable timeline from your evidence
* **Edit chat answers** before copying or downloading
* **Filter** by jurisdiction, court, document type, and legal category

## Quick links

| I want to…                           | Start here                                                                 |
| ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Create an account and start my trial | [Account & free trial](/getting-started/account-and-trial.md)              |
| Understand what CourtAid does        | [What is CourtAid?](/getting-started/what-is-courtaid.md)                  |
| Find my way around the app           | [Navigate the workspace](/getting-started/navigating-the-workspace.md)     |
| Run my first search                  | [Your first search](/getting-started/your-first-search.md)                 |
| See typical workflows                | [Common use cases](/getting-started/common-use-cases.md)                   |
| Ask a legal research question        | [Chat mode](/chat-and-documents/chat-mode.md)                              |
| Browse matching documents            | [Semantic search](/legal-research-and-search/semantic-search.md)           |
| Explore citation relationships       | [Citation map](/legal-research-and-search/citation-map.md)                 |
| Compare two document versions        | [Document comparison](/matter-workspaces/document-comparison.md)           |
| Read AI summaries of cases           | [Document summaries](/legal-research-and-search/document-summaries.md)     |
| Talk to a specific document          | [Chat PDF](/chat-and-documents/chat-pdf.md)                                |
| Draft a legal document               | [Document Drafter](/chat-and-documents/document-drafter.md)                |
| Verify citations and sources         | [Sources & citations](/legal-research-and-search/sources-and-citations.md) |
| Narrow results by jurisdiction       | [Using filters](/legal-research-and-search/using-filters.md)               |
| Switch between AU, NZ, UK            | [Changing countries](/legal-research-and-search/changing-countries.md)     |
| Organise matter files                | [Matters](/matter-workspaces/matters.md)                                   |
| Review many documents in a table     | [Tabular View](/matter-workspaces/tabular-view.md)                         |
| Build a timeline for court           | [Chronologies](/matter-workspaces/chronologies.md)                         |
| Understand query limits & billing    | [Plans & queries](/account-and-billing/plans-and-queries.md)               |
| Upgrade or manage subscription       | [Managing subscription](/account-and-billing/managing-subscription.md)     |
| Edit a chat response before export   | [Editable answers](/chat-and-documents/editable-answers.md)                |

## Need more help?

Inside the app, open the **Help** menu (bottom-right) to start a support chat or take the guided product tour.

Visit [courtaid.ai/pricing](https://courtaid.ai/pricing/) for pricing, coverage details, and product updates.


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