> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.oryx.mechatronstudio.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Account and projects

> Signing in, signing out and working with your projects.

The editor **cannot be used without signing in**: until you do, the welcome
screen covers the app.

## Signing in

The welcome screen chains three panels, and you move between them without
closing anything:

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Sign in">
    Email and password.

    From here you reach **Forgot your password?** and **I do not have an account
    yet**.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Create account">
    Name, email, password and repeated password.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Recover password">
    Just the email. It takes you back to *Sign in* with a notice saying that if
    that email has an account, a link is on its way.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

Your session **is remembered**: reopening the app does not ask again.

## Your account card

From **Menu → Account**, or the *Account* card on the welcome screen. It shows
the email you signed in with, since when you have the account, and which plan
you are on.

Two buttons: **Upgrade plan**, which opens the [plans](/en/pricing) comparison,
and **Sign out**.

## Working with projects

The editor menu has five actions:

| Action        | What it does                                                                       |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **New**       | Starts a blank project. Warns you if something is unsaved and offers to save first |
| **Open**      | Lists your projects with their mode, channels, steps and date                      |
| **Save**      | Saves the project. The first time it asks for a name                               |
| **Save as**   | Saves a copy under another name; the original stays as it is                       |
| **Templates** | Save or insert [signal templates](/en/editor/templates)                            |

When you save or open, the name appears in the header with a short notice
—*Saved*, *Opened*— that fades on its own.

<Note>
  **Each mode has its own project.** The digital and the analog one are separate
  documents, and the header title changes when you switch modes.
</Note>

## Look after your work

<Warning>
  **If you reload the page, you lose the signal on screen.**

  The safe way to keep a piece of work is to
  [export it to a file](/en/export/export-project) before closing. The file lives
  on your computer and does not depend on the session or the browser.

  The same goes for [templates](/en/editor/templates): they are stored in the
  browser you are using, so you will not see them from another machine.
</Warning>

## Need something custom?

The menu has a **Become a collaborator** entry for anyone who needs extra
features for their project or product. It opens the contact details by email and
WhatsApp.

See [Contact](/en/reference/contact).