> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cineflow.cloud/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Create and organize your first project
> Walk through the project creation wizard, set shoot dates and crew details, organize projects into folders, and manage project settings.
## Open the project creation wizard
From the dashboard, start a new project in any of these ways:
* Click the **New Project** card in the top-left of the project grid.
* Press `Alt+N` (`⌥N` on Mac) from anywhere on the dashboard.
* Click the **+** menu in the dashboard header and choose **New Project**.
The Free plan supports up to two active projects. Solo supports ten, Team supports thirty, and Pro is unlimited. If you've reached your plan limit, you'll see a prompt to upgrade from **Settings → Plan and Billing**.
## Step 1, Project details
The first screen collects the core information about your production.
| Field | Required | Notes |
| -------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Project Name** | Yes | Up to 100 characters. You can rename it later. |
| **Project Type** | No | Short Film, Feature Film, Documentary, Commercial, Music Video, Series / Episodic, or a custom type you enter. |
| **Project Stage** | No | Development, Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production, Distribution, or a custom stage. |
| **Default Currency** | No | Sets the currency used throughout the project's budget and finance tools. |
| **Brand** | No | Attach one of your saved brands for custom-branded PDF exports. Requires the Pro plan. |
Click **Next** to continue. The wizard won't advance until you've entered a project name.
## Step 2, Dates and crew
The second screen lets you record the shoot window and the key crew members.
Click the **Shoot Start** and **Shoot End** fields to pick dates from the calendar picker. If you choose a start date that falls after the current end date (or vice versa), the other date is cleared so they can't conflict.
Shoot dates are optional at creation time, you can add or change them in project settings later.
Enter the names of the **Director** and **Director of Photography**. These names appear on exported callsheets and PDF shot lists.
Select from common ratios (2.39:1 Anamorphic, 1.85:1 Flat Widescreen, 16:9 HD Standard, and others) or choose **Custom** and type your own.
All fields on this screen are optional. Click **Next** to review.
## Step 3, Review and create
The final screen shows a **Digital Spec Sheet** summarising every value you've entered. Check that the name, type, stage, dates, currency, crew names, and aspect ratio are all correct.
When you're ready, click **Create Project**. The wizard closes and you're taken straight into the new project.
If you need to adjust anything, click **Back** to return to the previous screen. All your entries are preserved as you move between steps.
## Import from a production brief
If you already have a production brief, shot list, or breakdown document, you can drop it directly onto the **New Project** card to skip manual setup. CineFlow reads the file using AI and creates the project with scenes, shots, crew, gear, and shoot days already populated.
See [Import a production brief with AI](/ai/brief-import) for details.
## Organise projects into folders
As your project count grows, folders help you group productions by client, genre, or year.
### Create a folder
Click the **+** menu in the dashboard header and choose **New Folder**. A new folder card appears and you can type a name immediately.
### Move a project into a folder
* **Drag and drop**: drag a project card and drop it onto a folder card.
* **Context menu**: right-click (or long-press on mobile) a project card and choose **Move to Folder**, then select the destination.
You can create a folder and move a project into it in one step from the context menu: choose **Move to Folder → New Folder**, enter a name, and the project moves automatically.
### Open a folder
Click a folder card to enter it. The dashboard header shows the folder name as a breadcrumb. Click the back arrow to return to the root view.
### Rename or delete a folder
Open the folder, then use the options in the dashboard header to rename it, change its colour, or delete it. When deleting, you choose whether to keep the projects (they return to the root) or archive them all at once.
## Set a cover image
Each project card on the dashboard can display a custom cover image. Open the project, go to **Settings → Overview**, and upload an image. The image is stored in your account's storage and counts against your plan's storage limit.
## Rename a project
Right-click a project card on the dashboard and choose **Rename**, or open the project and edit the title in **Settings → Details**. The new name takes effect immediately across all views.
## Archive a project
Archiving hides a project from the dashboard without permanently deleting it. Right-click a project card and choose **Archive**. Archived projects appear in the **Archive** section, where you can restore them at any time.
Archived projects still count against your storage quota, but they do not count against your plan's active project limit.
## Project settings reference
Inside an open project, go to **Settings** to adjust the fields you set in the wizard plus a few additional options:
* Title, type, stage, and status
* Shoot start and end dates
* Director and DP
* Aspect ratio
* Default currency
* Cover image
* Collaborators and invite links
* Brand (Pro plan)
Only the project owner can change settings and manage collaborators. Collaborators with viewer permissions can read project details but cannot edit them.