Mobile App
StudioBrain Mobile is the companion experience for working with your projects away from your desk. It is designed for quick access, review, and lightweight editing on iOS and Android while your desktop, cloud, or self-hosted environment remains the source of truth for the full workspace.
Mobile is currently in an early preview phase. While core viewing and editing features work, many desktop features are not yet available on mobile. See Feature Limitations below for details.
What mobile is best for
Use the mobile app when you want to:
- browse an existing project from your phone or tablet
- check notes, entities, and reference material while away from your main machine
- make small edits to entity content and frontmatter
- review AI-generated suggestions from the local LLM (where available)
- stay connected to a cloud or self-hosted instance without carrying a laptop
For large migrations, template authoring, plugin setup, asset management, or first-time project bootstrapping, the desktop app is still the better place to work.
Feature Limitations
Mobile does not yet have full feature parity with desktop. The table below summarizes what is and is not available on mobile today.
| Feature Area | Desktop | Mobile | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| View and edit entities | Yes | Yes | Core CRUD for entities, maps, and templates |
| View and edit maps | Yes | Yes | Lightweight map editing |
| View and edit templates | Yes | Yes | Basic template editing |
| Asset upload and management | Yes | No | Mobile can view assets but cannot upload new ones |
| Plugin execution | Yes | No | Plugin marketplace and execution are desktop-only |
| File sync (push/pull/two-way) | Yes | No | Mobile relies on cloud connectivity — changes are reflected through your cloud instance |
| LAN file sharing | Yes | No | LAN FileServer and peer-to-peer transfer are desktop-only |
| Project folder management | Yes | No | Creating, renaming, or organizing project folders requires desktop |
| Asset checkout / locking | Yes | No | Team collaboration features for asset locking are desktop-only |
| AI-assisted fields | Yes | No | Desktop-only AI generation features |
| Sentiment analysis | Yes | No | Desktop-only AI feature |
| Local LLM | Yes | Yes | Available on mobile where device resources permit |
| Biometric unlock | Yes | Yes | Mobile uses native biometric authentication |
| Push notifications | No | Yes | Mobile-only: APNs and FCM push alerts |
| Deep links | Yes | Yes | Open projects and entities from external links |
| Camera and photo picker | No | Yes | Mobile-only: attach photos from your device |
| Offline editing | Yes | Partial | Mobile requires cloud connectivity for most operations; brief offline periods may be recoverable |
Mobile is cloud-connected only for most operations. Unlike desktop, which works fully offline with local file storage and a local database, mobile requires a network connection to your cloud or self-hosted instance to access project data. If your connection drops, changes you made on mobile may not persist until the connection is restored.
Supported platforms
StudioBrain Mobile supports:
- iOS
- Android
Availability may vary by your organization, plan, or deployment workflow. If your studio distributes a private build, use the install path provided by your administrator.
Signing in
Sign in with the same StudioBrain account you use on desktop or web.
If your studio runs a self-hosted instance, enter that instance URL when prompted and then authenticate normally. Use the exact public HTTPS URL your admin gave you.
How mobile connects to your project
Mobile access depends on how your project is stored:
| Project setup | What mobile needs |
|---|---|
| Managed cloud / cloud storage | Your account must have access to the project and the service must be online |
| Self-hosted StudioBrain | Your self-hosted instance must be reachable from the device |
| Desktop FileServer workflow | The desktop that hosts the files must be online and connected |
If a project is backed by a desktop FileServer, mobile can reach it only while that desktop is available. If the desktop is offline, the project may appear unavailable until the host reconnects.
Working on mobile
The mobile app is best for short, focused sessions:
- open a project from your recent list
- navigate to the entity or document you need
- make small updates
- let StudioBrain sync changes back through your normal storage path
If your project uses cloud sync or a self-hosted server, mobile needs network access for the latest shared state. Brief outages are usually recoverable, but long offline periods can delay sync until the connection returns.
Self-hosted access
To connect mobile to a self-hosted deployment:
- Open the mobile app.
- Enter the instance URL provided by your admin.
- Sign in with your organization account.
- Open a project you already have permission to access.
If the login page does not load, verify the instance URL, TLS certificate, and network reachability with your administrator.
Troubleshooting
I cannot see my project
Check these first:
- you signed in to the correct account
- the project is shared with that account
- the backing desktop or server is online
- your instance URL is correct if you use self-hosting
The project opens but content is missing
This usually means sync has not completed yet, the storage backend is unavailable, or the desktop FileServer is offline. Wait a moment, refresh, and then confirm the project is healthy from desktop or web.
Mobile cannot sign in to our self-hosted instance
Ask your admin to verify:
- the instance is reachable over public HTTPS
- the TLS certificate is valid
- the instance URL matches what users are entering
- the auth service and backend are both healthy