# What Matrix Is

## The Simple Version

ZoneGaze Matrix is one main app that brings different tools together in one place.

Instead of jumping between many separate apps, Matrix lets you open different work areas inside one
main window.

## A Simple Way To Think About It

Think of Matrix like a building:

- Matrix is the **building**.
- Each plugin is a **room** inside the building.

Different rooms are good at different jobs:

- `Chat` is for talking with an assistant.
- `Whispr` is for voice input and transcription.
- `Joplin` is for notes.
- `Flow` is for organized task work, especially software work.
- `Code` is for editing code.
- `Open Design` is for design work.
- `Social Studio` is for social-media work.

You do not need to use every room.

## What “Plugin” Means Here

In ZoneGaze Matrix, a plugin is simply a part of the product that does a specific kind of work.

You can think of a plugin as:

- a tool inside the main app
- a work area inside Matrix
- a feature group with its own job

## What Matrix Does For You

Matrix gives you:

- one main place to open your work
- shared settings
- a simple way to move between tools
- the ability to combine tools when that helps

For example:

- use `Whispr` to speak
- send that spoken text into `Chat`
- save the useful result in `Joplin`

That is the basic idea of Matrix: different tools, one home.

## Important Truth About The Product

The main product is **ZoneGaze Matrix**.

`Flow` is an important plugin inside Matrix, but Matrix is bigger than Flow. The product is the
combined system, not only one plugin.

## Which Parts Feel Most Beginner-Friendly

Usually easiest first:

- `Chat`
- `Whispr`
- `Joplin`

Usually more technical:

- `Flow`
- `Git`
- `Code`

Not because they are bad, but because they are built more for structured project or software work.

## Next Reading

- [First steps](first-steps.md)
- [Which part should I use?](which-part-should-i-use.md)
- [Simple words and glossary](simple-words.md)

