> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://evidano.gitbook.io/ailyze-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://evidano.gitbook.io/ailyze-docs/getting-started/create-your-account.md).

# Create Your Account

Sign up for a free Evidano account and get to know your account page — the home base where every project starts.

This page shows you how to create a free Evidano account and find your way around your account page — the launchpad you'll return to for everything.

At the end you will have a free Evidano account and a working knowledge of your account page, ready to start your first project.

## Before you start

* An email address or a Google account — no credit card.

## Step 1: Sign up

Go to the Evidano site and choose **Register for Free Plan (free forever, no expiry)**. On the "Create your account" page, you can register two ways:

* Enter your email and a password, then click **Create account**.
* Click **Continue with Google**.

<figure><img src="https://1178311500-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fi4GBXPMUDxszIpUVOARU%2Fuploads%2FV5rwhd6s2sqAMivn5s7W%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=02dddf67-3f5d-4021-8dfd-d980c37645da" alt="The Evidano registration page with email, password, and Google sign-up options"><figcaption><p>Either sign-up route leads to the same account page.</p></figcaption></figure>

The Free plan never expires and requires no credit card. You can run real analyses on it — it's limited to one [theme](/ailyze-docs/reference/glossary.md#theme) and one question per analysis, and you can't share reports. Upgrading later doesn't lose any of your work. See [Plans, Limits & Credits](/ailyze-docs/reference/plans-limits-and-credits.md).

## Step 2: Land on your account page

After signing in you arrive at your **account page** — the home base for all of Evidano. It greets you with "Welcome back, \<your email>" and asks "What would you like to analyze today?"

<figure><img src="https://1178311500-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fi4GBXPMUDxszIpUVOARU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-5aaa3d629e9615c053e828a4b00a6420f3babf4c%2Fgetting-started-create-your-account-02-account-page.png?alt=media" alt="The Evidano account page with the welcome message and the ten workflow buttons"><figcaption><p>Every workflow starts from one of these buttons. The small links under a button open its project list or your file library.</p></figcaption></figure>

The page has a few sections you'll use constantly:

* The grid of **ten workflow buttons** — this is where every project starts.
* **Recent Projects** — jump back into anything you've created.
* **Manage Subscription** — your plan, and a shortcut to top up your wallet.
* **Plan Details**, **Change Password**, and (on Pro) **Change Email**.

Every button and setting on this page, in the **Dashboard** panel, and on the Subscription page is explained in [Account & Subscription Settings](/ailyze-docs/reference/settings/account-and-subscription.md).

You can get back to this page from anywhere: click **Dashboard** in the header to open the side panel, then **Recent Projects** for this page or an entry under **Launch Evidano** for that workflow's project list.

## Step 3: Meet the ten workflow buttons

Each button starts one workflow, and most have small secondary links like **View previous** and **Manage Files**:

| Button                                    | What it's for                                             |
| ----------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| **New document project**                  | Analyze interviews, focus groups, and reports             |
| **New spreadsheet project**               | Analyze survey results and other spreadsheets             |
| **Transcribe Audio/Video**                | Turn recordings into editable text                        |
| **Translate docx/pdf/xlsx/pptx/etc**      | Translate files into another language                     |
| **Image to Text**                         | Turn photos, scans, or PDFs of pages into editable text   |
| **Create AI Avatar Interviewer + Survey** | Have an AI avatar interview people for you                |
| **Get Social Media Web Data**             | Collect posts and comments from social media or websites  |
| **Create Survey**                         | Build and share a survey                                  |
| **Chat with Data**                        | Ask questions about your data in plain language           |
| **AI Detection**                          | Check whether a text reads as AI-written, in your browser |

**Tip:** **View previous** takes you to that workflow's project list, so you can reopen past work. **Manage Files** opens your shared file library — see [Upload and Manage Files](/ailyze-docs/getting-started/upload-and-manage-files.md). Under **AI Detection**, **Bulk detector** opens the version that scans a whole folder at once.

## Step 4: Check your plan and wallet

On your account page, open **Manage Subscription**.

You should see your plan with its price and next invoice, and action tiles such as **Top up wallet** and **Plan details**. The wallet pays for the pay-as-you-go tools (transcription, translation, Image to Text, web data, and live AI avatar interviews); **Top up wallet** opens it, and you can top up at any time.

<figure><img src="https://1178311500-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fi4GBXPMUDxszIpUVOARU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ffb2b909fcee3833b0559c66bbeece8a65736fdc%2Fsettings-account-and-subscription-08-manage-subscription.png?alt=media" alt="Manage Subscription section with the plan card, Cancel subscription and the action tiles"><figcaption><p>Cancel subscription keeps access until the current period ends; you can resume at any time.</p></figcaption></figure>

## Next steps

You're ready. Pick a starting point based on your data:

* Not sure which button to click? → [Choose your workflow](/ailyze-docs/getting-started/choose-your-workflow.md)
* Have transcripts or documents? → [Analyze your first transcript](/ailyze-docs/getting-started/analyze-your-first-transcript.md)
* Have a survey export? → [Analyze your first survey dataset](/ailyze-docs/getting-started/analyze-your-first-survey-dataset.md)