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Welcome to the Graphite user manual. Keep reading to learn how the software can help bring your 2D creative ideas to life.

## More chapters on the way

Additional manual chapters are being added over time. Check back every so often.

## Need help?

If you're ever stuck or confused, ask your questions in the `#🧭user-help` channel of the [Graphite Discord server](https://discord.graphite.art) or post a thread in the [discussion board](https://github.com/GraphiteEditor/Graphite/discussions) on GitHub.

## Jump right in

<!-- If you're eager to skip the reading, head straight to the [hands-on quickstart video](./introduction) in the next chapter for a beginner project walkthrough you can follow along with. -->

The fastest way to get started is to watch and follow along steps-by-step in the hands-on quickstart tutorial:

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