Profiles¶
Collectary uses profiles, like a streaming app: a row of tiles, one per person. There are no passwords and no email — a profile is just a name. Each profile keeps its own collections, which can still be shared between profiles.
Picking a profile¶
The app opens on the profile screen — "Who's collecting?" — with a tile per profile, each showing a coloured avatar and the name. Tap a tile to enter as that profile. The picker is part of the main window rather than a separate pop-up, so it works the same on desktop and phone.
Adding a profile¶
Tap Add profile, type a name, tap Create. You're taken straight into the app as that profile. If the name is already in use, Collectary keeps it for display but makes the underlying identifier unique so sharing still has something unambiguous to point at.
Switching profiles¶
Inside the app, the Switch profile button is at the top-right, next to the sync controls. Tap it to return to the profile screen without closing the app. There's also a Switch profile button under Account in Settings.
Remembering where you left off¶
Collectary opens straight into the last profile you used, skipping the picker. Use Switch profile to choose a different one. If the remembered profile was removed, you'll see the picker again.
Deleting a profile¶
Under Account in Settings, Delete this profile removes the profile you're currently signed in as. Because a profile owns its collections, deleting it also deletes every collection that profile owns and everything in them — the confirmation tells you how many will go, so read it before confirming. There's no undo. Afterwards you land back on the profile screen.
If you only want to step away, use Switch profile instead — that leaves the profile and its collections untouched.
When sync is set up, a deletion travels to every device sharing the folder, so the profile and its collections disappear everywhere on the next sync — just like a collection you delete or a share you revoke. Collections shared with the deleted profile (owned by someone else) are not touched.