Most productivity tools make you choose what kind of stuff you can put in them. Notion is for documents and databases. Pocket is for articles you want to read later. Apple Notes is for, well, notes. Each tool has its lane, and you're supposed to stay in it.

Fabric doesn't work that way. You can put anything into it—and we mean anything.

The problem with tool silos

Here's what happens when every tool only handles one type of content: your brain ends up being the filing system.

Let's say you're working on a project about sustainable packaging. You've got a research paper saved in Pocket, some notes from a client call in your notes app, a few relevant tweets you screenshotted, a video from a conference, some photos of interesting packaging you spotted, and a link to a competitor's website.

When you sit down to actually work on this project, you're playing detective across six different apps. By the time you've tracked everything down, you've completely lost your train of thought.

This is the tax you pay for using specialized tools. Each one is good at its job, but they don't talk to each other, and your brain becomes the integration layer.

Everything goes anywhere

In Fabric, all of that scattered content lives in one place. The research paper, the call notes, the tweets, the video, the photos, the competitor link—it's all there together, connected by Fabric's understanding of what it all means.

But it's not just about having everything in one bucket. Because Fabric understands the content itself (not just the filename or folder you put it in), it can help you make connections you might not have seen otherwise. That photo of interesting packaging might surface when you're thinking about the research paper, because Fabric understands they're related even though they're completely different types of content.

Real examples of why this matters

The scattered research problem: You're exploring a new market opportunity. Industry reports, competitive notes, customer interviews, market data, inspiration from other industries—it's all living in different places. Instead of playing hopscotch between apps to see the full picture, everything's in Fabric where the connections become obvious.

The project memory problem: Six months later, someone asks about that market research. Normally you'd be thinking "Was that in my notes app? Or that Google Doc? Or did I bookmark it?" In Fabric, you just search for what you actually remember about the content.

The collaboration handoff problem: You need to share your research with a colleague. Instead of sending them on a treasure hunt ("check this Pocket article, also this Notion doc, also this file in Dropbox"), you hand over one coherent collection.

The weird format problem: You want to save something that doesn't fit anywhere. Maybe it's a voice memo with some follow-up thoughts and a related image. Most tools would make you hack it apart or cram it somewhere inappropriate. Fabric just takes it.

Connect your existing apps too

Look, we're not trying to replace every tool you use. You probably have workflows that actually work. That's why Fabric connects to the stuff you already have.

Pull in content from Google Drive, sync with your note-taking apps, connect your browser bookmarks, integrate with whatever project management thing your team is using. Fabric becomes where everything comes together, but you don't have to burn down your existing setup.

Think of it as giving your scattered digital life a central nervous system. Your tools can keep doing what they do best, but now they're all connected through Fabric's understanding layer.

Why universal matters

The magic isn't just that you can put anything into Fabric—it's that Fabric understands the relationships between all these different types of content.

Your handwritten notes from a meeting, a relevant article you found later, and a follow-up email thread aren't just sitting in the same workspace. They're connected by meaning, so when you're thinking about one, Fabric can surface the others. It's like having a research assistant who actually remembers how all your ideas fit together.

This is why we built Fabric to be universal from the start. Your thinking doesn't happen in neat categories—it jumps between formats, sources, and contexts. Your tools should work the same way.