The Library
The library holds everything you own: creatures, spells, items, players, notes, maps, roll tables and whatever else your game system defines.
It is one store, not many. Content you made, content you imported and content you downloaded all sit side by side.
Opening the library
Section titled “Opening the library”Tap the 
Library button on the game screen.
On iPad and Mac you can also open it in a second window, so the library and the game screen stay visible at the same time.
The sidebar
Section titled “The sidebar”The sidebar has three groups:
| Group | What is in it |
|---|---|
| Library | All Entries and Bookmarks |
| Content | Campaigns, Modules and System |
| Compendium | The content types your game system defines |
The Compendium group changes with the loaded system. Creatures, spells and items are there because D&D 5E defines them — a different system lists different things. See How it works.
At the bottom you can see the name and version of the loaded system.
Finding things
Section titled “Finding things”All Entries
Section titled “All Entries”All Entries searches everything at once. Type a few letters and results appear across every content type. This is the fastest way in when you know the name.
Browsing one type
Section titled “Browsing one type”Tap a type in the Compendium group to see only those entries. Each list has its own tools in the toolbar:
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Filter | Narrow the list by the system’s own filters |
| Sort By | Change the order |
| Group By | Break the list into sections |
Which filters exist depends on the system. For D&D 5E you get things like challenge rating, type and source.
Filters stay on until you clear them. If a list looks short, check for an active filter and use Clear Filter.
Bookmarks
Section titled “Bookmarks”A bookmark is a shortcut to one entry, reachable from the game screen during play.
Open an entry and tap Bookmark to create one. Bookmarks are grouped by category, and you can edit or reorder them from the game screen’s Bookmarks button.
Use them for the handful of things you will reach for all session — the party’s spell list, a recurring NPC, the rules page you keep forgetting.
Reading an entry
Section titled “Reading an entry”Tap an entry to open it. What you see is drawn by the game system, so a creature in D&D 5E looks like a 5E stat block.
The actions on an open entry are:
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Load | Add it to the current game — combat, map, or both |
| Bookmark | Add a shortcut to it |
| Edit | Open it for editing |
| Copy | Make your own duplicate |
| Share | Send it out of the app |
| Export | Write it to a file |
| Delete | Remove it |
Creating and editing
Section titled “Creating and editing”Creating
Section titled “Creating”Open the content type you want and tap New. Fill in the form and save.
The form comes from the game system too, which is why the fields for a creature look nothing like the fields for a spell. Only the name is usually required — everything else can wait.
Editing
Section titled “Editing”Open an entry and tap Edit, or use the entry’s context menu in a list.
Changes are saved when you tap Save. Closing the form without saving throws them away.
Copying
Section titled “Copying”Copy makes your own duplicate of an entry.
This is the safe way to change content that came from a system or a downloaded module. Edit the copy and the original stays intact, so a package update cannot overwrite your work.
Deleting
Section titled “Deleting”Delete removes an entry for good. There is no undo, so export anything you would miss. See Import and Export.
Organising
Section titled “Organising”Groups
Section titled “Groups”Content can be sorted into groups — folders, in effect. Use Move To to file an entry into one.
Working with several entries
Section titled “Working with several entries”Tap Select to switch a list into selection mode, then pick entries to export, move or delete together. Select All takes the lot.
Campaigns and modules
Section titled “Campaigns and modules”Groups tidy a list. Campaigns and modules organise material into adventures, which is a different job. See Campaigns & Modules.
Common questions
Section titled “Common questions”My library is empty
Section titled “My library is empty”The library only shows content belonging to the loaded game system. If you upgraded from version 4, install the D&D 5E system and your content comes back — see Upgrading from Version 4.
I cannot find something I know I have
Section titled “I cannot find something I know I have”Check three things, in this order: an active filter on the list, the search term itself, and the loaded system under Settings → Current System.
Can I get more content?
Section titled “Can I get more content?”Yes. Settings → Package Manager downloads published systems, compendia and modules, and Settings → Import brings in files you already have.
Where to go next
Section titled “Where to go next”- Encounters & Combat — using library content in a fight.
- Campaigns & Modules — organising material into adventures.
- Import and Export — getting content in and out.