Welcome to the IDT documentation! This page helps you find the right documentation for your needs.

• USER_GUIDE.md - Complete user guide from installation to advanced usage
• CLI_REFERENCE.md - Comprehensive command-line reference with all options and examples
• WHATS_NEW_v3.5.0.md - Latest features and changes in v3.5.0

• CONFIGURATION_GUIDE.md - Complete guide to config files and customization
• PROMPT_WRITING_GUIDE.md - How to create effective prompts for AI models
• WEB_DOWNLOAD_GUIDE.md - Downloading and describing images from websites

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├── USER_GUIDE.md              # 📖 Start here! Complete getting started guide
├── CLI_REFERENCE.md           # 🔧 Complete command reference
├── WHATS_NEW_v3.5.0.md       # 🆕 Latest features and updates
├── CONFIGURATION_GUIDE.md     # ⚙️  Config files and customization
├── PROMPT_WRITING_GUIDE.md    # ✍️  How to write effective prompts
├── WEB_DOWNLOAD_GUIDE.md      # 🌐 Download images from websites
├── worktracking/              # 📝 Development planning documents
└── archive/                   # 📦 Historical and technical documents

Get started with IDT → USER_GUIDE.md - Complete setup and first workflow

Find a specific command → CLI_REFERENCE.md - All commands with examples

Configure IDT for my needs → CONFIGURATION_GUIDE.md - Config files and customization

See what's new in v3.5.0 → WHATS_NEW_v3.5.0.md - Latest features and changes

Download images from websites → WEB_DOWNLOAD_GUIDE.md - Web download guide

Write better prompts → PROMPT_WRITING_GUIDE.md - Prompt optimization guide

Understand analysis tools → ../analysis/README.md - Analysis tools documentation

Build from source → archive/BUILD_REFERENCE.md - Build instructions

Understand the codebase → archive/AI_AGENT_REFERENCE.md - Developer reference

Individual components have their own README files:

• analysis/README.md - Analysis tools (combine descriptions, stats, content review)
• viewer/README.md - Results viewer GUI
• imagedescriber/README.md - Batch processing GUI
• prompt_editor/README.md - Prompt template editor
• tools/README.md - Additional utilities
• bat/README.md - Batch file reference

1. USER_GUIDE.md - Installation and first workflow
2. WHATS_NEW_v3.5.0.md - See the latest features
3. PROMPT_WRITING_GUIDE.md - Creating effective prompts
4. CLI_REFERENCE.md - Command reference when needed

1. CLI_REFERENCE.md - Complete command reference
2. CONFIGURATION_GUIDE.md - Customize with config files
3. WEB_DOWNLOAD_GUIDE.md - Download images from websites
4. analysis/README.md - Advanced analysis workflows

1. archive/AI_AGENT_REFERENCE.md - Code structure
2. archive/BUILD_REFERENCE.md - Build system
3. worktracking/ - Development planning

1. USER_GUIDE.md - All features designed for screen readers
2. CLI_REFERENCE.md - Keyboard-friendly command reference
3. The entire toolkit is WCAG 2.2 AA compliant

See WHATS_NEW_v3.5.0-beta.md for complete details!

• Build versioning & validation - Professional build numbering and automated validation
• Metadata extraction & geocoding - GPS, dates, camera info with OpenStreetMap integration (ON by default)
• Video metadata embedding - Extract and preserve GPS/date metadata from videos to frames
• Custom configuration priority - Config files now properly respect default settings
• Web image download - Download and describe images directly from websites
• Interactive image gallery - Compare AI model outputs side-by-side
• IDTConfigure app - GUI for managing all configuration settings

• CLI_REFERENCE.md - New "Configuration Priority Order" section
• WEB_DOWNLOAD_GUIDE.md - Complete web download documentation
• WHATS_NEW_v3.5.0-beta.md - Comprehensive feature list and changes
• CONFIGURATION_GUIDE.md - Complete config file guide

1. Check the USER_GUIDE.md - Covers 90% of common questions
2. Search the CLI_REFERENCE.md - Complete command documentation
3. Look in archive/ - Technical and historical documentation
4. Check component READMEs - Specific functionality documentation

All IDT documentation follows these principles:

• Accessibility-first - Screen reader friendly formatting
• Example-driven - Every concept has working examples
• Progressive complexity - Basic → Advanced usage patterns
• Cross-referenced - Easy navigation between related topics
• Current - Updated with each release

Last updated: November 1, 2025 - v3.5.0-beta documentation