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A few terms show up throughout BenchCanvas. Understanding them makes everything else easier.

Project

A project is your workspace for one piece of analysis. It holds a single canvas and everything on it. Each project has a name (usually based on the captured site), a status while it is being captured, and an optional share link. You manage projects from the dashboard at app.benchcanvas.app/app.

Canvas

The canvas is the infinite, Figma-style board where your work lives. You pan, zoom, and arrange everything on it. A project always has exactly one canvas. Learn more in Canvas overview.

Flow and frame

A flow is a logical user journey, for example a signup flow or a checkout flow. On the canvas, each flow lives inside a labeled frame. Frames keep multiple flows organized and make it easy to compare different URLs side by side in the same project. See Flows and frames.

Screen

A screen is a single node on the canvas representing one page or state. Each screen has a screenshot, a URL, a title, and a page type (auto-detected labels like homepage, pricing, or signup, plus project-scoped custom types). See Screens.

Connection

A connection is a directional link between two screens that shows how a user navigates from one to the other. BenchCanvas detects connections automatically during a capture, and you can add or remove them manually. See Connections.

Capture

A capture is the automated process that discovers pages, takes screenshots, and detects navigation. Capturing from a URL is the core workflow, but you can also import from a PDF or screen recording, add screens manually, or start from a template. See Capture overview.

How they fit together

Other terms you will see

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