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# Refine, share and collaborate on ideas

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? What is Scroll?
Scroll is a language for scientists of all ages.

Scroll includes a command line app that builds static blogs, websites, CSVs, text files, and more.
 link blog/textFiles.html text files
 link blog/scrollsets.html CSVs
 link blog/index.html static blogs
 link index.html websites

? What is Scroll used for?

### Blogs
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 link https://breckyunits.com/
 caption The screenshot above is from a blog powered by Scroll.
  https://breckyunits.com/ a blog powered by Scroll

### Knowledge Bases
Scroll powers PLDB, a knowledge base with over 100 contributors who have added over 100,000 cells of structured data and thousands of pages.
 https://pldb.io PLDB

### Static Sites
This site you are reading is powered by Scroll.
 link index.html This site

? Can I try Scroll in the browser?
Yes. Here is a web demo.
 https://try.scroll.pub/ web demo

? What makes Scroll different?
Scroll has an unusually simple syntax called Scroll Notation, an extensive set of features needed by researchers, bloggers, knowledge bases and sites of all sizes, is highly expandable, and is familiar to anyone who knows Markdown.
 link blog/scrollsets.html knowledge bases
 https://notation.scroll.pub Scroll Notation

? How do I install Scroll?
Scroll is an npm package. Install with:
 https://www.npmjs.com/package/scroll-cli npm package
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 npm install -g scroll-cli

? How do I install the developer version?
code
 git clone https://github.com/breck7/scroll.git
 cd scroll
 npm install -g .
 npm test

? Is Scroll open source?
Yes. Breck's Lab publishes Scroll to the public domain.
 https://breckyunits.com/lab.html Breck's Lab

The source code is hosted on GitHub.
 https://github.com/breck7/scroll source code

? Where are the docs?
- FAQ
 link faq.html
- Tutorial
 link tutorial.html
- Blog
 link blog/index.html
- Release Notes
 link releaseNotes.html

? Can I write Scroll Parsers in my browser?
Yes. You can use Scroll Designer to write Scroll Parsers in your browser without downloading anything.
 https://sdk.scroll.pub/designer#url%20https%3A%2F%2Ftry.scroll.pub%2Fscroll.grammar Scroll Designer

? Did the latest version of Scroll pass the automated tests?
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