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title: "Getting started"
description: "Learn the workspace and run your first repeatable data transformation."
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> Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.serialize.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Getting started

Serialize is a browser-first workbench for decoding, encoding, compression, cryptography, parsing, and inspection. You assemble visible operations into a **recipe**, supply input, and inspect the result after every change.

- **Five-minute quickstart** — Build a Base64-to-JSON workflow and save it for reuse.
- **Workspace tour** — Understand operations, recipe, input, output, and status controls.
- **Local-first model** — Know what stays in the tab and which operations can use the network.

## Recommended path

1. Complete the [quickstart](/getting-started/quickstart).
2. Read the [workspace tour](/getting-started/workspace-tour).
3. Pick a [ready-to-run recipe](/recipes).
4. Learn how to [save and share workflows](/workflows/saving-and-sharing).

Source: https://help.serialize.dev/getting-started/index.mdx