What Folio by Zip1 is

Zip1 (also called Folio in parts of the interface) combines AI answers with public web search. You can ask follow-up questions and choose Web, Wikipedia, Grokipedia, or Images as sources.

Search results link to third-party pages. A web result points at a page from Bing’s public results feed. A Wikipedia result points at a Wikipedia article. A Grokipedia result points at a Grokipedia page. Folio is not Wikipedia, Grokipedia, or Bing.

Images adds a grid of pictures from Bing’s public image results when you turn it on. AI answers can include numbered references to source results. You can choose an available model in the search bar. AI-generated text can be wrong; check its references and the original pages. When the query is a function, such as y = sin(x), that same answer also draws the graph. There is one answer card, not a separate graph. Wikipedia, Grokipedia, and Images are marked optional. You can turn any of those sources on or off, and this browser remembers the choice. If every source is off, you can still submit a question for a direct AI answer. Folio skips those source lists; turn a source on again when you want references from it.

When a search runs, each source that is on has its own list. If Wikipedia returns a first article, a short card can sit beside the lists. If Wikipedia is off and Grokipedia has a first result, that card can come from Grokipedia instead. The side of the results can also show place names when a location is found, and short definitions for words in the query. Those blocks show up only when the lookup returns them.

Select a result to open a preview. On a wide screen the panel sits at the side. On a narrow screen it sits along the bottom. It shows the title and the text Folio already has. Wikipedia and Grokipedia previews can load a longer extract. If the result address is a YouTube video, the panel can play that video. Open page leaves Folio and goes to the address in the same window. The arrow on a result opens that address in a new tab.

A search address includes the query you typed. Those addresses are for searching, not articles of their own. For instructions and information about the service, read How to search, and the Privacy policy.

Accounts, community, and articles

Optional accounts support saved topic history and profile features. The community and Circle surfaces let people share topics, posts, and photos. Sharing is a separate action from searching.

Zip1 also supports AI-generated articles. Authors can keep drafts private, edit them, and publish a reviewed version. Published Zip1 articles are distinct from third-party search results and are labeled as AI-generated. Publication does not guarantee accuracy; check the references before relying on them.

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