# What Redcast adds

> How this fork relates to Tinycast, what is shared, and what has changed.

Redcast follows [Tinycast](https://github.com/abue-ammar/tinycast), created by Abue Ammar. The launcher, native interface, clipboard, calculator, notes, snippets, windows and Raycast runtime come from that project. Redcast develops its own agent and AI workflows on top of that foundation.

## The fork's additions

| Area | Redcast adds |
| --- | --- |
| [AI Chat](/docs/ai/workspace) | Folders, folder instructions, a settings sidebar, archive, Recently Deleted, editing questions, branches, selection of several chats and bulk actions |
| [Agents](/docs/agents) | A working folder, AGENTS.md, tools, skills, memory, effort budgets and permissions |
| [Background work](/docs/agents/background) | Launcher `@handle` tasks, schedules, notifications and a daily spend cap |
| [Coding agents](/docs/agents/acp) | ACP agents in AI Chat, with their own model choices, plans and permissions |
| [Agent Sessions](/docs/agents/sessions) | Search and resume existing terminal sessions, with optional live status |
| [Providers](/docs/ai/chatgpt) | A separate Codex (ChatGPT) connection using Sign in with ChatGPT |
| [Quick AI](/docs/ai/quick-ai) | Native agents answering in the palette and web tools across supported API routes |
| [Voice](/docs/voice) | Cloud transcription, dictation modes, Ask by Voice, voice edits and failed-recording retry |
| [Screen context](/docs/ai/screen-awareness) | Attach the window in front, its selection and optionally its screenshot |
| [Extensions](/docs/extensions/store) | Store browsing in the palette and extension AI on your own model |
| [Everyday actions](/docs/ai/send-to-ai) | Send clipboard entries, files and dictations to AI; attach Notes and open reply files |
| [Portability](/docs/reference/backup) | Full configuration backups, optional encrypted secrets and optional chat history |
| [Shortcuts](/docs/reference/shortcuts-overview) | One searchable inventory with conflicts; tags for snippets and quicklinks |

## Identity and compatibility

The installed product is **Redcast**, bundle ID `io.redcast.app`, and its site is **redcast.io**. Some technical names stay unchanged: the Xcode project is `Tinycast.xcodeproj`, backups use `.tinycast`, and deep links use `tinycast://`. These are intentional compatibility names.

Old fork installations used `com.tinycast.app.fork`. Redcast migrates their stored data on the first launch under the new ID. [Migration](/docs/reference/migration) explains the remaining manual steps.

## Project history

The current repository includes the upstream history and the fork's work. The October 2026 changes introduce the Redcast identity, remove upstream's publishing infrastructure, add the chat workspace and full backup, and then add nested branches and multi-selection in the chat sidebar. The application documentation here was reviewed against `d705abfc`.

The original website used **Fumadocs with Next.js**. This handbook uses the same engine, adapting shared guides and adding Redcast's own. It is exported as static files and served alongside the existing landing page by Cloudflare Workers.

For a detailed development record, read [FORK.md](https://github.com/alesha-pro/redcast/blob/main/FORK.md) and the [commit history](https://github.com/alesha-pro/redcast/commits/main). Roadmap items there are not promises of currently available features.

## Credits and source

Tinycast and its original documentation are copyright © 2026 Abue Ammar. Redcast's adaptations retain the project's **AGPL-3.0-or-later** license. The [source repository](https://github.com/alesha-pro/redcast) contains the app, this handbook and the retained license notices. [NOTICE.md](https://github.com/alesha-pro/redcast/blob/main/NOTICE.md) lists the app's third-party notices.