Five steps stand between you and your first AI-powered document question: sign up, create a case, upload a file, wait for processing, and ask the AI agent. This guide walks you through each one.
Before You Begin
All you need is a modern web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge) and a document you'd like to review. Hintyr runs entirely in the browser, so there's nothing to install. Have a PDF, email file, or office document ready so you can follow along.
Step 1: Sign Up for Your Account
Visit the Hintyr website and click Start Today. Sign up with your email address or a single sign-on provider like Google. Once you've confirmed your email, you'll land on the dashboard -- your home base for managing cases.
If your firm already has a Hintyr organization, a teammate can invite you directly. Check your inbox for an invitation link -- clicking it creates your account and adds you to the organization automatically.
Step 2: Create a Case
From the dashboard, click New Case. Give it a title your team will recognize (for example, "Smith v. Jones - Contract Dispute"). Add a description if you'd like. Click Create Case, and Hintyr opens your workspace right away.
For more on case options, including inviting teammates during setup, see Creating your first e-discovery case.
Step 3: Upload Your Document
In your case workspace, click Upload in the toolbar at the top of the screen. Pick one or more files from your computer, or drag and drop them into the browser window. Hintyr accepts over 30 formats including PDFs, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, email files, and images. See the full list on the Supported file types for e-discovery page.
You'll see a progress indicator for each file. Once the upload finishes, the file moves into the processing queue.
Step 4: Wait for Processing
After you upload, Hintyr processes each file automatically. It extracts text, generates previews, and indexes content so the AI agent can search it. A spinning indicator in the toolbar means files are still processing.
A single-page PDF typically finishes in seconds. Larger files, like lengthy contracts or email archives, may take a minute or two. You can browse processed files while others finish in the background.
Step 5: Ask the AI Agent
Once your file shows as processed, open the AI agent panel on the right side of the screen. Type a question in the text field at the bottom. For example:
- "What are the key dates mentioned in this agreement?"
- "Summarize the main obligations of each party."
- "Does this document reference any third-party vendors?"
- "Which clauses address indemnification?"
The agent searches all indexed documents in your case and returns an answer with citations pointing to the specific passages it used. Click any citation to jump to that passage in the document viewer. Always verify AI-generated answers against the original documents before relying on them in your legal work.
That's it. From here you can upload more documents, invite teammates, organize files with tags, and explore the rest of Hintyr.
What to Do Next
- Upload a whole folder to start a full review. See Upload methods
- Invite colleagues to collaborate on a case. See Inviting team members
- Get familiar with the full interface layout. See Understanding the interface
- Organize documents with tags and filters. See Using the document browser
- Configure your profile, billing, and notifications. See Account Settings