For learners
A free library. Habits that stick.
Discover heady ebooks, videos, and knowledge, then stay with them. Keep a Cognition streak, and get reminders when you want them. No ads. No streaming fee.
Some hubs are priced by their creators.
Benefits for learners · Cognition streak, Learning analytics, and deep understanding.
Learning analytics and habits
See your time. Keep a UTC-day streak. Opt in to emails that nudge you back to the book.
Cognition streak
A UTC-day streak from visiting and opening library material, with optional email reminders. Not an Aura grant.
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Analytics
Creators see hub views, members, and conversion. Learners see private learning time and streak.
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Reminder emails
Opt in to same-day streak reminders, weekly snapshots, and restart emails so you finish what you started.
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For learners building a reading stack
Keep the streamers. Add a library with no ads.
Netflix is for TV. Kahana is the free, ad-free shelf for hubs, ebooks, files, and clubs.
| Service | To start | Ads | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
PaidPaid subscription | AdsAds on the cheaper plan; extra to watch without them | Licensed TV and movies | |
PaidPaid subscription | AdsAds unless you pay the no-ads plan | Licensed TV and movies | |
PaidPaid (Prime or a Video plan) | AdsAds unless you pay extra to remove them | Licensed TV, movies, and extras | |
PaidPaid subscription | AdsAds on the cheaper plan; extra to remove them | Licensed HBO and studio shows | |
PaidPaid for full catalog / no ads | AdsAds on the free tier; paid removes them | Licensed anime and related video | |
 Kahana | FreeFree to browse the Library | Zero adsZero ads. We do not sell your attention. | Hubs, ebooks, files, clubs, a library, not a TV app |
Keep Netflix and the rest for licensed TV. Kahana is a library of hubs, files, and clubs, not their catalogs. Some hubs are priced by their creators. We do not run ads on the library.
Features for learners
Library, clubs, Aura, streaks, and the rest of the learner toolkit.
Library
Search and browse public hubs, authors, and clubs. Filter by topic, free or paid, and more.
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Hubs
A hub is a curated place for files, notes, links, and collaborators. It starts private.
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Clubs
Groups that read, list, and talk together. A new club always starts private.
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Use cases for learners
Finish books, learn skills, unlock packs, and meet people in clubs.
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Finish more books
Keep a Cognition streak, opt in to reminder emails, and put the book in a club so you are not reading alone.
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Learn a skill from a hub
Open a pack of videos, PDFs, and checklists on a subject you want to learn. Hubs are flexible. They are not a graded classroom.
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Unlock paid tools and packs
Buy access to a hub when the creator priced it. Preview first. One-time or monthly, depending on the listing.
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Meet people in clubs and hubs
Join a club, follow authors, and talk in the club feed. Request access when a listed pack is still private.
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Understand a topic in depth
Notes, discussion, and a flexible hub beat a one-size course. Aura helps you see what other people found worth scarce attention.
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Book clubs
Run a reading group with a shared list, a current book or hub, and a place to talk.
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A personal library
Save hubs, follow authors, and keep a For You feed from taste, Aura, and what you actually open.
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Talk beside the files
Keep a forum conversation on a hub or a file, next to the work, without starting a club.
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Guided journals
Publish a prompt series as a hub: day-by-day files, a how-to note, listed free or paid.
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Study and research packs
Keep PDFs, notes, slides, and links in one hub so the paper you need is not lost in a folder.
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A library next to YouTube
Keep videos on YouTube. Put the PDF, notes, and club in a Kahana hub so the pack is not a comment thread.
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Public-domain ebooks
Import a public-domain scan from Internet Archive, then add notes, structure, and a club when the rights allow.
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Build your stack around Kahana
Whether you publish or you learn, keep the tools you already love. Kahana is the library beside them.
Someone left you a path
Search gives you results. A person can give you a path. You open what they arranged, save it, and if it helped, leave Aura so the next person can find the door.
Search
- Result · Result · Result
- Result · Result · Result
- Result · Result · Result
A list. No order to start.
A path
- Open the first file they named
- Follow the notes in the hub
- Leave Aura if it helped
Someone already chose the entrance.
Aura is not a like. Creators can also charge for access. That money is separate from Aura. Read the guide · Five sparks · Learn more about Aura
The Library needs to be built with your help
Everyone has something unique to upload. People already come from 110+ countries and speak many languages. This is a place to create, learn, and research on a global scale.
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