# Typesense Guide
The guide section of the documentation walks you through how to use Typesense in different scenarios.
For a high-level overview of Typesense, what you can use it for, and some live-demos, read the Overview section. For a detailed dive into the Typesense API, refer to our API Documentation.
# Quick Start
For a quick step-by-step walk-through, follow these articles in the order below:
- Skim through Typesense's key Use-Cases (It's much more than full text search) and Live Demos
- Install Typesense
- Install a Client Library
- Build a Search Application
- Build a Search UI
- If you're an Algolia user, follow the Migrating from Algolia guide
- For documentation site search, follow the DocSearch guide
- Review Best Practices
Read through the rest of the guide using the links in the left-side pane.
For a detailed dive into the Typesense API, refer to our API Documentation.
# Getting Help
We've strived to keep Typesense as self-service and out-of-the-box as possible, with fully public documentation.
But if you need help or have any questions, feel free to reach out through one of these channels:
- Open a GitHub issue (opens new window)
- Join our public Slack community (opens new window) to discuss general questions and/or issues
- Browse through past conversations (opens new window) in our Slack community
- For prioritized support with private Slack, email & phone-based support with guaranteed SLAs, see here (opens new window)
Navigation Tip
Use the links on the left side pane and top navigation bar to get to the appropriate section you're looking for.
Or use the search bar on the top of the page, which coincidentally is powered by Typesense.
This documentation itself is open source. If you find any issues, click on the Edit page button at the bottom of the page and send us a Pull Request.