Items

Items are individual pieces of content: a song, an article, a software release, a sample pack, a course module. Every item belongs to a project.

Item Types

Type	Content	Player/Viewer	Chapters	Versions
Audio	MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, AAC, AIFF	In-browser streaming player	Yes	Yes
Text	Markdown	Clean reading view	No	No
Digital	Any file (ZIP, DMG, EXE, PDF, etc.)	Download link	No	Yes
Video	Video files	In-browser video player	No	Yes
Image	Image files	Gallery view	No	No
Plugin	Audio plugins (VST, AU, CLAP)	Download link	No	Yes
Preset	Presets and patches	Download link	No	Yes
Sample	Sample packs	Download link	No	Yes
Course	Educational content	Course viewer	No	Yes
Template	Templates and themes	Download link	No	Yes
Bundle	Collection of other items	Combined listing	No	No

Choose the type when creating the item. It cannot be changed afterward.

Creating an Item

Navigate to your project
Click New Item
Set a title and item type
Optionally set a price (defaults to free)

Editing an Item

From the item settings, update:

Title: Display name
Description: Shown on the item page (markdown supported)
Price: Free, fixed amount, or pay-what-you-want
Tags: Hierarchical tags for discovery
Cover image: Displayed on the item card and in social previews
Release date: When it was or will be released
Credits: Collaborators, producers, engineers
AI tier: Handmade, Assisted (with disclosure statement), or Generated. Required before publishing. See Generative AI Policy

Item URLs

Every item gets a permanent link:

makenot.work/i/uuid

This URL never changes, even if you rename the item or move it to a different project.

Publishing Workflow

Items start as drafts, visible only to you.

Publishing

Edit the item and switch on Public
Make sure the parent project is also public

Published items appear on your profile, in search results, and in RSS feeds.

Scheduling

Set a future publish date to schedule content releases. The item becomes visible automatically at the scheduled time.

Unpublishing

Unpublish anytime to revert an item to draft. All settings and data are retained.

Bulk Operations

From the project dashboard, select multiple items to:

Publish: Make multiple items public at once
Unpublish: Revert multiple items to draft
Delete: Remove multiple items permanently

Reordering

Drag to reorder items within a project. The order you set is the order fans see on the project page.

Duplicating

Duplicate an item to create a copy with the same settings and metadata. Content (files, text) is not duplicated.

Versions

Track releases with version numbers and changelogs. Available for audio and digital items.

Creating a Version

Version number (required): Any string up to 50 characters (e.g., 1.0.0, v2, 2024-03-01)
Changelog (optional): Up to 10,000 characters describing what changed
File: Optionally attach a new file to this version

Only one version is “current” at a time, the one fans download by default. New versions automatically become current.

Chapters

Timestamp markers for audio items. Fans can jump to specific sections within a track.

Title: 1-200 characters
Start seconds: Where the chapter begins (e.g., 0, 30.5, 125)
Sort order: Controls display order

Chapters display sorted by sort order first, then by start time.

Dynamic Clips

Audio items support dynamic clips, reusable audio segments placed before, during, or after the main audio:

Pre-roll: Plays before the main content
Mid-roll: Plays at a specific timestamp
Post-roll: Plays after the main content

Upload clips once and add them across multiple items. See Dynamic Clips for the full guide.

Cover Images

Cover images appear on item cards, in the audio player, in social media previews, and in search results.

File Uploads

Upload files from the item’s content tab. Files are stored as-is: what you upload is what fans download.

For audio, files also stream in-browser via the built-in player.

Malware Scanning

All uploaded files are scanned for malware (ClamAV, YARA rules, hash-based lookup) before they become available for download. Failed files are quarantined and you are notified.

License Keys

For software products, enable license keys in item settings:

Activation limit: How many machines can activate a single key
Keys are generated automatically when fans purchase
Fans see their keys in their library
You can revoke keys from the dashboard

See License Key API for integration details.

Deleting an Item

Deleting an item removes it permanently. Fans who purchased it lose access. Active download codes and license keys for the item are invalidated.