# Spaces and areas

> A space is a named collection of captures, and an area groups spaces together.

- Page: https://resurf.so/guides/spaces
- Section: Organize
- Works on: Mac, iPhone, iPad
- Last checked against the app: 2026-10-17
- All spaces: `⌘6` on Mac

## Make a space

A space has a name, a color and an icon.

On Mac:

1. Click **+** beside **Spaces** in the sidebar and choose **New space**.
2. Type a name in **Space name**. Pick a color, or click the badge to choose an icon, if you like.
3. Press `Return` to create it.

On iPhone and iPad:

1. Tap the menu circle at the left of the bottom bar to open the Places page.
2. Tap **New space**.
3. Type a name in **Space name**, pick an icon, area and color if you like, and tap **Create**.

## Put captures in a space

A capture can be in more than one space.

On Mac:

1. Drag captures onto a space in the sidebar, or onto a tile on the Spaces page (`⌘6`).
2. A plain drop moves them into that space and replaces their other spaces. Hold `Shift` as you drop to add the space and keep the others.
3. Or select captures and press `S` to pick spaces.

On iPhone and iPad:

1. Open a capture and tap **Space** at the top of its panel. For several, select them and tap **Space** on the bulk bar.
2. Tick the spaces you want in **Add to space**. Type a new name to create one.

Video: [The Resurf sidebar: a Design area is made and folded, a Clocks space is created, two clock photos are dragged onto it and appear inside, and the Delete space dialog says captures stay in the library.](https://resurf.so/guides/clips/clip-spaces.mp4)

## Group spaces into areas

An area groups spaces one level up. It holds no captures itself.

On Mac:

1. Click **+** beside **Spaces** and choose **New area**.
2. Type a name in **Area name** and press `Return`.
3. Drag spaces into it, or right-click a space and choose **Move to area**.

On iPhone and iPad:

1. On the Places page, tap **New area**, type a name and tap **Create**.
2. To put a space in it, long-press the space tile, tap **Area** and pick the area.

## Change or delete a space

On Mac:

1. Right-click a space in the sidebar, or click its **…**, and choose **Edit space…**
2. Color and icon save as you pick them. The name saves when you press `Return`.
3. To remove it, choose **Delete space** and confirm.

On iPhone and iPad:

1. On the Places page, long-press a space tile.
2. Tap **Name and color**, **Icon** or **Area** to change it, or **Delete space** to remove it.

Deleting a space can't be undone. Its captures stay in the library. Deleting an area moves its spaces out to **Spaces**.

## Questions

### Can a capture be in more than one space?

Yes, as many as you like. On Mac, a plain drag onto a space replaces the others; hold Shift as you drop to add it instead.

### Does deleting a space delete its captures?

No. The captures stay in the library.

### Why can't I make a fifth space?

Without a license, the Mac app allows 4 spaces. iPhone and iPad have no such limit.

## More guides

- Previous: [Later and reminders](https://resurf.so/guides/later.md)
- Next: [Tags](https://resurf.so/guides/tags.md)
- [Inbox](https://resurf.so/guides/inbox.md): New captures wait here until you file them, put them off, archive them, or delete them.
- [Later and reminders](https://resurf.so/guides/later.md): Put a capture off until a time you pick. It comes back to the top of the Inbox.
- [Tags](https://resurf.so/guides/tags.md): Tags are labels that cut across spaces, and a capture can have many.
- [Stacks and posts](https://resurf.so/guides/stacks.md): A stack is a small pile of two or more captures, shown as one tile.
- [Starred](https://resurf.so/guides/starred.md): Pin a capture to star it, so it stays one click away under Starred.
- [Authors](https://resurf.so/guides/authors.md): Attach the people behind a capture, which is most useful for quotes.
- [Edit a capture's details](https://resurf.so/guides/capture-details.md): The inspector beside a capture edits its title, note, spaces, tags and authors, and shows its details.
- [Work with a selection](https://resurf.so/guides/bulk-actions.md): Select several captures, then pin, file, tag, stack, copy or delete them together.
- [Trash](https://resurf.so/guides/trash.md): Deleted captures wait in the Trash for 30 days, then they're deleted for good.
- [Every guide](https://resurf.so/llms.txt)