Getting Started with Similia

Getting started with Similia is quick and easy. Similia is web-based: it runs in a web browser on a desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone, so you do not need to install anything to use it. If you want an app icon, you can also install Similia from the browser; the installed app is also where offline mode (Pro) runs.

Steps to begin

1. Create an account from the Similia website with your email address and a password, or with Sign Up with Google.
2. If you signed up with email and password, confirm your email address: open the verification email Similia sends and click the link. If it is not in your inbox, check your spam or junk folder, or use Resend Verification Email.
3. Log in from any device with the same email address. Your data is stored securely in the cloud, so logging in on a new device brings up your cases and account settings.
4. Optionally, install Similia from a supported browser on a phone, tablet or computer (Firefox on a computer can't install it, and Safari on a Mac needs macOS Sonoma or later). No app store is needed: in a browser tab, open Settings › Offline to see the install steps for the browser you are using, such as Add to Home Screen on iPhone or Install in Chrome. Every feature except offline mode, which needs the installed app, works the same in the browser.
5. Similia needs an internet connection in a browser tab, on the Free plan and during a free trial. With a Pro plan, outside any free trial, you can turn on offline mode (Beta) in the app installed in step 4: open Settings › Offline, select Turn on, and keep the app open and connected until the card shows Ready to work offline. (or "Ready to work offline, except some premium repertories and books.", which names what can't be kept on the device). Offline mode is turned on separately on each device. Once it is ready, your cases and notes, keyword search and browsing in the downloaded repertories, and reading and keyword search in the downloaded materia medica books keep working without a connection, and your changes sync when the connection returns. AI features (including Live Audio and dictation), semantic search, search filters and search operators, adding images or audio to case notes, deleting cases, folders or analyses, and settings, billing and the account always need a connection, and the app must go online at least every 30 days to confirm the plan. See "Using Similia Offline (Beta)".

The setup wizard

On your first sign-in — and once for every existing account — a five-step setup wizard opens, right after the privacy notice. It sets the appearance (Light, Soft or Dark), the analysis grid layout (Standard or Compact, with live previews), how remedies are ordered inside rubrics and where the author tag sits, and which Materia Medica authors lead the source list (tap up to five in order of preference). Each choice applies as soon as it is made, and any step can be left as it is by pressing Next. Skip for now asks once, then closes it for good.

You can run the wizard again at any time: open Settings, then Tours & tutorials, and choose Run setup wizard. It is available on Free and Pro.

Work mode (AI-assisted or Manual)

In Settings, under Repertory & analysis, Work mode sets how you find rubrics. AI-assisted is the default. Manual hides the AI features that find rubrics and remedies for you, for anyone who prefers to translate symptoms into repertory language themselves. Your plan, AI credits, cases and notes stay as they are, and you can switch back at any time.

Interface overview

After logging in, the main navigation includes:

• Home
• Repertory
• Materia Medica
• Cases
• Guides
• Tools
• Shop

In a narrower window, Tools and Shop (and Guides) move under More. On a phone, open the menu to reach the same destinations.

The Tools menu gathers the study tools: My notes, Scholten Tables (Jan Scholten's Periodic Table and Plants Table), the Remedy comparison chart and Provings Lab, with All tools at the bottom. My notes, Scholten Tables and the Remedy comparison chart are marked Pro. The Tools shortcut on the home dashboard opens the same collection.

Your avatar in the top-right corner opens the account menu, including Change language, Settings, Feedback, Help Desk and Sign out; on a phone, the same items are in the menu, where signing out is Logout. If the connection drops while you are in the app, an icon appears in the top bar: select it for details.

Tutorials and training videos

Similia guides and tutorials are available here:

• Similia Guides (step-by-step instructions with screenshots): Guides in the main navigation, or https://www.similia.io/tutorials
• Video tutorials: https://www.similia.io/tutorials/videos
• Similia YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SimiliaHomeopathySoftware333

These links are useful when you want an introduction to the app or training videos for common workflows.

The written guides are available in all 18 interface languages. The tutorial videos are recorded in English. The Similia interface itself can be switched to many other languages from the avatar menu in the top-right corner, and translated Materia Medica content is available in 17 languages.

Live sessions with the team

Beyond the recorded tutorials, Similia runs a free Community Call on Zoom every two weeks, on a Wednesday, alternating a lunch edition at 13:00 UK time and an evening edition at 19:00 UK time. It covers the latest updates, a tips-and-tricks deep dive, and open Q&A, and there is no registration.

The permanent joining link is https://similia.io/call, and the schedule with calendar subscription is at https://similia.io/community. The schedule shows the exact dates and any session replaced by a special event. Every call is recorded and shared afterwards. See "Similia Community Calls" for details.

Changing the app language

The Similia interface is available in 18 languages. On your first visit Similia picks one from your browser's language setting; you can change it at any time, and your choice is remembered.

To change it on a computer:

1. Click your avatar in the top-right corner of the app.
2. Select Change language (it shows the current language code, for example EN).
3. Pick the language from the list.

On a phone or in a narrow window, open the menu and tap the language entry, for example EN - Change language, then pick the language.

Similia opens the same page again in the language you picked. You stay signed in, and your saved work is not affected.

Your choice is saved on your account, not only in the browser: the next time you open Similia, and when you sign in on another device, it comes back in the language you chose rather than guessing again.

Similia's automated emails, such as the welcome and upgrade emails, also follow the language saved on your account from your next visit or sign-in, with English as the fallback; for a few languages the subject line may stay in English. Stripe receipts and invoices for a paid plan follow the same saved language from your next checkout, your next visit to the billing portal (Manage Subscription) or your next renewal. Stripe does not offer Hebrew, Bengali or Hindi, so receipts for those languages arrive in English. If emails or receipts arrive in the wrong language, pick your language again from the menu.

The list, as it appears in the menu:

Hebrew is written right to left, and the app lays itself out accordingly when you select it.

The public Similia website has its own language selector, separate from the one inside the app: the globe icon with the current language code in the top bar, or the globe with the language name inside the site menu on a phone.

The app language is not the same as your repertory language

Switching the interface to German changes menus, buttons and messages — it does not translate the Complete Repertory. Translated repertories are separate one-time add-ons for accounts with the matching access, and translated Materia Medica content is available in 17 languages. Both are covered in "Which Homeopathic Resources are Included in Similia?".

So if you want to work in German rather than just navigate in German, switching the interface is only half of it.

Account access

Use the email address connected to your Similia subscription, Lifetime Pro licence or trial. If you cannot sign in:

1. Check that you are on www.similia.io, or in the Similia app you installed from the browser, and not in the separate Similia Home Prescriber app from the App Store or Google Play.
2. Sign in the same way you signed up. If you created the account with Google, use Sign In with Google; your password is managed in your Google account. Google sign-in works only in a regular browser, so if you opened Similia from a link inside another app, open similia.io in Safari or Chrome.
3. Otherwise, select Forgot password? on the sign-in screen, enter your email and open the reset link Similia sends. The link can be used once and expires after about an hour.

If Similia asks you to confirm your email first, open the verification link sent to that address, checking your spam or junk folder too.

If the reset email does not arrive, or if your subscription is not visible after login, contact support with the subscription email address.

"Cookies and site data are blocked"

If opening the app shows Cookies and site data are blocked instead of the app, your browser is set to block cookies and site data for similia.io (or for all sites), so Similia can't keep you signed in. Allow cookies and site data for similia.io in your browser's site settings, then select Reload page. This comes only from the browser's own setting: the choice you make in Similia's cookie banner does not cause it and does not affect sign-in.

Email address and date format

You can change the email address on your account from Settings, under Sign-in & email. Similia sends a verification link to the new address, and the change takes effect once you click it. The change applies to login and to billing-related notifications. If you signed in with Google, change your email in your Google account settings instead.

The same Settings section holds the Date format choice: leave it on Automatic to follow the region of your browser, or pin DD/MM/YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD for every signed-in device.

Using Similia on another device

You can use Similia on another device by signing in with the same account email address. Your cases and account settings stay in sync across devices through the cloud; a few display choices, such as the appearance (Light, Soft or Dark) and zoom, are kept per device. If you install Similia from the browser, the installed app may ask you to sign in once more, because it has its own sign-in.

Each Similia account is intended for one person. Account credentials should not be shared, and the platform monitors for activity patterns that suggest a single account is being used by multiple people in parallel; persistent sharing can lead to a warning and eventually account suspension.

For clinics or teaching settings that need multiple practitioners on Similia, contact support to discuss the recommended multi-account setup.

Similia and the app stores

Similia for practitioners and students is not in the App Store or Google Play. To use it on a phone or tablet:

1. Open www.similia.io in the browser, for example Safari or Chrome.
2. Sign in with the same email and password, or the same Google account, that you use on your computer.
3. Optionally, install it from the browser for an app icon, as described in "Steps to begin".

The app called Similia Home Prescriber in the App Store and Google Play is a separate app for minor acute complaints at home, for people who are not practitioners. It is not where your Similia account and subscription open: if you installed it by mistake and your Similia sign-in does not work there, open www.similia.io instead. If the home-use app is what you are looking for, search for "Similia Home Prescriber" in the App Store or Google Play, or visit homeprescriber.similia.io. Severe, lasting or unclear symptoms need medical care first.

Deleting your account

You can delete your account from Settings under Danger zone › Delete account: select Delete Account, then confirm with Yes, Delete Everything. This permanently deletes the account and its data.

Paid subscriptions need billing cancellation handled separately from account deletion. If a subscription or free trial is still active, the section asks you to cancel it first and shows a Manage Subscription button. A subscription or trial cancelled in the billing portal stays active until the end of the paid period or trial, and the account can be deleted once it has ended.

With Lifetime Pro, deletion is possible after ticking I understand the Lifetime Pro licence ends permanently. Deleting the account ends the Lifetime Pro licence and its add-ons for good: they can't be restored, moved to another account or refunded after the 14-day window, and a running payment plan is stopped.

Help and feedback

• Use Feedback in the avatar menu to share suggestions and report issues.
• Help Desk (the speech-bubble icon with a question mark in the top bar, or in the avatar menu) opens the support chat.
• If you run into trouble during sign-up, login, or account access, contact support. If you cannot sign in at all, email info@similia.io from the address you use for Similia; email replies usually arrive within 1–2 business days.
• Similia's founder, Marco Ruggeri, presents many of the video tutorials and Community Calls, where you can ask questions live. To reach the Similia team, write in the support chat or email info@similia.io.

Updated on: 11/10/2026