# Introduction

The Medable platform is designed to serve a diverse group of professionals working in healthcare, from researchers to software engineers. If you aren't certain which product is right for you, please take some time to explore our product offerings below.

## Cortex

Cortex provides tools you need to build and scale secure, compliant health apps. Cortex is designed to be used by software developers in healthcare to build engaging patient experiences without the need to write a single line of back-end code. Cortex is a full-stack solution for developing your mobile and web applications, including secure data storage, user management, notifications, custom logic, and advanced analytics. Cortex offers myriad features that you can leverage to simplify development.

We are excited to see what kind of apps you will build on our Cortex platform.

## What's Next?

For an overview of what Cortex can do, review Cortex's features.

{% content-ref url="cortex-features" %}
[cortex-features](https://docs.medable.com/cortex-features)
{% endcontent-ref %}

Start with Organizations in the Cortex Guide if you want to start working with Cortex immediately.

{% content-ref url="getting-started/cortex-user-guide/organizations" %}
[organizations](https://docs.medable.com/getting-started/cortex-user-guide/organizations)
{% endcontent-ref %}

To learn more about Cortex's architecture, start with an overview of Cortex API.

{% content-ref url="cortex-api/cortex-api" %}
[cortex-api](https://docs.medable.com/cortex-api/cortex-api)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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