Welcome to Write! Docs.

Learn how to use Write! by reading through this manual.

Write! is a simple, end-to-end encrypted tool for authors who care about their IP and how their data is used. Your chapter content is unavailable to me and my servers, so we cannot read it or use it for things you did not ask for (ahem, training LLMs).

Write! also gives you powerful history tools inspired by Git. You do not need to learn Git to use Write!, but understanding the basic idea will unlock a lot of creative workflows.

The short version: Write! keeps a stable saved version of your project, and your active drafts live beside it until you intentionally save them.

Writing modes

There are 3 primary modes in Write!: Write, Compare, and Read.

The core mental model is simple:

• Your project always has a stable saved version.
• Your edits are saved as draft work in progress.
• You choose when a draft becomes the new saved version.

This is different from tools like Google Docs or Microsoft Word, where your latest typing immediately becomes the main version.

Write

In Write mode, your changes are always saved as draft work. Everything here is WIP by design.

You can create as many draft branches as you want. Each one starts as a copy of the saved version at the moment you create it. When a draft is ready, you can save (commit) it to become the new saved version.

Compare

Before saving, you can use Compare mode to see exactly what changed between your draft and the saved version.

Read

Read mode shows the saved version of your project in a clean, minimal view without draft clutter.