Write locally.
Share with people
you trust.
A local-first writing app for macOS. Your words stay on your device. Share with your circle, or publish to the web.
Private by default
Everything is stored locally on your Mac. No cloud, no server, no tracking. Your writing is yours.
Share with your circle
Invite people you trust. They see your shared writing, highlight passages, and leave comments.
Publish to the web
When you're ready, publish to your own page on writeholt.com. Connect a custom domain anytime.
A focused writing experience
Full-screen editor with slash commands, embeds, image galleries, and everything you need to write beautifully.
Rich text with slash commands
Image upload, gallery & GIF
YouTube, Spotify, Twitter embeds
Auto-save to local SQLite
Bookmarks with metadata extraction
Hierarchical tags