Instantly proofread and optimize your writing system-wide with AI:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d3ce4694-b593-45ff-ae9a-892ce94b1dc8
Summarize content (webpages, YouTube videos, documents…) in a click:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/76d13eb9-168e-4459-ada4-62e0586ae58c
Hi! I’m Jesai, and I develop and maintain Writing Tools (Windows & Linux) with help from our amazing contributors.
Writing Tools will always remain completely free and open-source.
If you find value in it, it would mean the world to me if you could support my continued development of it ❤️
Writing Tools is an Apple Intelligence-inspired application for Windows, Linux, and macOS that supercharges your writing with an AI LLM (cloud-based or local).
With one hotkey press system-wide, it lets you fix grammar, optimize text according to your instructions, summarize content (webpages, YouTube videos, etc.), and more.
It’s currently the world’s most intelligent system-wide grammar assistant and works in almost any language! It’s been featured in 25+ publications (Beebom, XDA, How-To Geek, Neowin, Windows Central…).
ctrl+space
.ctrl+z
to revert.ctrl+a
, or select the transcript of a YouTube video (from its description).ctrl+space
without selecting text to start a conversation with your LLM (for privacy, chat history is deleted when you close the window).Aside from being the only Windows/Linux program like Apple’s Writing Tools, and the only way to use them on an Intel Mac:
Describe your change...
).Describe your change...
.”Writing.Tools.zip
file.Writing Tools.exe
, and enjoy! :DNote: Writing Tools is a portable app. If you extract it into a protected folder (e.g., Program Files), run it as administrator at least on first launch so it can create/edit its config file (in the same folder as its exe).
PS: Go to Writing Tools’ Settings (from its tray icon at the bottom right of the taskbar) to enable starting Writing Tools on boot.
Writing Tools works well on x11. On Wayland, there are a few caveats:
The macOS version is a native Swift port, developed by Aryamirsepasi. View the README inside the macOS folder to learn more.
To install it:
.dmg
file..dmg
file, also open a Finder Window, and drag the writing-tools.app
into the Applications folder. That’s it!https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dd4780d4-7cdb-4bdb-9a64-e93520ab61be
ctrl+space
keyboard shortcut is mapped to “Clear Formatting”, making you lose paragraph indentation. Here’s how to improve this:P.S.: Word’s rich-text formatting (bold, italics, underline, colours…) will be lost on using Writing Tools. A Markdown editor such as Obsidian has no such issue.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/42a3d8c7-18ac-4282-9478-16aab935f35e
Describe your change...
.The following options respond in a pop-up window (with markdown rendering, selectable text, and a zoom level that saves & applies on app restarts):
I believe strongly in protecting your privacy. Writing Tools:
Note: If you choose to use a cloud based LLM, refer to the AI provider’s privacy policy and terms of service.
ollama run llama3.1:8b
in your terminal to download and launch Llama 3.1.OpenAI-Compatible
provider with:
ollama
(PS: For most local LLM providers, any random string here will suffice.)http://localhost:11434/v1
llama3.1:8b
(Being investigated) On some devices, Writing Tools does not work correctly with the default hotkey.
To fix it, simply change the hotkey to ctrl+` or ctrl+j and restart Writing Tools. PS: If a hotkey is already in use by a program or background process, Writing Tools may not be able to intercept it. The above hotkeys are usually unused.
The initial launch of the Writing Tools.exe
might take unusually long — this seems to be because AV software extensively scans this new executable before letting it run. Once it launches into the background in RAM, it works instantly as usual.
If you prefer to run the program directly from the main.py
file, follow these OS-specific instructions.
1. Download the Code
<> Code ▼
button toward the very top of this page, and click Download ZIP
.2. Install Dependencies
After extracting the folder, open your Terminal (or Command Prompt) in the relevant directory.
cd path\to\Windows_and_Linux
pip install -r requirements.txt
cd /path/to/Windows_and_Linux
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Of course, you’ll need to have Python installed!
3. Run the Program
pythonw main.py
python3 main.py
Here’s how to compile it with PyInstaller and a virtual environment:
pip install virtualenv
virtualenv myvenv
myvenv\Scripts\activate
source myvenv/bin/activate
2. Once activated, install the required packages:
```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
python pyinstaller-build-script.py
git clone https://github.com/theJayTea/WritingTools.git
Writing Tools would not be where it is today without its amazing contributors:
1. Cameron Redmore (CameronRedmore):
Extensively refactored Writing Tools and added OpenAI Compatible API support, streamed responses, and the chat mode when no text is selected.
2. momokrono:
Added Linux support and switched to the pynput API to improve Windows stability. Fixed misc. bugs, such as handling quitting onboarding without completing it. @momokrono has been super kind and helpful, and I’m very grateful to have them as a contributor - Jesai.
3. Disneyhockey40 (Soszust40):
Helped add dark mode, the plain theme, tray menu fixes, and UI improvements.
Helped improve the reliability of text selection.
5. raghavdhingra24:
Made the rounded corners anti-aliased & prettier.
6. ErrorCatDev:
Significantly improved the About window, making it scrollable and cleaning things up. Also improved our .gitignore & requirements.txt.
7. Vadim Karpenko:
Helped add the start-on-boot setting!
1. Joaov41:
Developed the amazing picture processing functionality for WritingTools, allowing the app to now work with images in addition to text!
I welcome contributions! :D
If you’d like to improve Writing Tools, please feel free to open a Pull Request or get in touch with me.
If there are major changes on your mind, it may be a good idea to get in touch before working on it.
Email: jesaitarun@gmail.com
Made with ❤️ by a high school student. Check out my other app, Bliss AI, a free AI tutor!
Distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.