Word processors barely changed in thirty years. Writing did. Draften is a calm place to write, structure, listen and revise, with AI that waits to be asked.
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For thirty years the page on screen looked roughly the same: a toolbar, a blinking cursor, a long quiet field waiting to be filled.
Draften begins from a simpler premise. The document is the room. Everything else arrives only when invited.
Toolbars changed and the cloud arrived. The writing surface stayed exactly where it was.
1995
A toolbar, a ruler, a page.
2005
More icons. Same page.
2015
Cloud sync. Same page.
2026
The page, rethought.
Clarity, structure, and voice now belong on the page.
AI can identify unclear ideas, hidden assumptions, and tangled sentences.
AI can understand arguments, transitions, and the flow of a document.
AI can preserve and reinforce your particular way of writing.
AI can act as a careful editor — patient, specific, and honest.
AI can explain every change it made, and why.
Writers can hear a paragraph the way a reader will.
AI can help you think — before you commit a word.
All of it happens inside one document, and only when you ask.
The document is the surface. AI is a quiet collaborator that arrives only when called.
"Your draft. Your voice. Your pace."
The Drafting Room
For thirty years the page on screen looked roughly the same. A toolbar at the top. A blinking cursor. A long quiet field waiting to be filled.
The instruments of writing kept their costume, even as the work of writing changed underneath them. Drafts moved between tabs and chats. Ideas were shaped by conversations with machines that could not see the document.
Draften begins from a simpler premise. The document is the room. Everything else — assistance, structure, voice — should arrive only when invited.
Draften is built around a simple principle: the writer stays in control. No automatic rewrites. No interruptions. No background suggestions. No noise.
Hold option, click the paragraph, ask for clearer phrasing.
Every action one keystroke away. Nothing hides on a toolbar.
Hear how a sentence actually lands before you ship it.
A side-by-side diff for every AI edit. Accept, revert, consolidate.
and many more options
Available everywhere. Visible nowhere.
Most editors see paragraphs. Draften sees a document. Because great writing is not a collection of sentences — it is a structure of ideas.
Voice Memory only applies when you ask AI to help. It never silently rewrites your work. The goal is not to replace your voice. The goal is to protect it.
The best writers do not only read their work.
They listen to it. Cadence reveals what the eye forgives — the missing comma of breath, the repeated word, the sentence that runs a beat too long.
Sometimes the fastest way to improve a draft is simply to hear it.
Most writers edit visually. The best writers also edit by ear. Listening reveals what the eye forgives.
Writing is visual. Great writing is audible.
Draften uses the voice selected in macOS. Download a higher-quality voice once, then select it as your system voice.
Every AI modification is visible. Every change can be reviewed. Every edit can be reverted. Changes apply to your draft for speed — and the original always stays available.
Every account gets the full writing workspace and secure cloud sync. Pro removes the daily cap on AI assists.
Everything you need to begin.
For uninterrupted AI-assisted writing.
Your documents are synced and backed up automatically in our secure DB. AI only sees the text you explicitly send, and is powered by OpenAI.
Documents are automatically stored in our secure DB.
Nothing is read unless you send it.
Writing assistance is available when you invite it.
Your synced documents are there when you sign in.
AI only processes text you send.
Your drafts leave anytime, intact.
Every tool stays out of sight until you need it. Press ⌘K and all of them are one search away.
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tools, and none of them on screen while you write.
Writing Canvas
A long, quiet page with nothing around it
Focus Mode
Dim everything but the paragraph you're on
Document Modes
Essay, article, notes and long-form
Command Palette
Reach any tool without leaving the keyboard
Keyboard-First
Every action has a shortcut
Cloud Sync & Backup
Every draft saved automatically
Secure DB Storage
Encrypted storage for your documents
Export
Take your writing anywhere
Privacy by Default
AI only sees the text you send
OpenAI and Anthropic
The models behind every AI assist
Rewrite
Tighten a selection, keeping your voice
Correct
Fix grammar and spelling on request
Synonyms
Find the better word, unlimited
Voice Memory
AI help that sounds like you
Structure Panel
See the outline behind the words
Review Panel
Accept or revert every change
Version Compare
Put any two drafts side by side
Listen
Hear your draft the way a reader will
Paragraph Playback
Replay one passage until it sounds right
Full Document Playback
Read the whole piece aloud, start to end
Draften was built around one belief: the writer stays in control.
AI helps with clarity, critique, structure, listening, and review — never silently, never in your place.
Not another AI chatbot. Not another productivity dashboard. A modern writing environment for a world where intelligence is available on demand.
No. It's a word processor. AI is a quiet assistant you invoke — never a chat window.
Your documents are synced and backed up automatically in our secure DB. You can export at any time.
The full editor, automatic cloud sync and backup, 10 AI assists per rolling 24 hours, plus unlimited synonym lookups, live selection checks, and word definitions.
Pro includes everything in Free and removes the daily cap, giving you unlimited AI assists. Billing and checkout are coming soon.
No. AI only acts when you ask it to.
Draften is a web-first writing environment, designed for modern browsers.
Word processors were built for typing. Draften was built for thinking, listening, and refining.
