Voice learning is Dear’s way of building a picture of how you write. As you type, Dear counts the words you produce yourself and uses that growing sample to derive patterns — your rhythm, vocabulary, and recurring phrases — that it can feed back into AI suggestions.Documentation Index
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What counts as a human-written word
Dear distinguishes between text you type and text you accept from AI suggestions.- Counted: Characters you type directly into the Write canvas or index cards in Outline.
- Not counted: AI completions you accept with Tab, AI-generated headers on index cards, or text pasted in from other sources.
Your human-written word total is stored per device. If you sign in on another browser or device, Dear syncs the higher of the two totals so you never lose progress — but the daily breakdown stays local.
The progress meter
The Voice learning progress bar in AI preferences shows a percentage from 0 to 100. It follows a smooth saturation curve: early words count for more progress, and gains slow as the sample grows. The formula is:100 × (1 − e^(−words / 2200))
This means:
- Around 2,200 words you reach roughly 63% progress.
- Around 4,800 words you reach roughly 88%.
- Reaching 100% requires a very large sample — the curve asymptotes rather than reaching a hard ceiling.
Progress milestones
| Progress | Label |
|---|---|
| 0% | Write more to build your profile |
| 1–24% | Learning your voice |
| 25–59% | Finding patterns |
| 60–89% | Reliable blend |
| 90–100% | Strong signal |
Key patterns
Once your rolling on-device sample reaches a minimum word threshold, Dear derives key patterns — brief labels that describe recurring features of your writing. These appear as badges in the voice learning panel.- Patterns are computed entirely on your device from the text in your Write drafts and index cards.
- They update as your corpus grows.
- Nothing in this analysis is sent to a server.
Enabling and disabling voice tracking
Voice tracking is on by default. To turn it off, open AI preferences (user menu → AI preferences) and toggle Track my writing voice off. When tracking is off:- New typing is not added to your on-device sample.
- Your existing human-written word total and progress percentage are preserved.
- Key patterns stop updating.
- AI suggestions no longer receive the voice maturity hint.
The language bank
Alongside voice learning, Dear maintains a language bank: a running index of the distinct words, recurring 2–3 word phrases, and transition expressions that appear in your writing. The language bank has three tabs:| Tab | What it tracks |
|---|---|
| Words | Distinctive vocabulary (stopwords and very short words are filtered out) |
| Phrases | 2–3 word combinations that appear at least twice |
| Transitions | Discourse connectors (“In other words”, “That said”, “By contrast”, etc.) |
Using the language bank in suggestions
The Use my language bank toggle (on by default) tells Dear to prefer your saved vocabulary and phrasing when generating suggestions. You can view the bank at any time from AI preferences → View word bank, View phrase bank, or View transitions bank. To disable language bank influence without turning off voice learning entirely, toggle Use my language bank off independently.Privacy
All voice learning happens on your device:- Your writing corpus never leaves the browser.
- Key patterns are derived locally and are not uploaded.
- The voice maturity percentage is computed locally and sent only as a numeric hint alongside AI generation requests — the text itself is not sent.
Related
- Inline completions — how voice learning feeds into Tab suggestions
- Voice blending — combine your voice with named style references
- Language bank — browse your full word, phrase, and transition history