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Dear keeps you in control of your writing. You plan and capture ideas in Outline, shape them into a structure, then send that plan to Write where you draft on a distraction-free canvas. AI shows up as inline suggestions you accept or ignore — it does not generate content on your behalf or own the output.

Quick start

Create your first document and write your first piece from index cards to finished draft.

Outline mode

Capture ideas as index cards and shape them into a plan before you write.

Write mode

Draft on a focused canvas with optional Tab inline completions.

AI features

Learn how Tab completions, voice learning, and guardrails work together.

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How Dear works

Dear has two modes, accessible as tabs in the workspace. Outline is where you start. It has two sub-areas:
  • Explore — A staging area where you capture raw input: type short notes, paste text, or speak aloud and let live transcription convert your words into index cards. Each card gets an AI-generated header so your ideas stay organized as they arrive.
  • Outline — A structure view where you arrange your cards, pick a structure (outline, freeform, narrative, or comparison), and review an AI-generated plan. When the plan looks right, Send plan to Write stitches your cards into a draft scaffold and opens Write.
Write is where you draft. It is a full markdown editor with adjustable document width and an optional focus mode. As you type, Dear can suggest continuations inline — press Tab to accept a suggestion, or keep typing to ignore it. Dear tracks the words you type yourself (not accepted AI suggestions) to measure your writing progress and build a language bank from your saved work. Over time, suggestions can reflect your phrasing rather than a generic model default.

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What Dear is not

Dear is a document workspace, not a chat interface. There is no AI conversation thread, no “write this for me” command, and no rewrite button. If you are looking for a tool that generates text on demand, Dear is not the right fit. Dear is also not a proofreading tool. It does not flag grammar errors or suggest edits to existing prose. It is built for the earlier stages: capturing ideas, finding structure, and drafting.