Word Machine
A room you can't wander out of.
Focus apps ask nicely. Word Machine doesn't ask — it takes the whole screen, every display, and the keys that would let you slip away.
Set the terms of your own escape.
Before you start, you decide what it takes to get out. Then the only way through the door is to honor it.
Write like no one's watching.
We don't collect your data. We don't even have a database, if you
wanna be technical about it. Once you buy this, we never need to
hear from you again.
Think of it like buying a sack of grain from a merchant in the
16th century. The merchant's not gonna email you in 2 months
like, "Hey, how was the grain?" And he's definitely not gonna
follow you around, recording every single thing you do with the
grain, and then sell your grain data to Palantir.
Nothing to sign up for. No login, no profile, no email — you buy it and start writing.
One payment, once. It keeps working whether or not you ever hear from us again.
No telemetry, no analytics, no cloud. Your words stay in a folder you choose, as plain files.
Ten dollars. Once. Yours.
No subscription, no upsell, no tiers held hostage. Buy it, write in it, own it. Updates are free for as long as we make them.
Thirty-second install, works the moment it opens, and never phones home.
- Every feature — no locked tiers
- Free updates
- Fully offline, forever
- macOS (Apple silicon & Intel)
The short answers.
Is there a subscription?
No. Ten dollars, one time, and it's yours to keep.
Where do my documents live?
In a folder you choose, as plain files. The app never sends them anywhere — there's no server to send them to.
Can I get a refund?
Yes — email us within 14 days and we'll return your $10, no questions.
Which platforms?
macOS today, on both Apple silicon and Intel. Windows and Linux are on the way.
What if the lockdown traps me?
It can't. A crash always releases you, and every exit contract is something you set yourself before you begin.
Can I export my writing?
Anytime — to .docx, .md, or .pdf. Your work is never held inside a format only we can read.