Draft v0.2.0-alpha.20

• Download Draft directly from the website.
• Open a signed, Apple-notarized Mac app with the standard installation steps.
• Keep your personal features and writing through official updates.

Draft v0.2.0-alpha.18

• See new Draft updates automatically.
• Keep your personal features when you update, with simple choices when changes overlap.
• Restart to install, or undo your last update. Your writing stays on your Mac.

Draft 0.2.0-alpha.17

Draft 0.2.0-alpha.17 makes everyday writing smoother.

• Alternatives show Claude or Codex with the matching logo and retain their source as you edit.
• Mac spelling dictionaries check your draft, alternatives, and overflow while you type. Right-click a red underline for corrections, alongside the existing formatting options.
• Opening a side panel keeps the current passage or cursor centered in the writing area.
• Sentence dots fit beneath the sentence, including longer lists of alternatives.

Validation: 76 automated checks, the macOS build, native-window spelling and correction checks, a 36-option layout comparison, and full desktop/mobile demo playback. Original transcript and initial-spec checksums remain unchanged.

The Apple Silicon DMG, matching editable source, and SHA-256 checksums are below. This alpha is ad-hoc signed and is not yet Apple notarized.

Draft 0.2.0-alpha.16

Draft 0.2.0-alpha.16 makes revision suggestions easier to work through.

• See the proposed wording in the suggestions popover and apply successive fixes without reopening it.
• Scroll comfortably past the end of your writing. That extra room adds no blank lines to exports.
• Feature requests now use “Add feature” in the app and website demo.

Validation: 71 automated checks, macOS build, sequential suggestion fixes in the browser, and complete desktop/mobile demo playback. Original transcript and initial-spec checksums remain unchanged.

The Apple Silicon DMG, matching editable source, and SHA-256 checksums are below. This alpha is ad-hoc signed and is not yet Apple notarized.

Draft 0.2.0-alpha.9

The sidebar close button now sits immediately to the right of the Draft logo. With the sidebar closed, the open button remains at the far left.

Checked both sidebar states in the browser, the writing and desktop tests, and the desktop and website builds.

Early macOS Apple Silicon alpha. The download is ad-hoc signed and is not notarized. Install the desktop download to update the native app. Matching editable source and checksums are included.

Draft 0.2.0-alpha.8

Wording dots stay centered beneath the squiggle as you compare alternatives. Each wording, including the original, has its own dot, and the current option is marked.

Use the left and right arrow keys in the draft or alternatives panel to compare. Arrow keys continue to move the cursor when you edit wording.

Checked with the writing and desktop test suite, the desktop build, and live browser comparisons including wrapped passages and adding/removing options.

Early macOS Apple Silicon alpha. The download is ad-hoc signed and is not notarized. Install the desktop download to update the native app. The matching editable source and checksums are included.

Draft 0.2.0-alpha.7 — A quieter header

Two small improvements to the writing interface:

• The sidebar toggle sits at the far left. The Draft wordmark appears only when the sidebar is expanded.
• Wording dots sit beneath the squiggle and take up no space between letters.

Verified with 53 core checks and a macOS desktop build. Matching editable source is included.

Early Apple Silicon macOS alpha, ad-hoc signed and not notarized. Install the desktop build for the updated app and local runtime. Writing files remain separate from the application.

Draft 0.2.0-alpha.6 — The original writing experience

Draft’s core writing experience now follows Jason Fried’s original demonstration and his follow-up notes more closely.

• Hover and arrow through wordings in context, with a lower tone when returning to the original.
• Compare words, sentences, and paragraphs. Type ?? in the alternatives panel for AI ideas.
• Write in Markdown throughout the draft, alternatives, and independent overflow panel.
• Right-click to format text, add a link, Ghost it, Revive it, or request alternatives.
• Preview omissions in the Lab, keep individual passages, walk through suggestions, and make cuts with undo.
• Review spelling, punctuation, clarity, tone, and filler through the connected local agent.

Verified with 53 automated checks, a macOS desktop build, and live Claude and Codex writing requests. The original transcript and initial specification remain unchanged; the October 26 correction records the updated behavior.

This is an early Apple Silicon macOS alpha, ad-hoc signed and not notarized. Install this desktop build to receive the updated local runtime. The download includes matching editable source; writing files remain separate from the application.

Draft 0.2.0-alpha.5 — Highlighted wordmark

Draft now has a highlighted wordmark: the word “Draft” on a soft gray highlight, with a squiggle underneath. The Mac app, landing page, and walkthrough use the same logo.

Validation: 44 tests passed; renderer, website, and macOS builds passed. Visually checked in the installed Mac app; writing and alternatives preserved.

Apple Silicon · macOS 13 or later. Early alpha, ad-hoc signed and not notarized.

Draft 0.2.0-alpha.4 — A quieter caret

The editor now uses a thin insertion caret matched to the height of the text, including headings and blank lines. The landing page walkthrough uses the same thinner caret.

Includes the latest responsive walkthrough and live window resizing fixes.

Validation: 44 tests passed; renderer, website, and macOS builds passed. Installed on macOS and checked visually, with existing documents and alternatives preserved.

Apple Silicon · macOS 13 or later. Early alpha, ad-hoc signed and not notarized.