A tiny macOS menubar app that fixes your grammar, rephrases your sentences, and translates your text — all with a keyboard shortcut.
No switching windows. No copy-pasting into ChatGPT. Just select, press, done.
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I built this because I needed it.
English isn't my first language. Every day I write emails, Slack messages, docs, tweets — and every time I second-guess myself. Is this sentence right? Does this sound weird? Should I rephrase this?
I got tired of opening ChatGPT in a new tab, pasting my text, waiting, copying the result back. Over and over. For every single message.
So I built WriteAI. A small app that sits in your menubar and does one thing well: makes your writing better, instantly, wherever you type.
This is for builders who ship things even when their English isn't perfect. For developers pushing PRs with typos in the description. For founders writing pitch decks at 2am in their second language. For anyone who's ever deleted a tweet because they weren't sure about the grammar.
You're not alone. And your ideas deserve to be heard clearly.
- Fix Grammar — Silently corrects spelling, grammar, and punctuation in place
- Rephrase — Rewrites your text to sound more natural and polished
- Translate — Translate between English, Arabic, French, and Spanish
- Works everywhere — Slack, Gmail, WhatsApp, Notes, VS Code, any app
- Menubar app — Lives quietly in your menubar, always one shortcut away
- Your API key — Uses your own OpenAI key. No subscription, no data stored, fully private
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Fix Grammar | Cmd + Shift + Space |
| To English | Cmd + Shift + E |
| To Arabic | Cmd + Shift + A |
| Open Popup | Cmd + Shift + G |
- Download the latest release for your Mac (Apple Silicon or Intel)
- Unzip and move WriteAI to Applications
- Open the app — right-click the menubar icon → Settings → paste your OpenAI API key
- Use — select text anywhere, press a shortcut, done
macOS security note: macOS may show a warning the first time you open it. This is normal for open-source apps. Control-click the app → Open → Open again. If blocked: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
- Electron — cross-platform desktop app
- OpenAI API — language model (your own key)
- electron-store — local settings persistence
- Vanilla HTML/CSS/JS — no frameworks, no bloat
# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/medoismail/writeai.git
cd writeai
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Run in development
npm run dev
# Build for macOS
npm run build:appThis project is open source and built for the community.
Whether you want to add a new language, improve the UI, fix a bug, or just clean up a typo — you're welcome here. No contribution is too small.
If you've ever felt like your English held you back from contributing to open source, this is your sign. Start here. This project understands.
- Fork the repo
- Create your branch (
git checkout -b feature/your-idea) - Commit your changes
- Open a pull request
Ideas, feedback, and issues are just as valuable as code. Open an issue anytime.
MIT — do whatever you want with it.
Built with care by medoismail