How it works: typed-only notes, paste off, a receipt on every note

Everything that happens when you use it. The reasoning behind it is on Philosophy, and the one paid feature is on Ads.

The typing receipt: what it records, and what it does not

Every note carries a receipt of how it was typed. It records how long the typing took, how many key presses went into it, how many of those were corrections, the moment you started and the moment you finished, and whether the rhythm of the typing sat within human range.

It is kept because it is the one honest signal that a person sat there and typed. It is not a score: nothing is ranked by it, nobody is compared on it, and a long slow note is worth exactly as much as a fast one.

What it does not hold is the writing itself. The receipt is a count of events, not a recording of keystrokes - the words are not replayable and no draft history is kept anywhere.

Paste is off, and so is everything that types for you

The editor refuses pasted text. Autocorrect, dictation, predictive text and spellcheck suggestions are all switched off too, because each of them is a way for characters to appear on the page that your hands did not produce.

Nothing here completes a sentence or offers a better word. There is no AI writing assistant in the editor, none behind it, and none planned - the whole point of the app is that a reader can trust a note was written rather than generated.

The practical effect is small and deliberate: you type, the page holds what you typed, and if you want to bring text in from somewhere else you type it out again.

Guest mode: what you get before you sign in

Press start and you are writing immediately. As a guest you can read public notes, search them, follow writers, save notes, open the editor and keep drafts - all of it held in this browser tab and none of it written to our database.

Two things ask for an account: publishing a note under a name, and reporting someone else's. Everything else is open, and there is no email, no password and no card in the way.

Sign in later and what you typed as a guest comes with you. Close the tab first and it is gone, which is the trade for nothing being stored.

Every rule, in order

Getting in

ReadingNo account is needed to read, to search or to open the editor and type. An account is needed to keep a note or to publish one.

AccountSign in with Google or Apple. Nothing is posted to either. You must be 18 or over.

UsernameChosen once, three to twenty characters. It is never changed, and it is never given to another person, even after you delete your account.

Human checkYou type one short line by hand. Only you ever see it.

Writing

The editorOne editor, and every character is typed into it. Paste, autocorrect, dictation and predictive text are off, so nothing can be produced elsewhere and dropped in.

ActionsAfter three seconds of typing, two actions open: Private and Publish.

EditingA note cannot be edited once it exists. Delete it and type it again.

FormatNotes are plain text. Website addresses stay as plain text and are not clickable.

ReceiptEach note carries a record of how it was typed: time taken, keystrokes, corrections, and the fact that nothing was pasted.

Private or public

PrivateRead by you alone, with no limits on what you write.

PublicAppears in Search, and in the Feed of the people who follow you.

SwitchingA private note becomes public after a content check. A public note returns to private at any time, at once.

Reading

FeedShows the people you follow, newest first. Follow nobody and it stays empty. There is no global timeline and nothing is recommended to you.

SearchFinds public notes and the people who wrote them. You type what you are looking for; nothing is suggested.

Not shownNo likes, no comments, no view counts, no follower counts, no trending, no algorithm.

Keeping it clean

BeforeProhibited content is blocked or flagged before a note becomes public.

ReportingAny member reports a public note and states a reason. Enough reports removes it from every surface at once and returns it to private.

AfterA note that was reported once is flagged. A later attempt to make it public gets a human review first. A note that was never reported goes live at once.

Where it runs, and what it costs

PlatformA web app that works online only. Publishing happens live, in the moment. Add it to your home screen for an app view.

CostFree for every member, with nothing locked. It is funded by the $5 ads and by an optional $5 contribution. Your experience is the same either way.

Questions

What is a typing receipt?

A plain record attached to each note: how long the typing took, how many key presses and corrections it took, when it started and finished, and whether the rhythm sat within human range. It is evidence the note was typed, not a score.

Why can I not paste into the editor?

Because pasted text can come from anywhere, including a generator. Paste, autocorrect, dictation and predictive text are all off so that every character on the page was typed by hand.

Could someone fake the receipt?

In principle, yes. A receipt is data, and a determined person could script a note to be typed out one character at a time and forge the record. So we claim only what we can stand behind: every note here was typed out in this editor, key by key, with nothing pasted. The check refuses paste and anything faster than hands can move, and faking the rest is more effort than simply writing the note. The point is not a wall nobody can climb. It is that there is nothing on the other side worth the climb.

Can I use it without an account?

Yes. Reading, searching, following, saving, typing and keeping drafts all work as a guest in this tab. An account is needed only to publish a note under a name or to report one.

Can I edit a note after posting it?

No. A note cannot be edited once it exists, because its receipt describes one act of typing. Delete it and type it again.

Are there likes, followers counts or view counts?

None of them. No likes, no comments, no view counts, no follower counts, no trending and no algorithm deciding who sees what. Your Feed is only the people you chose to follow, newest first.

Want the short version? Write online without an account explains what a guest gets before signing in, and a distraction-free place to write covers what is deliberately not on the page.