Your manuscript is not sitting on my server.

Outbound requests

The complete stable-app list.

The desktop app checks for updates after launch. Some releases can also load an image in the in-app What’s New dialog. Neither request contains manuscript text or project records.

• Update check

  Shortly after launch, WriteIDE asks the public GitHub releases repository whether a newer build exists.

  01
• Optional release-note image

  When a stable release ships with a screenshot in its notes, opening that window can load one product image from writeide.com. The in-app dialog for WriteIDE 0.7.3 does not load an image. Screenshots in the release article load in your browser when you open it.

  02

That is the stable-app list, not a summary of a longer list. The app can still open a browser or your email client when you deliberately choose an external link or support action.

What stays on your disk

The whole working project.

Your manuscript, characters, stats, items, skills, quests, Canon, images, history, and backups live in ordinary local files and a SQLite database.

• No manuscript telemetry

  WriteIDE does not report what you write, how much you write, which features you use, or when you opened the app.

  Stable
• No product analytics

  There is no app analytics dashboard counting sessions, projects, keystrokes, or feature usage.

  Stable
• No automatic crash reporting

  If WriteIDE breaks, I do not receive a report unless you choose to send one.

  Stable
• No account or login

  The current stable desktop app does not ask who you are because its local features do not need an identity.

  Stable
• No manuscript upload

  Your prose, character records, notes, images, and project database stay in the WriteIDE folder on your computer.

  Stable
• No cloud sync

  The desktop app does not keep a second project copy on a WriteIDE server.

  Stable

Adding an image copies it into the project folder. It does not upload the image. Older versions used the wrong word for that copy operation; the interface no longer does.

Where the files live

One folder you can open yourself.

Copying this folder is a manual backup. Moving it to another computer moves the local project data with it.

• macOS

  ~/Library/Application Support/WriteIDE

  Local
• Windows

  %APPDATA%\WriteIDE

  Local
• Linux

  ~/.config/WriteIDE

  Local

If development stopped tomorrow, the project would still be on your machine in a standard database format that other SQLite tools can inspect.

Do not take my word for it

Check the boundary.

• Open the project folder

  Use the folder controls in Settings, or paste the platform path above into Finder or Explorer. You can inspect the database, images, and backups directly.

  Inspect
• Watch the network

  On Windows and Linux, open DevTools from the View menu and leave the Network tab open through launch and release notes.

  Inspect
• Use a tool you already trust

  A firewall, Little Snitch, or Wireshark can verify the same boundary independently. I would rather you check than take this page on faith.

  Inspect

A separate thing

This website does have ordinary website plumbing.

writeide.com uses Vercel Web Analytics without cookies. It counts page views and a small set of actions such as starting a free tool, copying or exporting its result, opening a related tool, viewing the demo, or choosing a download. Measurement records only the public route, tool slug, action category, and download platform. It does not record what you type into a tool, what the tool produces, form contents, query strings, or URL fragments.

The bug-report, feature-request, support-contact, and email-subscription forms use Formspree to deliver what you deliberately submit. Those services run on this website, not inside the desktop app, and they cannot reach into a WriteIDE project.

Support links open Stripe or Patreon only after you deliberately choose them. Those providers handle checkout on their hosted pages; card details never pass through WriteIDE or writeide.com.

When a release includes a screenshot, that request reaches the same servers that host this site, so it can appear in ordinary server logs. It carries no project data or manuscript text.

Future · optional

Cloud backup and browser access will change this list.

They are roadmap items, not features in current stable WriteIDE. If they ship, they will be opt-in and clearly separated from the local desktop studio. Local-first remains the default, and the app will continue to work without them.

• Opt-in backup

  Planned encrypted backup for authors who choose it. No project will begin syncing silently.

  Planned
• Browser parity

  Planned secure browser access for reading and editing away from the desktop app.

  Planned

This page will be updated before either feature changes what the app sends or stores.

Hold the page to the app

If you find a contradiction, tell me.

I will either fix the app or fix this record, and I will say which one it was.