Penwright
For journalists & long-form writers

Catch the story while it's still moving.

Interview note-taking, off-the-record source recall, first-draft monologues, op-ed dictation, all on-device. Quote integrity preserved. No cloud transcription that doubles as an evidence file.

Penwright for For journalists & long-form writers

Trusted by teams that don't wait around

  • No data leaves your Mac
  • GDPR-aligned
  • Made with care in the EU
  • SOC 2 in progress

Why Penwright fits

Four things that matter for your role.

Quote accuracy preserved

Quote accuracy preserved

Penwright cleans punctuation and filler. It doesn't paraphrase. What you said is what lands.

    Source protection by design

    Source protection by design

    Local-first means a court order can't subpoena what we don't have. There's no transcript in our cloud.

      Custom dictionary for names

      Custom dictionary for names

      Add interview subjects, place names, official titles, acronyms once. Penwright spells them right every time.

        Reasoning model when you need it

        Reasoning model when you need it

        For the final pass on a 4,000-word feature, flip cleanup over to Claude with your own key. Warning badge stays visible while active.

          Today on Mac. Soon wherever you work.

          Penwright lives on Mac today. Mobile is coming, same dictionary, same snippets, same privacy.

          Penwright on Mac

          iPhone Coming soon

          The small stuff that makes voice actually usable.

          Dictionary, snippets, multilingual, all local.

          Personal dictionary

          Add your team's vocabulary once. Penwright gets it right every time after that, codenames, last names, library names, internal acronyms.

          Add: 'Kestrel' • Replace: 'Kestral' with 'Kestrel'

          Voice snippets

          Trigger a saved block of text by saying a phrase. The expanded version comes out polished, and the variables stay yours to fill.

          'sig' → 'Best, Daniel, Penwright founder'

          100+ languages

          Dictate in English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, and 90 more. Switch with a toggle. The model runs on your Mac in every language.

          EN · DE · ES · FR · PT · JA · ZH · …

          Privacy you can verify, security in progress.

          We're transparent about what we ship today and what we're working on. No imaginary certifications.

          Local-first

          Audio and transcripts never leave your Mac.

          Live today

          GDPR-aware

          Personal content stays on the Mac by default. There is no audio to process serverside. Subject-access requests honored.

          Live today

          SOC 2 Type II

          Controls under review. Available on request once audited.

          In progress

          ISO 27001

          On the roadmap. Targeting completion within the next 12 months.

          In progress
          A day on Penwright

          Three moments where it pays for itself

          • 01

            Walking out of the interview

            Speak the impressions and standout quotes the moment you're alone. Penwright files them straight into the story doc.

          • 02

            Source-protection by being offline

            Field notes that name a confidential source never need to leave the device. No transcript on a third-party server.

          • 03

            Op-ed drafted in one walk

            800 words spoken in 8 minutes turn into a real first draft, cleaned, structured, ready to edit.

          What is typing costing you?

          Drop your numbers in and see what voice gives back.

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          Emails, docs, prompts, chats. All of it counts.

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          If you don't bill hourly, use a fair estimate.

          Monthly savings
          €2,829
          Around 47 hours of writing per month
          Yearly savings
          €33,943
          Penwright Pro is €9.00/month

          Try it with your voice.

          7-day trial, then €9/month. Local, private, in every Mac app.