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Introducing Omni
Quillium Omni is our upcoming sync and collaboration layer. The public waitlist is open now.
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Free isn't generosity
Quillium is free because paywalling it would kill it. Here's the indie-dev math behind why that's true.
Scrivener, but Free
Scrivener understood that writing is about writing, not formatting. Quillium is the same, and doesn't cost anything.
Notion Blocks, Obsidian Callouts, Scrivener Snapshots: The Workarounds Writers Use to Keep Sentence Variants
Here's why those workarounds exist, and what a purpose-built tool looks like.
Track Changes Is Not Revision
Word's Track Changes was built for corporate document approval, not for writers who actually revise.
How We're Thinking About Collaboration
Collaboration shouldn't mean compromise. Here's how we're designing Quillium Omni to give writers shared space without shared constraints.
Your Writing Stays on Your Computer
Quillium is local-first by default. Here's what that means for your privacy.
How Quillium Keeps Your Writing Safe
Every keystroke is saved. Every crash is caught. Here's how we approach robustness.
Inline Branching for Prose: The Writing Tool That Should Already Exist
Because copy-pasting the same paragraph doesn't cut it anymore
Quillium Is Now in Public Beta
Huge thanks to our private beta testers!
Why Not ___?
Google Docs, AI writing tools, Git—the obvious alternatives already exist. Here's why none of them are actually doing what Quillium does.
Writing Tools That Support Non-Linear Thinking
Most writing tools force linear thinking. A look at non-linear writing tools—and what's still missing at the prose level.
Why the Undo Button Is a Lie
Undo/redo pretends to be a revision system. It's not. It's a stack — and stacks are the wrong data structure for writing.
Why Version Control for Writing Should Work Like Git
Writers lose drafts or drown in filenames. Version control for writing should work like Git, because drafts aren't enough.
The Myth of the First Draft
"Just finish the first draft" assumes writing is linear. It's not: the writing process is exploratory, and your tools should reflect that.
Quillium Is Not an AI App
How AI hype swallowed the 'writing tool' category, and why Quillium's actual innovation keeps getting buried under it.
How to Manage Multiple Drafts Without Losing Your Mind
Writers juggle versions constantly. Here's why it's so hard to manage multiple drafts—and what a better system actually looks like.
Hello from Quillium
Why I built a non-linear prose editor.
Branching Narrative Writing Software: What Exists and What's Missing
A survey of branching narrative writing software — what tools exist today, where they fall short, and what writers actually need.
The Best Alternatives to Google Docs for Serious Writers
Honest alternatives to Google Docs for writers who need more than a shared notepad. Scrivener, Ulysses, Notion, iA Writer, and a new approach.
AI Is Not the Point
What AI in a writing tool should actually look like, and why Quillium's AI features are off by default.