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Announcement·7 min read

Frame 1.0 — The Writer's AI Studio

After two years of drafting, Frame 1.0 is here: a local-first AI co-writer, copy-editor, plot report, and Reader Lab for novelists.

We didn't set out to build a world where AI replaces writers. Quite the opposite. For the past two years, Frame Editorial has been focused on a single question — "How can AI become a writer's quiet companion?"

Frame does not write for you. It reads what you've written, offers the next scene cautiously when you pause, and flags contradictions in your setting before you notice — a co-writer, an editor, a companion on the desk.

What's new

  • Co-writer · Context-aware AI that reads whole-manuscript summaries and the last three chapters
  • Plot report · Tension curve and auto-detected structure across the whole manuscript
  • Copy-editor · Beyond grammar — Show vs. Tell, repetition, POV drift, setting contradictions
  • Reader Lab · Virtual reader feedback across 18 persona types before publishing

Why local-first

To a writer, a manuscript is a confidential document. Frame's first principle is: "Your manuscript stays on your computer." Every piece of writing is saved as a single local file on your disk, and cloud sync will be strictly opt-in when introduced. Delete your Frame account, let the company disappear — the manuscript remains yours.

A writer's tool should look like a writer's tool. And it should behave like one — listening, enduring, speaking only when it matters.

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What comes next

This is just the beginning. Later in 2026 we're preparing multi-seat team workspaces, a more refined emotional-curve analysis, and multilingual writing support. Frame is a tool that grows with its writing community.

Download Frame today. The Free plan is free forever, and no card is required. We're waiting for your first sentence.

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