Amazing app!
It takes some time getting used to, but I think it’s an amazing app. I like it a lot more than Word! It has a nice and clean lay-out, lots of useful keyboard shortcuts, and just lots of useful functions in general. I first bought this app for creative writing (which I hate doing in Word) but now I’ve found myself using it all the time for all different kinds of writing. I’d definitely recommend it!
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A labor of love I love
I use it many hours everyday - for job interview preparation. An excellent tool able to record links, headings, key points. Frode is spot on. Author introduced me to new ways of thinking and connecting thoughts - job prep has evolved into research and knowledge of industry practices, logging data, identifying and exploring concepts. When I get a new position, I will have to credit Author. In anticipation, I have started building connected documents to support leading and managing. I plan to use it for executive level reporting. I have not used the VR capabilities, yet. What a wonder that will be. Thank you, Frode.
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Initial headache turned out to be a PEBKAC issue
I made the mistake (and it was a mistake) of downloading this based on the App Store promise of “…Author is ideal for EVERYTHING from note-taking to academic writing.”
Everything is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. I wanted something to help with creative writing and fiction. For this purpose, I’d rate the application at about minus 3 stars.
However.
I stuck with it after realising my mistake and found that it is the ideal tool for my “day job”. For technical reports, research papers, training material, etc. it is absolutely fantastic.
It would be 5 stars if I could find a crib sheet for all of the keyboard shortcuts.
Everything is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. I wanted something to help with creative writing and fiction. For this purpose, I’d rate the application at about minus 3 stars.
However.
I stuck with it after realising my mistake and found that it is the ideal tool for my “day job”. For technical reports, research papers, training material, etc. it is absolutely fantastic.
It would be 5 stars if I could find a crib sheet for all of the keyboard shortcuts.
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More AI Nonsense
Real writers don’t use AI, and this app puts the theft machine front and center.
“Ask AI” is not working
The “Ask AI” feature shows an infinite loading spinner and displays an unexpected price string: “199 p/месяц,” which appears to be Russian. As a US user, this raises concern and looks like a localization or billing bug.
Aside from this issue, the app is well designed. It would be significantly stronger if local AI endpoints or BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) were implemented, as this would better support privacy and trust.
Aside from this issue, the app is well designed. It would be significantly stronger if local AI endpoints or BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) were implemented, as this would better support privacy and trust.
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