# ReWryte

> ReWryte is a cross-platform desktop app that rewrites any selected text using AI, triggered by a global keyboard shortcut from any application — email, Slack, Notion, your IDE, or anywhere else. It supports cloud AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Groq) and fully offline local AI models. One-time purchase, no subscription.

ReWryte sits in the macOS menu bar or Windows system tray and never shows a Dock icon. Press the global shortcut, a floating popup appears with your selected text pre-loaded, choose a tone, and the AI rewrites it in real time. Click the result to copy, then paste it back — without leaving your flow.

## Product

- **Platform:** macOS (available), Windows (available), Linux (coming soon)
- **Distribution:** Desktop app built with Tauri (Rust + WebView)
- **Trigger:** Global keyboard shortcut — ⌘⇧R on macOS, Ctrl+Shift+R on Windows (customisable)
- **Input limit:** Up to 2,000 characters per rewrite
- **Output:** Three parallel AI rewrites streamed in real time; click any result to copy
- **Pricing:** $29 one-time purchase, 7-day free trial, no subscription
- **API keys:** Stored in macOS Keychain / Windows Credential Manager; never sent to ReWryte servers; API calls go directly from your machine to the AI provider

## AI Providers (Cloud)

ReWryte connects to any of these providers via your own API key:

- **Groq** — Free tier: 14,400 requests/day, no credit card required. Recommended first provider. Default model: `llama-3.1-8b-instant`. Also supports: `llama-3.3-70b-versatile`, `gemma2-9b-it`, `mixtral-8x7b-32768`, `meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct`, `meta-llama/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct`. Do not use models with "guard", "classifier", or "safety" in their name — these are not chat completion models.
- **OpenAI** — Pay-as-you-go. Default model: `gpt-4o-mini`. Also supports: `gpt-4o`, `gpt-3.5-turbo`.
- **Anthropic** — Pay-as-you-go. Default model: `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001`. Also supports: `claude-sonnet-4-6`, `claude-opus-4-7`.
- **Google Gemini** — Free tier: 1,500 requests/day. Default model: `gemini-2.0-flash`. Also supports: `gemini-1.5-flash`, `gemini-2.0-flash-lite`, `gemini-1.5-pro`.

Multiple providers can be connected simultaneously. ReWryte automatically falls back to another connected provider if the active one fails or is rate-limited.

## Local AI (Offline)

ReWryte bundles Qwen 2.5 for fully offline, on-device rewriting — no internet connection or API key required:

- **Qwen 2.5 1.5B** (Light) — ~940 MB, requires 3–4 GB RAM. Best for any laptop.
- **Qwen 2.5 3B** (Balanced) — ~1.9 GB, requires 6–8 GB RAM. Recommended for mid-range Macs.
- **Qwen 2.5 7B** (Quality) — ~4.4 GB, requires 10–16 GB RAM. Best local quality on high-RAM Macs.

## Rewrite Tones

Built-in tones:
- **Professional** — formal, clear, workplace-appropriate
- **Casual** — friendly, conversational, relaxed
- **Polite** — courteous, considerate, softens blunt edges
- **Assertive** — direct, confident, action-oriented

Custom tones are user-defined with a free-form system prompt. Starter prompts included: Email Pro, Slack Pro, Executive Summary, Support Reply.

## Installation — macOS

ReWryte is not yet code-signed. macOS will block it on first open. To fix this, run once in Terminal after dragging the app to /Applications:

```
xattr -cr /Applications/ReWryte.app
```

Then open the app normally.

## Pages

- [Home](https://rewryte.app/): Landing page — features, pricing, download
- [Getting started](https://rewryte.app/docs/): Install ReWryte and run your first rewrite in under 5 minutes
- [API key setup](https://rewryte.app/docs/api-keys): Step-by-step guides for connecting OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, and Groq
- [Custom tones](https://rewryte.app/docs/custom-tones): Create your own rewrite styles with custom prompts
- [Local AI](https://rewryte.app/docs/local-ai): Run Qwen 2.5 on-device with no API key or internet connection

## Download

- macOS (Apple Silicon): https://github.com/abhijith-p-subash/rewryte-releases/releases/download/v1.0.0/ReWryte_1.0.0_aarch64.dmg
- Windows (x64): https://github.com/abhijith-p-subash/rewryte-releases/releases/download/v1.0.0/ReWryte_1.0.0_x64-setup.exe
- All releases: https://github.com/abhijith-p-subash/rewryte-releases/releases

## Contact & Support

- Email: hello@rewryte.app
- GitHub Releases: https://github.com/abhijith-p-subash/rewryte-releases/releases