Vespers
BETAThe focused writing app for fiction
Vespers is a desktop app for writers who want to plan, write, and revise their prose in one place, without the clutter of Word, the overhead of Scrivener, or the surveillance of the cloud.
Free until the 1.0.0 release
Download for macOSWhy Vespers
Vespers is the quiet hour at the end of the day.
It’s the time when the day’s noise begins to fade, the evening star appears, and there’s still enough light to read outside.
Writing isn’t about racing to the finish line. It’s about finding a quiet place to think, to revise, and to tell stories that matter.
A calm place to write.
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Honest metrics
Writing is more than word count.
Planning, drafting, revising, and editing all require effort. Vespers recognizes the effort behind every story, giving every scene, chapter, and manuscript a more honest picture of progress. - One workspace Outline (structure, drag & drop), Editor (prose with revision marks), Focus (sessions + tasks), Dashboard (writing history). One app. No context switching.
- Editorial flow Review as naturally as you write. Use ⌘⇧] to walk your editorial marks, ⌘⇧M to leave a note, ⌘P to jump between scenes. Click and comment if that is more your speed.
- Yours, anywhere Every file is plain markdown, so your prose can live anywhere. iCloud, Dropbox, Drive, or just on your Mac. No cloud account, no subscription.
Inside Vespers
Dashboard
A month of your writing at a glance: hours in the chair, additions and deletions per day, prose signals, contributions.
Outliner
Outliner shows you the structure of the whole manuscript: beats, chapters, scenes, each with word counts, revision history, and progress made during focus sessions.
Focus
Set your focus time. Today's intentions, yesterday's carry-over. Short-cycle tasks, not day-long monoliths.
Requirements
macOS 12+ on Apple Silicon. Windows and Linux builds are on the roadmap.