Vespers
BETAThe focused writing app for long-form work
Vespers is a desktop app for long-form 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 the work, giving every scene, chapter, and manuscript a more honest picture of progress. - One workspace Focus (today's intentions), Editor (prose with revision marks), Planner (structure, drag & drop), 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 Your work is yours. Vespers keeps it as ordinary text files, so they can live anywhere: iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, or any folder on your Mac. No cloud account. No subscription. No vendor lock-in.
Inside Vespers
Planner
Planner 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.
Dashboard
A month of your writing at a glance: hours in the chair, additions and deletions per day, prose signals, contributions.
Requirements
macOS 12+ on Apple Silicon. Windows and Linux builds are on the roadmap.