Draftside
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Draftside, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Draftside's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | No account · no API key · local AI |
The facts
Each one read from Draftside's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The maker describes Draftside as suited to notes, essays, posts, and other drafts that benefit from another pass while writing.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Draft storage
- Drafts are stored in browser IndexedDB and are not uploaded by Draftside.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Language support
- multilingualchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Offline use
- The app can be installed as a PWA and works offline after its app shell is cached.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy detail
- The editor route does not load Google Analytics, while the marketing page does and may send Google normal page-view metadata.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Private Vault
- The optional Private Vault encrypts drafts on the device and unlocks with a passkey using Touch ID, Windows Hello, or a hardware key.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Draftside is an open-source writing editor that runs in the browser and uses Chrome’s built-in Gemini Nano for on-device AI.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- The security policy asks users to report suspected vulnerabilities by email and says an initial response should arrive within a few days.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security scope
- The maker’s security policy says Chrome’s built-in AI APIs, Cloudflare hosting, compromised devices, malicious extensions, and physical access are outside its vulnerability-reporting scope.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Writing tools
- It offers inline completions, rewrites, alternate phrasing, translation, chat, transcription, and draft classification.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser requirement
- AI features require Chrome, Edge, or another Chromium browser with the built-in AI APIs enabled; the first AI session may download Gemini Nano, about 1–2 GB.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- License and maker
- The project is MIT-licensed and made by Colin Armstrong.checked 12 Oct 2026
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