QUILL
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Plans and prices
From QUILL's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| QUILL | Free | Version 0.9.0 Beta 2; Windows 10 or later (64-bit) and macOS 12 or later · Free; every feature is free. |
The facts
Each one read from QUILL's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- QUILL supports NVDA, JAWS, and Narrator, and its commands provide spoken feedback and can be used from the keyboard.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Current release status
- The site says QUILL 1.0 is not out yet and identifies version 0.9.0 Beta 2 as the download to use.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Dictation and transcription
- QUILL supports dictation and transcription on the user's computer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Document formats
- QUILL opens formats including Word, RTF, EPUB, PDF, PowerPoint, Excel, Apple Pages, OpenDocument, Markdown, HTML, and braille files.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- extensivechecked 21 Sep 2026
- Notable limitation
- The maker says QUILL 1.0 is not yet released and that the user guide may describe features absent from the current beta.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline mode
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Optional AI
- AI assistance is optional; the maker describes local models and online providers including OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and OpenRouter.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Other integrations
- QUILL can post to Mastodon and offers an experimental read-only connection to WordPress; sending to WordPress is not available yet.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- QUILL's privacy statement says it is local-first, makes no network requests without explicit user action, and does not persist AI chat transcripts by default.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Publishing tools
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Remote integrations
- QUILL can open and save files over FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, and HTTPS, and includes a GitHub browser for repository files.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- QUILL stores AI API keys in Windows Credential Manager when available, otherwise in DPAPI-encrypted local storage, and does not store them in plaintext.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can contact QUILL support at [email protected].checked 12 Oct 2026
- Version history
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- What it does
- QUILL is a screen-reader-first writing studio that opens documents, reads text aloud, supports dictation, and offers tools for writing and document work.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- QUILL is designed for people who use screen readers and spend their day writing notes, letters, long projects, technical writing, research, or edits.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Writing features
- Features include formatting, search and replace, spelling tools, document comparison, snippets, macros, word prediction, bookmarks, and an outline navigator.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The maker identifies QUILL as made by Community Access.checked 12 Oct 2026
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