Version 0.1.1 · 17 October 2026
Download Wit.
Free for Windows, macOS and Linux. No account, no sign-up. Your writing stays in ordinary files on your computer.
Windows
Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit. 25 MB.
Download for WindowsInstalls for your user only, without admin rights.
macOS
Apple silicon and Intel Macs, one app. 59 MB.
Download for MacOpen the file and drag Wit into Applications.
Installing
A few notes before you start.
On Windows
Wit's installer isn't signed with a certificate, so the first time you run it Windows may show "Windows protected your PC". Click More info, then Run anyway. The installer is the same file you downloaded from GitHub; the warning only means Windows has not seen it before.
If your PC is missing Microsoft's WebView2 component, the installer fetches it for you.
On a Mac
Open the .dmg and drag Wit into Applications. The first time, right-click Wit and choose Open, then confirm. After that it opens like any other app.
On Linux
Make the AppImage runnable, then open it. Or install the package with your package manager:
- chmod +x Wit_0.1.1_amd64.AppImage
- sudo apt install ./Wit_0.1.1_amd64.deb
- sudo dnf install ./Wit-0.1.1-1.x86_64.rpm
The packages are built on Ubuntu 22.04, so they run on it and on anything newer.
The first time you open it
Look around, then start your own.
Wit opens with sample documents so you can see how a book and a script look before you write a word. Press Alt+N (⌥N on a Mac) to start a new book, essay, screenplay or stage play. Wit makes a folder for it, with the text file and its settings inside.
Press Ctrl+Shift+P (⇧⌘P on a Mac) at any time to find any command by typing part of its name. Alt+? shows every keyboard shortcut.
Looking for another version?
Every release, with its notes and all its files, is on GitHub. So is the source code.
All releasesSource codeOne question
What are you writing?
A novel, a picture book, a screenplay, a thesis? Knowing what people bring to Wit helps decide what to work on next. One line is plenty.
Thank you. That helps.
Release notes, a few times a year
Hear when something new is ready.
A short note when a new version of Wit comes out, and nothing else.
Thank you. You will hear from us when the next version is out.