The canvas
A canvas that gets out of the way.
No toolbars, no sidebars, no noise. Just a warm page and a caret that waits for you — not the other way around.
Introducing Vellum 2.0
A quieter room for your best thinking.
Vellum clears the noise and puts a single idea in front of you — so the only thing between you and the page is the work itself.
No credit card · Free forever plan · Mac, Windows, iOS & Web
The shape of a quiet morning
Most mornings begin with noise — a queue of tabs, a feed that refreshes itself, a to-do list that has learned to interrupt. Writing is where I put all of that down.
One sentence, then another. The room goes still, and the page starts to keep time.
Focus is not the absence of noise. It is the presence of intention.
The Vellum principle
Features
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Six quiet tools, each doing one job well — so the writing surface stays exactly that.
Focus
Focus sessions that respect you.
Timers protect a block of time, then let it go. Streaks build gently — never guiltily.
Backlinks
Threads, not folders.
Notes connect the way memory does — sideways. A thought finds its siblings on its own.
Your data
Local-first, always yours.
Your words live on your device first. Always exportable, never trapped in a cloud you didn't choose.
Type
Beautifully set, by default.
Every draft set in type worth reading — serif for prose, sans for thought, screen for late nights.
Publish
Turn a note into a clean page in one breath.
When a draft is ready to leave the room, send it out as a quiet, shareable page — no dashboard, no clutter.
Modes
Three modes. One quiet room.
Vellum changes shape around the stage of writing you're in — never around you.
Focus session
24:00
Notifications are paused. Only the page is listening.
Untitled
It begins with a sentence I didn't plan. Then the room narrows to the width of the page, and the rest of the world waits outside.
Most mornings begin with noise — a queue of tabs, a feed that refreshes itself, a to-do list that has learned to interrupt. Writing is where I put all of that down.
Kind words
Writers, at a loss for tabs to close.
I stopped losing mornings to a thousand open tabs. Vellum gave me back the page.
It's the first tool that feels designed by a writer, not a spreadsheet.
I open it, and the room gets quiet. That's the whole review.
Pricing
Pay for quiet, once.
Billed monthly · cancel anytime
Free
$0/ forever
A quiet place to start.
- Unlimited notes
- 3 focus sessions a day
- Markdown export
- Web & desktop apps
Pro
$8/ mo
For people who write every day.
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited focus sessions
- Backlinks & threads
- Publish pages
- Writing stats
Studio
$16/ mo
For rooms that think together.
- Everything in Pro
- Shared rooms
- Version history
- Priority support
Questions
Before you open the door.
No. Vellum is local-first: your notes live on your device, encrypted at rest. Sync is optional, end-to-end encrypted, and you can export everything at any time.
Yes — Vellum is designed to work with no connection. Everything you write is saved locally and merges seamlessly when you're back online.
Markdown, plain text, HTML, PDF, and DOCX. Your words are always yours to take with you — in whatever shape they're needed next.
Yes, and it's free forever — no trial countdown, no credit card. Unlimited notes, with three focus sessions a day to get you started.
macOS, Windows, iOS, and the web. Your room follows you, whichever device is in front of you.
Your best ideas are waiting.
Open the door, sit down, and give them a room.
Free forever plan · No credit card