Write 1,000 words every day. It’s free, there’s nothing to sign up for, and your words never leave this device. How it works
1000 Words
A blank page, a hidden count, and a dot that turns green.
- Write. Each day gets a fresh, blank page. Everything saves as you type, right here in your browser.
- Don’t count. The word count stays out of sight so you keep writing instead of checking. Tap the dot to peek. It turns green at 1,000.
- Come back tomorrow. Yesterday’s page moves to Past entries, where you can read it but not change it. No going back to polish. Just write the next one.
- Take it anywhere. Once you’ve opened it, it works offline. Add it to your home screen and it opens like an app, straight to the page.
Practice, a sharp mind, and something only you can make.
For the last few weeks, I’ve challenged myself to write 1000 words every morning. I’ve done it for a few reasons: I need the practice, I want to keep my thinking sharp, and in a world of AI, I believe human writing is going to become even more valuable.
From my essay Handmake Your Life
I write mine on a little app my AI assistant, Sky, helped me build: a blank page, a dot, and past entries I can’t edit. The Saturday essay comes from the best of those pages. Mine sits behind a password on my own server. This is the same app for anyone, with one difference: there’s no server at all.
Your words stay with you.
There’s no account and nothing to log in to. What you write is saved in this browser, on this device, and it’s never sent anywhere. The site counts page visits, without cookies; it never sees a word you write.
- One device, one set of pages. Another browser or phone starts blank. To move your writing, tap Back up in Past entries on one device and Restore on the other.
- Yours to keep. Download all saves every page as one plain-text file you can open anywhere.
- Keep a copy. Clearing this site’s data in your browser erases your pages, and some browsers, Safari especially, can clear saved data for sites you haven’t opened in a while. Writing every day, or adding the page to your home screen, keeps it safe. Download a copy now and then anyway.
- Shared computer? Anyone using this browser can open your pages. Use your own browser profile.
Good to know
Is it really free?
Yes. No account, no ads, nothing to upgrade to.
Where is my writing saved?
In your browser’s own storage on the device you’re using. It’s never sent to a server, so a different browser or device starts with its own blank pages. Back up in Past entries saves a file you can restore on another device, and Download all saves every page as plain text.
Can I edit an old entry?
No, on purpose. Past entries are for reading. To work on something you wrote, open it in Past entries, tap Copy, and take it wherever you edit.
When does a new page start?
At midnight, your time. If you’re still writing at midnight, you finish on the same page; the new day starts the next time you come back.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Open it once while you’re online, and after that it opens and saves without a connection.
How do I put it on my home screen?
On an iPhone or iPad, open this page in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android, open the browser menu and tap Add to Home screen or Install app. On a computer, Chrome and Edge show an install button in the address bar. It opens straight to your page.
Is this like morning pages or 750 Words?
Same spirit. Julia Cameron’s morning pages, from The Artist’s Way, are three pages written by hand first thing each morning, and Buster Benson’s 750 Words took the habit online. This one asks for 1,000 words, keeps the count out of sight, and keeps everything on your device.
Write every day. Read one essay a week.
Every Saturday morning I send one short essay on optimism, purpose, and enough, made from the best of my own 1,000 words. Free, three minutes, no noise.
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