Pure Expression.

A workspace for writing, editing and translation.

A note, a report, a story that keeps growing. Bring your words and references together, with AI to help you draft, revise and translate.

Free desktop preview · Palim AI with account access

01 / PALIM AT WORK

Write with Palim AI.

These are feature demonstrations. Palim AI is not yet available to purchase.

Describe the change.

Select a passage and describe the change. Palim AI works with your draft and relevant project material to prepare a suggestion for you to review.

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Palim interface · Read-only demo

Draft from your plan.

Set out the plan and target length. Palim AI drafts against your project requirements. Follow its progress, pause the task, then review and edit the result.

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Palim interface · Read-only demo

Review each edit.

See each edit where it belongs in the text. Keep a useful change, preserve a qualification, or leave the original as it is.

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Edits in their original context

Palim interface · Read-only demo

02 / BEYOND THE DRAFT

From short drafts to full projects.

01

Keep your research close.

Add notes, images and reference files to the project. Open them while you write.

RESEARCH
02

Give a long draft some structure.

Work in chapters or sections and arrange them in the file tree.

STRUCTURE
03

Keep earlier drafts to hand.

Compare versions in the history and restore an earlier draft when needed.

VERSIONS

03 / GET STARTED

Start a draft or bring your work.

01

Open a new project

Begin with a blank document and write the first passage.

02

Bring in existing work

Import drafts, reference files or a Scrivener project. Check the import results, then carry on writing.

03

Prepare the handoff

Proofread the draft and export files for further editing, translation or publication.

04 / YOUR FILES

Your writing lives in local files.

Choose where projects are saved
Projects are stored in the local folder you choose. A Palim account does not provide cloud sync or backup.
You control AI use
Palim sends task-specific text and project excerpts for AI actions you start or automatic reviews you authorize.
Revisit earlier versions
Review earlier versions and restore when needed. Keep separate backups of important projects.

05 / ACCESS

Palim is free. Palim AI is optional.

Local writing does not require an account or a subscription.

PALIM Free writing software

Write, organize, revise and export your local projects.

PALIM AI Not yet available to purchase

Help with drafting, revision, project checks and translation, within your writing project.

06 / DOWNLOAD

Try Palim on your computer.

AVAILABLE PREVIEW0.4.5-beta.4

macOS · Apple silicon

Requires macOS 14.0 or later.

Signed with Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple.

AVAILABLE PREVIEW0.4.3-beta.3

Windows 11 · x64

Requires Windows 11 or later, with an x64 processor.

Unsigned preview. Install manually; automatic updates are not yet available. If Windows blocks installation, contact support.

Download integrity and release details
Release notesrelease-notes.txt

macOS · Apple silicon

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Updater feedlatest.json

Windows 11 · x64

Installer SHA-2560a3ca424dbb7648b588045ffaabfeaec196f152ecb9807bcceb4bc1c75dbcae2

Choose a version that meets your computer’s system requirements.

Need help installing or updating? See the support guide.