Ampersand 0.1.0
The first public release of Ampersand: a private writing environment with local AI for macOS.
New
- Private writing assistance on your Mac — Discuss, develop, and revise your work with an AI model that runs locally. Your documents and conversations stay on your Mac.
- Markdown that reads like a document — Write in a clean formatted editor, work directly with Markdown, or use a split view when you want both.
- Project-aware conversations — Open a project folder and Ampersand can draw on relevant local files while you work, without uploading them to a service.
- Context you control — Attach supporting notes and references to a session, then keep the useful material close to the conversation.
Improved
- Built for real writing projects — Ampersand supports Markdown and plain-text files, remembers your open workspace, autosaves changes, and adjusts its local model recommendation to your Mac.
- Signed, notarized, and ready to update — The macOS app is distributed as a signed Apple silicon download with secure automatic updates through Sparkle.