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Essaymd - My New Writing App
Essaymd is the first app I have ever built by vibe-coding

PKM ONE rebranded to FOKW (Future of Knowledge Work) and again rebranded to Essaymd
Hello Everyone,
I have rebranded again, before you say Who the hell are you? Let me explain, you had subscribed to me (PKM ONE) on my Ghost platform, and I migrated to substack from there. But this time, I might send the newsletter from Beehive, since they have great analytics.
What is Essaymd?
Essaymd is the first app I have ever built. I am not a developer and don’t know a line of code, but I discovered vibe-coding and went for it.
I write here about how and why I built this app. I am desperate for testers who can check the app’s UI and let me know what works and what doesn’t.
So that was the big news and pardon the rebranding and confusion, but being a solo freelancer, I cannot keep up with a new social media handle.
The work and community I have built over the last three years can be monetised, perhaps, as I am now a digital nomad and love it.
The core feature of this app is sentence-by-sentence revision
The app is inspired by Jordan Peterson’s essay writing guide where he recommends that his students do sentence-by-sentence revision.
I hope you try the app before it breaks as I am not very confident about AI as a reliable tech co-founder, but so far it has been a stable marriage with some bugs. ;)
Also, in case you are a developer and can mentor me, let me know if you can guide me or do it for me, fix my login issue so I can provide a cloud sync, right now using local browser storage.
One more thing, do you think this writing app can make money? If you think, then let me know, I can get you as my cofounder as you are paying for yourself :).
Key features of the app are as below.
Intuitive Markdown Editor: Write and format your text with a clean, simple interface with a side panel for notes.
Text Annotations: Highlight specific parts of your text to add targeted comments.
Line-by-Line Revision: Enter a focused mode to review and improve your writing one sentence at a time.
Distraction-Free Mode: Immerse yourself in your writing by hiding all non-essential UI elements.
Local Sync: No need to sign, your documents are stored locally in your browser.
