The draft already exists
Use Apple Writing Tools when you want to rewrite, proofread, or adjust existing text after it is on the page.
SpellType vs Apple Writing Tools
Autocomplete for the sentence before you select and rewrite it.
Apple Writing Tools are useful when you want to proofread, rewrite, summarize, or transform selected text. SpellType focuses on a different moment: you are still typing, and you want private Mac autocomplete to help finish the next phrase.
Quick comparison
| Need | Apple Writing Tools | SpellType |
|---|---|---|
| Rewrite selected text | Strong fit for changing wording, tone, or format after text exists. | Not the main job. SpellType helps before the text is finished. |
| Proofread selected text | Strong fit for reviewing existing writing. | Useful earlier in the flow, while you are still writing the first draft. |
| Summarize text | Useful for condensing selected content when available. | Focused on generating the next words in your own draft, not summarizing documents. |
| Continuous autocomplete | Not the main interaction model. | Core interaction: type, see a suggestion, accept what helps, keep writing. |
Use Apple Writing Tools when
You want system-level transforms
Apple's tools are a natural choice for selected-text actions built into supported system writing surfaces.
You need summaries
Summarizing and condensing existing content is a better match for Writing Tools than for autocomplete.
Use SpellType when
You are still typing
SpellType is for the middle of the sentence, when the idea is clear but you want help finishing the wording.
You write repetitive work messages
Emails, follow-ups, team updates, LinkedIn replies, notes, and customer messages are full of patterns autocomplete can speed up.
You want a focused writing layer
SpellType is intentionally narrow: private autocomplete for Mac work writing, not a full OS writing suite.
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