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Neo: Hugh Howey's free writing app, built with Claude

The Silo author released writing software for Mac, Linux and Windows written with Claude.

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  • Repository account hughhowey Source ↗

Earliest dated source: 28 Sept 2026

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The full story

Hugh Howey, author of Silo, released NEO, a free, distraction-free writing app "built by a working novelist for novelists" with Claude. It runs on Mac, Linux and Windows and keeps your manuscript on your own computer, with no account, cloud or subscription.

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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.

  • Lemmy: Silo writer Hugh Howey releases Neo, free writing software for Mac, Linux, WindowsBlog or write-uphughhowey.com
    Published 28 Sept 2026

    NEO's page and downloads.

  • The code: github.comCode or repositorygithub.com
    Repository account: hughhowey

    Linked in the post.

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