what's writing tools?

Writing tools, as introduced in the session "Get started with Writing Tools" at WWDC 2024, is a new suite of features available in text fields across various apps on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. These tools help users polish any text they are working on by providing functionalities such as proofreading, rewriting, and transforming text. Writing tools can suggest changes in line, making it easy to review and integrate changes quickly. They appear on top of the keyboard when text is selected and are also available in the context menu and edit menu on macOS.

The tools can help with tasks like correcting misspellings and grammar errors, rewriting text to be more friendly or professional, summarizing text, and converting text into lists or tables. They work with both editable and non-editable text, showing results in a panel for the user to copy or share.

For developers, writing tools integrate seamlessly with standard UI frameworks, and there are APIs available to customize app behavior when writing tools are active. This includes pausing syncing to avoid conflicts while text is being processed.

For more detailed information, you can refer to the session Get started with Writing Tools.