Documentation
Dump your thoughts, get the story.
DumpDraft is a calm, local-first app for capturing the messy moments of anything — a conference, a trip, a hard day, a life you want to hold onto — and turning them into something you can actually keep. These pages explain what it is, who it helps, and how to get started.
New here? Start with What it is, then jump to Getting started. It takes about two minutes to try.
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📝 What it is
The idea in plain language, how capture works, and the two ways to get a finished write-up. →
🧭 Who it's for
The situations and people DumpDraft was made for — from conferences to caregiving to keepsakes. →
🧠 Minds & memory
How it supports ADHD, autism, executive-function differences, and memory conditions like Alzheimer's. →
🚀 Getting started
A short walkthrough: pick a mode, text yourself all day, generate your write-up. →
🔒 Privacy & your data
Why your notes never leave your device by default, and how optional encrypted backup works. →
The one idea behind everything
Capture should be effortless and instant. A thought is gone in seconds. Anything that sits between “I have a thought” and “it's saved” — a decision, a load screen, a required field — loses it. So DumpDraft opens straight to a chat box where you text yourself, no sign-in, no setup, no filing. The remembering and the structuring happen later, automatically. You just dump.
Questions or need a hand?
Come chat in the DumpDraft community — ask questions, share ideas, report a bug, or just say hi. It's the fastest way to get help and to shape where the app goes next.
Once you're in, head to the #dumpdraft channel.