About SammyAI

SammyAI is a free, open-source text editor designed to unlock your storytelling potential. Built around a suite of Large Language Models (LLMs), SammyAI seamlessly transforms even the smallest idea – a single sentence, a fleeting thought – into fully realized stories.

SammyAI is engineered to mimic the flow of human conversation. It will actively engage with you, asking questions, offering suggestions, and guiding you through the process of brainstorming and developing rich, natural narratives. Whether you're crafting school essays, experimenting with flash fiction, writing a novel, or outlining a screenplay, SammyAI provides the support you need.

Currently, SammyAI is in its early stages of development, and we’re constantly adding new features and refining its capabilities. While we've found it particularly effective for longer-form projects like novels and screenplays, we’re also exploring its potential. Please note that while SammyAI can assist with poetry and song creation, this tool is not specifically designed or fully tested for these genres. We’re excited to see what you create with SammyAI – join us on this journey!

Cost

SammyAI is a free, open-source text editor, and this is achieved through a strategic combination of local and cloud-based Large Language Models (LLMs).

SammyAI leverages the generous free daily usage limits offered by some cloud LLM providers. Crucially, it uses local models – meaning the heavy lifting happens directly on your computer – significantly reducing the resource demands and associated costs. This approach, combined with our focused on best practices, allows SammyAI to be accessible to literally anyone, regardless of their budget.

Privacy

Your creative work is deeply personal. That’s why privacy is absolutely at the core of our design – SammyAI does not collect, store, or transmit any user information whatsoever.

SammyAI operates directly on your PC. There’s no data trail, no user accounts, and no tracking of your writing process.

Here’s what that means for you:
- Complete Anonymity: Your creative work remains entirely private and confidential.
- No Data Collection: We never collect, store, or transmit your writing, prompts, or ideas.
- Local Operation: SammyAI runs directly on your computer, ensuring maximum privacy and security.

Rights

Your creativity is your own. That’s why SammyAI is designed to empower you, not to claim ownership of your work. SammyAI is a powerful assistant – a tool to help you achieve your creative goals.

You retain all rights to any stories, screenplays, or other creative works you generate with SammyAI.

Here’s what that means:
- SammyAI is a tool, not an author. It assists you in the process of creating.
- You own the copyright. As the user, you are the rightful owner of your creative output.
- No Claim to Ownership: SammyAI does not assert any claims to the copyright of the works you produce.
- Your Vision, Your Rights: You have complete control over how your creations are used, shared, or developed.

Best Practices

- Engage in Conversation: SammyAI is designed to mimic human conversation, so engage with it naturally. Instead of asking for a solution in one prompt, ask questions and guide the conversation as you would with another writer.

- Step-by-step Development: When building characters, settings, or story arcs, work through each element systematically. This approach allows SammyAI to develop complex and coherent narratives.

- Manage Context Windows: Be mindful of the context window size in your conversations with SammyAI. If the conversation strays too far from the initial topic, start a new chat or use Context Injection to submit notes. This ensures that SammyAI stays on track and produces relevant responses.

- Divide Large Tasks: If you task SammyAI with writing a whole story, break it down into smaller parts. Let SammyAI write each part piece by piece to ensure a well-structured narrative.

- Optimize Model Selection: Use local models for brainstorming and idea generation, as they are more flexible and adaptable to unique ideas. For polished writing, use cloud models that have been trained on a broader range of texts.

Read full documentation: SammyAI Documentation