Documentation

Everything you need to know to get the most out of Loomin. We've kept this guide simple because we believe good tools should be easy to learn.

Introduction

Loomin is a writing tool that never forgets. Unlike other editors that make you manually save or worry about backups, Loomin automatically preserves everything you write. Every keystroke, every edit, every deleted paragraph - it all stays there, ready for you to find it later.

The big idea is simple: writing is thinking. And thinking is messy. You might delete a paragraph you spent an hour on, then wish you had it back a week later. Maybe you want to try a completely different direction but don't want to lose what you already have. Loomin handles all of that for you automatically.

Quick Start

Ready to start? Here's how to begin:

1

Create your first document

Click the "New Document" button. Give it a name, and you're ready to start writing.

2

Just start writing

There's no save button. Every word you type is automatically saved and preserved. Close your browser, come back a week later, everything will be exactly where you left it.

3

Explore your timeline

See the timeline at the bottom of your document? Click on any point to jump back and see what your document looked like at that moment. Try it now.

Timeline Overview

Snapshots

While Loomin automatically saves everything, sometimes you want to mark a specific moment as important. That's what snapshots are for. Think of them like bookmarking a page in a book you know you'll want to come back to.

Creating a snapshot

Click the camera icon in the toolbar, or press Cmd+Shift+S on Mac or Ctrl+Shift+S on Windows. Give your snapshot a name that describes why this moment matters to you.

When to snapshot

Here are some good times to create a snapshot:

  • Before you make big changes you might want to undo
  • When a client or colleague approves a version
  • After you've finished a complete draft
  • Before you try a risky new direction

Our advice: don't be shy about creating snapshots. They don't cost anything, and you can always delete ones you don't end up using.

Tip

Give your snapshots short memorable names.

Restoring a snapshot

Open the snapshots panel and click on the one you want. You can restore it completely, replacing your current document.

Time Machine

Time Machine is Loomin's way of letting you travel through your document's history. It's not a list of saves or checkpoints - it's literally every moment of your writing life, available to explore.

Using the timeline

The timeline lives at the bottom of your document. Drag the handle left to go backward in time, right to move forward. As you drag, you watch your document transform in real-time. It's kind of like watching a film rewinding.

Finding deleted content

Remember writing something but can't find it now? Use the skip backward button to move through your history until you spot it. Once you find a moment you like:

  • Copy from it - select the text you want and copy it elsewhere
  • Branch from it - create a new document starting from this moment
  • Restore it - replace your current document with this version
No worries

Going back in time doesn't delete your current work. You can always jump forward again to return to where you were.