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The PressWork Manifesto
Narrative Engineering.
A book is a work of art. A file is a work of engineering. We built PressWork to bridge the gap between author inspiration and precision printing.
Our Vision
Total Privacy
Your texts belong to you. PressWork stores everything on your hardware in open formats. If we disappeared tomorrow, your books would remain yours.
Industrial Standards
We don’t just generate ISO-certified PDFs. We integrated native extraction engines to unlock existing documents, turning static files into live, editable content. Control over the backlist finally belongs back to the author.
Software Ethics
No forced subscriptions, no tracking. We use Rust to deliver maximum speed while respecting your focus.
Editorial Craftsmanship
Hardware Preview: PW-PAD-26
Where material meets code.
Professional writing is not only a digital process; it is an act of precision. That's why we're developing PressWork Pad, the first tactile ecosystem built exclusively for editorial workflows.
20 Magnetic Keys (Hall Effect)
Millimetric actuation threshold. Hall Effect technology lets you tune each key sensitivity, separating rapid macro triggers from intentional final-export presses.
Aluminum Rotary Encoder
Analog Navigation. A fluid rotary control to scan typo details or calibrate typographic parameters without touching the mouse.
CNC Aluminum Case
Static Stability. A unibody milled from solid stock that guarantees absolute desk stability and eliminates vibration during deep writing sessions.
Project status: Advanced prototyping stage. Available in 2026 as an integrated module of the PressWork Pro experience.
↓ This module expands the PressWork Pad item in the 2026 roadmap.
Giving control back to authors.
Over the last decade, editorial software has become complex, expensive, and invasive. PressWork exists to simplify the technical side and amplify the creative one. We want every independent author to compete with major publishers, using the same typographic precision tools found in professional studios. We believe in the sovereignty of text: from new manuscripts to the recovery of old PDFs, every word must be free to flow into any format.
Roadmap 2026
Toward a complete production ecosystem.
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Hardware
PressWork Pad
The first macro keyboard dedicated to writers. 10 magnetic keys to manage exports, versions, and AI without leaving your creative flow.
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Ecosystem
Theme Market
A library of typographic templates curated by editorial designers. Download and install new aesthetics for your books in one click.
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Intelligence
AI Orchestrator 2.0
One-click setup of Llama 3 models directly in-app. AI becomes a local, private, offline assistant.
Intelligence
OCR & Vision Core
PDF engine evolution: optical character recognition to import and edit scanned books or photographed old paper drafts.