LoomArrasPrivacy
Your writing stays on your computer
- Your projects are plain files. Each project is one file in LoomArras's own folder (
~/Library/Application Support/LoomArras/on a Mac,%APPDATA%\LoomArras\on Windows,~/.local/share/loomarras/on Linux), with automatic backup copies beside it, an undo history (copies of your last 50 changes, so Undo works after you quit; deleting a project deletes its undo history) and a trash folder for projects you delete. - Nothing is uploaded. There is no cloud copy, no sync and no account. Your characters, notes and arcs exist only where you keep them.
- You can delete it all. Delete that folder and everything LoomArras has saved is gone. Removing the app doesn't touch your projects, so delete the folder too if you want them gone.
The app goes online only when you ask
- No telemetry. There are no analytics, usage tracking, crash reporters, advertising or accounts, and LoomArras doesn't "phone home" or check for updates by itself.
- Everything is built in. Fonts, portraits, the demo novel and the help pages are part of the app, so nothing is downloaded while you work.
- It listens only to your own computer. The window talks to a small server running on
127.0.0.1, which can't be reached from other computers and won't take orders from, or hand your data to, websites open in your browser. - Links are your choice. A link to a website inside the app opens in your own web browser, and only when you click it.
- Check for updates, only when you click it. LoomArras then reads one small file,
version.json, from loomarras.gnuware.com to see whether there's a newer version. Like any visit to a website, the request comes from your internet address; LoomArras sends nothing else about you, your computer or your writing. It never checks by itself. - Feedback goes through your own email. Send feedback writes an email and opens it in your mail app; nothing is sent until you press Send there. If you leave the details ticked, it adds the LoomArras version, your computer's system, the page you were on and this session's error messages, which you can read first. Never anything from your projects.
It doesn't touch your other files
- Its own folder, and what you choose. LoomArras writes only to its own projects folder and to files you choose to save, such as an export or a backup, in the place you pick when you save it.
- Manuscripts are only read. When you import or scan a manuscript, LoomArras reads the files you pick, on your computer, and never changes, moves or copies them. What it keeps (the names it found, which chapters they're in, and a sentence around some mentions) is saved in your project file and nowhere else.
- PDF exports are made on your computer too. The PDF bible is made on your computer by Typst, which comes with LoomArras (or by pandoc and LaTeX, if you've installed them and choose them); nothing is sent to an online converter.
We don't collect, sell or share information
GNUware.com receives nothing from LoomArras: not your writing, not your files, not how you use the app, and not who you are. We have no customer data from the app to sell, rent, trade or hand to advertisers, data brokers or anyone else, and we never will.
Buying and downloading
Purchases and downloads are handled by Lemon Squeezy, which acts as the seller of record. It collects the email address, payment details and billing information needed to complete an order, handles sales tax, and sends your receipt and download links. GNUware.com receives your name, email address and order details, and never sees your card number. Lemon Squeezy's own privacy policy governs what it collects. LoomArras itself has no license key and never contacts Lemon Squeezy.
If you email us
If you write to [email protected], we receive your email address and whatever you write. We use it only to answer you and to send what you asked for, and we don't sell or share it. Ask us to delete a message, or to stop writing to you, and we will.
This website
This site is static pages. It sets no cookies, runs no analytics and loads no third-party scripts, fonts or trackers. Our web host may keep standard server logs (such as IP address and pages requested) for security and operation.
Children
LoomArras isn't directed at children under 13, and because it collects nothing, it collects nothing from them either.
Changes and contact
If this statement changes, we'll update this page and its date, and the same statement in the app (Help & About › Privacy). Questions: [email protected].