Stackwriter: Built from the Ground Up...

You won't find our story in a Silicon Valley coffee shop. You'll find it at a cluttered kitchen table at midnight, in a half-filled notebook on a red-eye flight, and in the quiet moment after hitting "publish" and wondering if anyone will read it. That's where this app was built, because that's where I've spent my creative life.

My name is Dave Halmai. I've always been a writer first—long before I ever thought about software. I've written essays, newsletters, drafts that never saw the light of day, and pieces I poured everything into. I wasn't a tech founder; I was a creator trying to make sense of ideas and get them into the world.

Writing became my lifeline. Ideas, outlines, research, half-finished paragraphs, feedback from readers—everything lived somewhere different. Notes in one app, drafts in another, edits in email threads, inspiration saved as screenshots and links I'd never find again. The more I wrote, the more scattered it all became. I spent more time organizing my work than actually creating it. Sound familiar?

I went looking for a tool to fix that. What I found was either too complex, too generic, or built for teams in boardrooms—not solo writers and Substack creators working late nights and early mornings. So I did what writers do best: I decided to build something better.

How hard could it be? (Turns out, pretty hard.) But I knew what I needed because I was living the problem. I teamed up with a developer, and we got to work. We didn't start with flashy features. We started with the essentials: a simple way to capture ideas, shape them into drafts, get AI help when you're stuck, and keep everything organized in one place.

This app wasn't built in a vacuum. It was tested on real newsletters, refined through published essays, and tweaked between weekly Substack deadlines. My rule was simple: if it didn't help me write faster, think clearer, and publish with more confidence, it didn't belong. That's still the standard we live by.

Today, our platform helps writers and Substack creators stay organized, consistent, and focused on what matters most—writing. It's helped shape thousands of posts, ideas, and stories that might otherwise have stayed stuck in a notes app.

But at its core, this app is still built by someone who knows what it's like to stare at a blank page and a blinking cursor. We're constantly improving it to make your creative work—and your creative life—a little easier.

This is just the beginning. Let's write.

Stackwriter founder, David Halmai