Build 0.14 — Private beta Atlanta, GA  /  v0.14.2

A calmer way to
think with AI.

Loam is a focused AI workspace for writers, researchers, and the slow-thinking sort. One canvas. One thread of thought. No tabs, no chat history, no autoplay.

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Build 0.14 · Shipping weekly Scroll
A small manifesto
We build quiet software for people who think faster deeper.
✻  A note from the Loam studio  ✻

Fieldnotes & changelog

Notes from the build
14 entries · updated weekly
№ 014
We rebuilt the canvas and deleted the sidebar
The smallest visible change of the year, and the one we argued about the longest. A note on what was removed and why.
ReleaseMay 04, 2026
№ 013
On not shipping a chat interface
Why Loam doesn’t have a chat window, what we use instead, and the four prototypes that didn’t make it.
EssayApr 19, 2026
№ 012
The autosave you can hear
A tiny, almost-felt sound cue that tells you your draft is safe. Three weeks of work for nine milliseconds of audio.
ReleaseApr 02, 2026
№ 011
What our beta readers taught us about silence
We watched twelve writers use Loam for a month. The most useful feature, it turned out, was the model knowing when not to speak.
EssayMar 14, 2026
№ 010
Loam for research: a small how-to
Pinning sources, citing inline, and letting the model disagree with you politely. A short walkthrough with one real example.
GuideFeb 28, 2026
№ 009
Why we still write release notes by hand
A short, slightly grumpy field-note on the cost of letting a model summarize your own work back to you.
EssayFeb 09, 2026
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About the studio

Loam is a small AI workspace built for one thing — helping you think clearly through long, complicated pieces of writing. No agents. No tabs. No notifications. Just a draft, a model trained to disagree gracefully, and a canvas quiet enough to hear yourself.

We’re three people working out of a converted print shop in Atlanta. We ship every Thursday, write our own release notes, and answer our own email.

Loam is currently in private beta. New seats open the first of each month.

— The Loam team