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The Pencil STABLE
Free writing your child does with their eyes: an alphabet ring to reach every letter, and prediction that learns the words they actually use.
Built because her ideas outran her letters, and every child deserves a blank page they can fill in their own words.
Who it's for
- Your child selects with eye gaze, touch, or both.
- They have things to say and want to write them down themselves.
- An alphabet ring keeps every letter within easy reach of their gaze.
- Prediction learns your child's own words over time, so their favorites come up first.
- Invented spelling is welcome: typing "kat" offers cat, so a good guess still gets them there.
- When they want to, a finished piece of writing can be emailed to family. That is optional and always their choice to send.
Needs: Windows 10/11
Eye gaze: works with eye-gaze devices via our free Gaze Layer
Touch: works on any touchscreen, no tracker needed
Private by design
Runs fully on your computer. Your child's writing and the words their prediction learns stay on your machine. Emailing a piece to family is optional; nothing is sent unless you choose to send it.
Version · last updated · MPL-2.0 · part of the New ERA family · see all tools or ask "which tool fits my kid?"