Writer Studio is a local-first writing and document-production application for Android. It helps professional writers plan, draft, revise, organize, compile, and export long-form projects.
Google Drive access is optional and starts only after the user chooses to sign
in and enable synchronization. Writer Studio requests the
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file scope. This scope allows the app to
see and manage only the Drive files that the user creates or opens with Writer
Studio, rather than all files in the user’s Drive.
Users can disconnect Google Drive from Writer Studio and can revoke the app’s Google Account access at any time from their Google Account settings. When enabled, project safety copies can synchronize automatically after saves. The Privacy Policy, section 4.2.1 explains the Google account data, project data, uses, storage and deletion controls.
Ordinary Google Drive safety copies are readable .writer ZIP archives. Writer
Studio does not encrypt these archives before uploading them; anyone with access
to a downloaded archive can read the included text and attachments without the
app’s local project key or a recovery secret.
Dropbox collaboration is optional and starts only after the user explicitly
chooses Connect Dropbox in the Library. Writer Studio uses Dropbox shared
folders to exchange project snapshots, manuscript changes, comments and
collaboration metadata. It
requests account_info.read, files.metadata.read, files.content.read,
files.content.write, sharing.read, and sharing.write so it can identify the
connected account, create and synchronize the project’s shared resources,
invite collaborators, change an editor or reader role, and remove access.
The project owner controls each invitation and can change or revoke a collaborator’s access from Writer Studio. Users can disconnect Dropbox in the app and can revoke the application’s authorization from their Dropbox account settings. Writer Studio does not connect to or access Dropbox until the user initiates the OAuth authorization flow.
The integration requires Full Dropbox access because Dropbox’s shared-folder
APIs do not support App Folder access. This permission technically allows access
across the connected account; the app directs project operations to its created
or joined project resources. Optional recovery also uses a separate
/.writer-studio folder for passphrase-encrypted key-recovery envelopes.
Ordinary Dropbox project snapshots, manuscript edits and comments are not encrypted by Writer Studio before uploading them. The snapshot ZIP archives and collaboration JSON files contain readable content; Dropbox and people with the relevant file access can read it without the app’s local project key or a recovery secret. Read the Privacy Policy, sections 4.2.2 and 4.2.3 for transferred data, participant access, credential storage and deletion controls.
.writer-recovery bundle is encrypted with a separate
recovery secret. It is a snapshot at export time, not an automatically updated
backup. Keep both the bundle and its matching secret, stored separately.See the Privacy Policy, section 4.2.4 for local encryption and recovery details. Ordinary cloud files are not end-to-end encrypted by Writer Studio. HTTPS and the provider’s own storage protection are separate from these application encryption mechanisms.
Writer Studio is provided by Nazarii Hafych under the HAFYCH brand.