Getting started: your first ten minutes

Signing up

skrib.com has one door: “Start writing, it’s free.” Sign in with Google or with email and password. Then Skrib asks one question: what works for you with AI in writing? Answer “I write without AI” and you get the Purist studio, with no AI anywhere in the interface. Any other answer and Companion is there when you want it. Either way you land on Home with a short tour you can skip at any time (skip is permanent), and a Welcome project that explains the studio from inside a real draft.

The first ten minutes

1. Look around Home. Your projects sit as posters on a shelf, with a greeting, today’s word count, and yesterday’s.
2. Create a project. Click New Project. Skrib asks what you are writing: Manuscript (novels, fan fiction, stories, essays, blogs, journals) or Screenplay (screenplays, teleplays, stage plays, podcasts). This sets up the right editor. You can also import an existing draft right here.
3. Name it, dress it. Name the project (rename anytime). Customize poster if you like: pick a style, a color, or upload a cover.
4. Write the first lines. The project opens on the Draft. The page says “Write, type ‘/’ for commands”. Type. The cloud icon confirms every save.
5. Open the Plan. The tab next to Draft. Drop a Sticky for each beat. Drop a Note and pick a starting template. Paste a YouTube link. Pin what matters.
6. Meet Companion (if you chose it). The star at the top right. A fresh chat greets you with suggestions that match the screen you are on. Ask “What can you do?” and it will tell you, about your own project.