Which platforms is Writford available on?

Web, Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone today. The same account and the same matters wherever you sign in.

Do I need to install anything to use Writford?

No. The full workspace runs in a browser. The desktop app is there if you prefer a dedicated window and native behaviour.

Is the desktop app the same as the web app?

Yes, the same workspace and the same data. Nothing is held back to a particular platform.

Does the mobile app do everything?

It carries cited UK legal AI chat, your matter files, time, costs, tasks and key dates, with a biometric app lock. It is built for working away from the desk rather than as a cut-down viewer.

Is there an Outlook add-in?

Yes. It works inside Outlook so an email can be filed to a matter, and the time spent on it recorded, without leaving the inbox.

Writford Desktop

The whole practice on your desktop

A native Mac and Windows app that records your time as you work. Open a matter document and the time logs itself, with files that open in Word and Outlook, a timer that keeps recording offline, and automatic updates.

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Download Writford for Mac and Windows

The full Writford workspace as a native app. Sign in with your existing Writford account.

Download forMac

Free with any Writford plan.

Installing on Mac and Windows

macOS: open the downloaded .dmg and drag Writford into Applications. The app is code-signed and notarised by Apple.
Windows: use the Microsoft Store badge above to open the Writford listing and install the app. Sign in with your existing Writford account. Microsoft Store keeps that installation up to date.

Time, as you work

Open a matter document and the timer starts on that matter

Switch on automatic time recording in Settings, and when you open a matter's document from Writford the timer starts on that matter for you. Keep working the way you always do, draft, review, amend, and the moment you close the document, the time is logged straight to that matter, with the document's name filled in as the note. The timer runs on one matter at a time: open a different matter's document through Writford and it prompts you to switch. If your machine goes idle or to sleep, the clock freezes so lunch and meetings never bill. Every timer entry lands as a draft. You review it and confirm before it reaches a bill, so the time is both accurate and entirely under your control.

Open a matter document and the timer starts, then logs on close, hands-free
Automatic recording is a switch in Settings, Preferences: on when you want it, off when you do not
The document name auto-fills the time note; billable by default and editable
A quiet, always-on-top timer box shows your current matter and live time
Open a matter file in Word or Outlook and the timer tracks it to that matter
One-click manual time entry for calls, meetings and everything off-screen
Every timer entry is a draft you review and confirm before it bills
A Today's log window lists every entry the timer made today, waiting for your review
Idle and sleep automatically freeze the clock, so lunch and meetings never bill

Native Word and Outlook

Open matter files in the apps you already use

A desktop app can talk to the rest of your machine. Open a matter document straight into Microsoft Word, draft an email from a file in Outlook, and save your changes back to the matter from Word or Excel, on Mac and Windows, without any browser download-and-reupload dance. Sign out or quit with a document still open and Writford saves and closes it in the editor first, then uploads it. Your files stay organised in Writford while you edit them in the tools you already know, and every version is kept.

Open matter documents directly in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Draft and send matter email through Outlook
Edits in Word or Excel save back to the matter as a new version, no manual reupload
Sign out or quit with a document open and it is saved, closed and uploaded first
Drag files between your desktop and a matter

Time Kept Offline

Your time is safe when the connection drops

Trains, client sites and courtrooms are not always online. The desktop timer keeps recording without a connection, holds your time safely on your computer, and sends it to Writford when you are back online. Matters and documents themselves need a connection.

The timer keeps recording with no connection
Time is held safely on your computer, even through a crash or restart
Sent automatically when you reconnect, and never recorded twice

Native Tray and Auto-Update

Always one click away, always up to date

Writford lives in your system tray, so the whole practice is a single click away from anywhere on your desktop. Mac installations update in the background and install the latest version on restart. Windows installations receive updates through Microsoft Store.

System tray icon for instant access from any app
Automatic updates through the Mac app or Microsoft Store
One consistent experience across Mac and Windows
Sign in once with your Writford, Microsoft or Google account; the browser tab closes itself when you come back to the app

Is there a desktop app for UK legal practice management?

Yes. Writford runs as a desktop application on Windows and Mac, as a web app in any browser, and on Android and iPhone. It is the same account and the same data wherever you open it.

Which platforms is Writford available on?: Web, Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone today. The same account and the same matters wherever you sign in.
Do I need to install anything to use Writford?: No. The full workspace runs in a browser. The desktop app is there if you prefer a dedicated window and native behaviour.
Is the desktop app the same as the web app?: Yes, the same workspace and the same data. Nothing is held back to a particular platform.
Does the mobile app do everything?: It carries cited UK legal AI chat, your matter files, time, costs, tasks and key dates, with a biometric app lock. It is built for working away from the desk rather than as a cut-down viewer.
Is there an Outlook add-in?: Yes. It works inside Outlook so an email can be filed to a matter, and the time spent on it recorded, without leaving the inbox.