Writing Tools brings proofreading, rewriting, and summarization to supported Apple devices and compatible text fields. It can help turn a rough note into a cleaner draft, adjust tone, extract key points, or catch mechanical errors. The feature is most effective as an editor beside you, not as an unquestioned author speaking for you.

Select text in a supported app and open Writing Tools. Proofread is the safest place to begin because you can review suggested corrections without changing the entire style. Rewrite can make a passage sound more professional, friendly, or concise. Summary and key-point options are helpful for long notes, but their output should be compared with the source to ensure an exception, warning, deadline, or disagreement was not removed.

Protect the details that make the message accurate. AI may flatten a personal voice, change certainty, replace a precise technical term, or make a request sound stronger than intended. Review names, numbers, dates, links, quotations, and commitments line by line. For contracts, legal advice, medical information, or public statements, a human expert remains essential.

Apple Intelligence requires compatible hardware, software, language, and regional availability. Some processing is designed to occur on device, while more complex requests may use Apple’s private cloud architecture or an optional external model when clearly offered. Read the prompt before sending data and avoid selecting confidential material unless its handling is appropriate for your organization.

Apple Support’s official tutorial demonstrates proofreading, rewriting, and summarizing with Writing Tools. A productive workflow is simple: write the first draft yourself, use AI on a selected section, compare the result, and keep only the edits you understand. That preserves both efficiency and accountability.