Prose Mode

Overview

Prose Mode is a distraction-free view of your draft. It hides all the visual indicators that Genesis Writer adds to the editor — AI generation markers, highlights, and other overlays — so you can read your text as it would appear in the final manuscript.

Think of it as a “clean read” toggle. When you're writing and generating, you want to see the markers so you know what's AI-generated and what's yours. When you're reviewing and reading, you want clean, uncluttered prose.

Left: normal mode with AI markers. Right: Prose Mode — clean, distraction-free text.

What Prose Mode Hides

When Prose Mode is active, the following visual elements are hidden:

• AI generation markers — the highlight that distinguishes AI-generated text from text you typed.
• Generation highlights — the colored background that appears on text the AI just produced.

Your text, formatting, headings, images, and everything else look exactly as they would in a final export. It's a WYSIWYG preview of your manuscript.

How to Toggle Prose Mode

Toggle Prose Mode on or off from the editor toolbar. Look for the Prose Mode toggle — click it once to enter Prose Mode, click again to return to normal view.

The toggle state applies to the current session. When you close the writer and come back, Prose Mode will be off by default.

Everything Still Works

Prose Mode is purely visual. Under the hood, nothing changes:

• Autosave continues saving your work normally.
• AI generation still works. You can use Write & Continue and selection tools in Prose Mode. The inline toolbar still appears after generation.
• Formatting is fully accessible. Bold, italic, headings — everything works the same.
• Comments are still stored and accessible from the right panel, even if their in-editor highlights are dimmed.

The only difference is what you see. Your writing environment is fully functional in both modes.

When to Use Prose Mode

Prose Mode is most useful during specific phases of your writing process:

• Review passes. When you're reading through a chapter to check flow, pacing, and continuity. The clean view lets you read like a reader, not a writer.
• Editing sessions. When you're focused on line-editing and don't want visual distractions. The markers can be noisy when you're deep in a revision.
• Reading aloud. Many authors read their work aloud to catch rhythm issues. Prose Mode gives you a clean view that makes this easier.
• Showing others. If you're sharing your screen with a writing partner, beta reader, or editor, Prose Mode presents your work professionally without revealing your AI workflow.

Tips

• Use Prose Mode before exporting. Give your chapter a final read in Prose Mode before exporting to DOCX or PDF. What you see in Prose Mode closely matches what the export will look like.
• Pair with collapsed panels. For maximum focus, turn on Prose Mode and collapse both the left and right panels. This gives you an almost full-screen writing experience with zero distractions.
• Don't forget to turn it off. If you generate text in Prose Mode and then want to see which parts are AI-generated, toggle Prose Mode off to reveal the markers again.