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Use Writing Tools with Apple Intelligence on iPhone

With Apple Intelligence,* you can use Writing Tools to proofread your work, create different versions of the same text to help you find the right wording and tone, and summarize selected text. Writing Tools are available in most places you write, including third-party apps and websites.

👁 An iPhone showing a story being written in the Notes app. At the bottom of the screen is the Compose with Writing Tools dialog that includes options to refine with ChatGPT, rewrite, choose ChatGPT suggestions, and more.

Note: Apple Intelligence is not available on all iPhone models or in all languages or regions.** To access the most recent available features, make sure you’re using the latest version of iOS and have Apple Intelligence turned on.

Proofread text

  1. While writing, select the text you want to refine, then tap 👁 the Writing Tools button
    .

    Tip: You can also tap 👁 the Open Writing Tools button
    in the top-right corner of the keyboard.

  2. Tap Proofread.

    Apple Intelligence checks your text for grammatical and spelling errors. All changes are underlined with a glowing line.

  3. Do any of the following:

  4. When you’re finished, tap 👁 the Accept All Recommended Changes button
    .

Rewrite text

After writing or reading text—like class notes or a blog post—you can rewrite it to ensure everything reads just right. You can also adjust the tone of your writing to suit the audience and task at hand.

  1. Select the text you want to refine, then tap 👁 the Writing Tools button
    .

    Tip: You can also tap 👁 the Open Writing Tools button
    in the top-right corner of the keyboard.

  2. Do any of the following:

    • Rewrite text: Tap Rewrite.

    • Rewrite the text in a particular tone: Tap Friendly, Professional, or Concise.

    • Rewrite the text based on a description: Tap “Describe your change,” then enter a description—“Make this more enthusiastic,” for example.

    A rewritten version of your text appears inline. If you selected text in a read-only document, like a PDF, the text appears in the Writing Tools dialog.

  3. Do any of the following:

    • Try the rewrite again: Tap Rewrite.

    • Switch between the updated and original versions of your text: Tap Original.

    • Undo a change: Tap 👁 the Undo button
      to show the previous change.

    • Revert to the unedited version of your text: Tap 👁 the Revert button
      .

    • Copy the rewrite of read-only text: Tap Copy in the Writing Tools dialog.

  4. When you’re finished, tap 👁 the Done button
    .

Summarize and organize text

After writing or reading text, you can use Apple Intelligence to generate a summary. You can also have the summary presented as bulleted key points, or have the original text organized in a list or table.

  1. Select the text you want to summarize or organize, then tap 👁 the Writing Tools button
    .

    Tip: You can also tap 👁 the Apple Intelligence button
    in the top-right corner of the keyboard.

  2. Do any of the following:

    • Summarize text: Tap Summarize.

    • Summarize the key points of the text: Tap Key Points.

    • Organize the original text in a list: Tap List.

    • Organize the original text in a table: Tap Table.

    A rewritten version of your text appears.

  3. After viewing the summary, do any of the following:

    • Copy the summary: Tap Copy.

    • Replace the original text with the summary: Tap Replace.

      Note: Replace is not an option if the source text is not editable.

    • Share the summary: Tap Share, then choose a share option.

  4. When you’re finished, tap 👁 the Done button
    .

If you turn on the ChatGPT extension, you can compose text with Writing Tools. To turn on the extension and learn about availability, see Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence.

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