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What GLASS is

GLASS is a desktop word processor built for authors.

You work in one document that can be viewed through two different lenses, called modes:

• Draft Mode is the writing surface, for composing, structuring, and formatting prose. Versions are saved and listed here.
• Review Mode is the editing surface, for spelling & grammar checks, editorial collaboration, tracked suggestions, and comments. Publishing a finished Edit Pass creates a new version.

It's the same document either way; the mode just changes which tools are in front of you, so you only ever see what you need, when you need it. When you're producing prose, you're in Draft Mode. When you're evaluating it, you're in Review Mode.