Introducing Criticly: Your AI-Powered Critical Thinking Toolkit

Are you tired of juggling apps just to think through an idea? Do you get stuck in mental loops, unable to see past your own assumptions?

Meet Criticly – a Mac app that brings AI-powered thinking tools right where you work. With a simple shortcut, you can select any text and instantly explore new ways of seeing, questioning, and refining your ideas.

What is Criticly?

Criticly is a minimalist Mac app designed to sharpen your thinking. With one keystroke, it helps you:

• Distill complex thoughts into clear insights
• Evaluate ideas for correctness and logic
• Question assumptions with sharp inquiries
• Counter arguments with fresh perspectives
• Expand reasoning with depth and examples

Think of it as a thinking partner that’s always available, without breaking your flow.

Why It Matters

• No context switching: Stay in your current app — Notion, Mail, VS Code, Keynote, anywhere — and work directly with selected text.
• Overcome blind spots: Criticly challenges assumptions and reveals alternative views you might miss.
• Move from vague to clear: Tools like distill and question help you cut through noise and focus on what matters.
• Break analysis paralysis: Get quick, focused feedback that helps you move forward with confidence.

Who It’s For

• Writers: Clarify arguments and spark better questions.
• Developers: Understand code, test logic, and consider alternative solutions.
• Students: Analyze papers, strengthen theses, and deepen understanding.
• Professionals: Refine ideas, sharpen proposals, and prepare for discussions.

Think Smarter, Anywhere

Criticly is designed for flow: select, press, think. That’s it.