Frequently asked questions

Yes — the app makes no network calls at runtime, with one exception you control: Help → Check for Updates contacts tpee.app to compare your build against the latest release — when you click it, and once at start-up while the start-up check is left on. No telemetry, and nothing is sent that you did not ask to send: the release check also runs once at start-up, and one untick of 'Check for Updates at Start up' turns that off. No account needed to write prompts. Everything else stays fully offline — verify with your firewall; we encourage it. (The website and Stripe checkout are online, obviously.)

Yes - it is safe, and you can check it yourself in a minute. Every release we sell is code-signed with an EV certificate in the name of Toptronic Ltd. SmartScreen can still show a warning the first time it sees a brand-new signed installer, because a file earns its reputation with Windows over time, not the moment it is signed - so the warning says nothing about the file. To continue, click More info, then Run anyway — those two buttons are labelled in whatever language your Windows is set to. Before you run it, confirm the download is ours: the published file name and its SHA-256 should match, and the certificate should name Toptronic Ltd. If the name, the publisher or the hash does not match, stop and email us instead. Step-by-step verification is on our Security page.

Yes — there is a 14-day free trial. It is the full editor at no cost and with no credit card: enter your email on the home page and we send you a download link. The trial does not include new signed releases, priority release access, a refund window or the Lifetime Warranty, and when the 14 days end the editor keeps working — it simply stops receiving new builds. Buying any plan starts your updates, and tpee.app already knows your email, so the app picks them up on its next check: nothing to re-install. See the pricing section for the three paid plans.

Each of the 13 prompt sections is checked for completeness and internal consistency, shown as GREEN/YELLOW/RED, and rolled into a 0–100 score. It won't write the prompt for you — it tells you when you've done the work.

50 profiles, including Cursor, VS Code and its variants, Claude Code, Kiro, and Devin Desktop — plus a general formatter if your tool isn't listed.

185 model profiles across 23 providers, with pricing, context windows, and API character limits. TPEE doesn't call these models for you — it helps you write prompts that fit them.

Both. Same app, same build: MSI for a normal Windows install, ZIP for run-from-anywhere (no admin rights needed).

Windows 10 and 11 only, for now. It's a native Rust/egui app, and we'd rather support one platform properly than three poorly.

Accepted beta testers get 30% off the Professional plan (code BETA30) in exchange for short monthly feedback. Details and application: beta program.

Compare it to a ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro subscription — see the numbers on the pricing page.

Software that helps you write prompts more deliberately instead of free-typing them. TPEE (Toptronic^® Prompt Engineering Editor) structures every prompt into 13 sections — Persona, Instructions, Context, Technical Specifications, Format, Audience, Tone, Data, Examples, Graphics, MCP Servers, Verification of Results & Outcome and Agents — checks each for completeness and scores the result 0–100. It runs 100% offline on Windows.

You don't need one — but free-typed prompts are inconsistent, and re-trying a weak prompt costs real tokens and time. TPEE gives you a repeatable structure and a quality score before you spend anything. If you only prompt occasionally, ChatGPT's box is fine; if you prompt for work every day, structure pays for itself.

It's designed to. Most wasted tokens come from re-running a vague prompt until the model finally understands you. TPEE's 13-section structure and 0–100 score catch the gaps before you send anything, and its 185 model profiles with API character limits help you size prompts to the model you're paying for. Fewer retries = fewer tokens. (The app itself never calls a model — the savings are in how you prompt.)

It's a different tool for a different job. PromptLayer and LangSmith are cloud platforms for logging, versioning and evaluating prompts at scale. TPEE is an offline Windows desktop editor that helps you write structured, high-scoring prompts before you deploy them. If you're a solo developer or small team tired of SaaS subscriptions, TPEE covers the authoring side with a one-time price.

Privacy and ownership. A cloud prompt tool can see every prompt you type. TPEE runs entirely on your PC — no network calls, no account, no telemetry (you can verify with a firewall). Your prompts never leave your machine until you paste them into an LLM yourself. The website does measure visits with Google Analytics and a Google Ads tag, and only after you accept the choice at the bottom of the page; the application never measures anything.

Yes — Windows 10 and Windows 11. It's a native Rust/egui desktop app (no Electron, no browser wrapper), delivered as an MSI installer.

One-time purchase, USD: Student $49 (4 months of updates), Starter $99, Professional $299, and a $299 Gift of the Future — a Professional licence you buy for someone else, sent to them by email with your name as the giver. Starter includes 6 months of updates; Professional includes 12 months. No subscription and no recurring fee.

Yes — TPEE is a one-time purchase (USD $49–$299 by plan, with up to 12 months of updates included) and has no subscription, no account, and no telemetry. That's the core difference from subscription prompt tools.

Yes — the Student plan is USD 49.00 and includes 4 months of updates, and there is no approval step: choose the plan on the pricing page and pay by card. No proof-of-enrolment upload and no automated gate — just a one-time purchase.

Team features (shared templates, task assignment, team canvases) are built into the app, but the team plan is not on sale yet — see the pricing page for what's available today. TPEE stays fully offline, so team prompts are shared through your own storage, not our servers.