# Prompt Edit

> A free macOS app for creating reusable prompt templates with dynamic variables, conditional logic, and offline-first privacy. No cloud. No tracking. Completely local.

Prompt Edit lets you write Markdown-based prompt templates with variable placeholders and if/else blocks, fill them in with a clean UI, and copy the rendered result to any AI tool. It is designed for individuals and teams who use LLMs daily and want to standardize, save, and reuse their prompts without sending data to third-party services.

## App

- [Home](https://www.promptedit.app/): Product overview, feature highlights, screenshots, and download
- Download: Free macOS app (Apple Silicon). Available at https://www.promptedit.app/#download

## Prompt Engineering Reference

A comprehensive guide to 50+ prompt engineering frameworks and techniques — each with explanations, practical examples, step-by-step instructions, FAQs, and pros/cons.

- [Prompt Frameworks Guide](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-frameworks): Overview and filterable index of all frameworks

### Reasoning Techniques
- [Chain-of-Thought (CoT)](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/chain-of-thought): Step-by-step reasoning to improve accuracy on complex tasks
- [Tree of Thoughts (ToT)](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/tree-of-thoughts): Explore multiple reasoning branches simultaneously
- [Self-Consistency](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/self-consistency): Sample multiple reasoning paths and aggregate the best answer

### In-Context Learning
- [Zero-Shot Prompting](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/zero-shot): Instructions only, no examples
- [Few-Shot Prompting](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/few-shot): Guide output format with 2–8 worked examples

### Persona
- [Role Prompting](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/role-prompting): Assign expert personas to unlock domain knowledge and tone control

### Workflow Techniques
- [Prompt Chaining](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/prompt-chaining): Sequential prompts where each output feeds the next
- [Prompt Refinement Loop](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/prompt-refinement-loop): Iterative draft → critique → revise cycles

### Agent Techniques
- [ReAct Prompting](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/react-prompting): Interleave reasoning and actions for tool-using agents
- [Reflexion](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/reflexion): Verbal self-reflection to improve on prior failures
- [Multi-Agent Debate](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/multi-agent-debate): Multiple AI instances debate; a judge synthesizes the answer

### Advanced Techniques
- [EvoPrompt](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/evoprompt): Evolutionary algorithms for automated prompt optimization
- [NeuroPrompt](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/neuroprompt): Cognitive-science-inspired prompt structure

### Structured Frameworks (Acronym-Based)
- [RISEN](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/risen-framework): Role, Instructions, Steps, End Goal, Narrowing
- [CRISPE](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/crispe-framework): Capacity, Role, Insight, Statement, Personality, Experiment
- [CO-STAR](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/costar): Context, Objective, Style, Tone, Audience, Response
- [RACE](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/race): Role, Action, Context, Expectation
- [RTF](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/rtf): Role, Task, Format
- [TAG](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/tag): Task, Action, Goal
- [APE](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/ape): Action, Purpose, Expectation
- [RISE](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/rise): Role, Input, Steps, Expectation
- [CARE](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/care): Context, Action, Result, Example
- [IDEA](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/idea): Intent, Details, Examples, Adjustments
- [TRACE](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/trace): Task, Request, Action, Context, Example
- [BAB](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/bab): Before, After, Bridge
- [COAST](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/coast): Context, Objective, Actions, Scenario, Task
- [RAIN](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/rain): Role, Aim, Input, Numeric Target
- [FLOW](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/flow): Function, Level, Output, Win Metric
- [PIVO](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/pivo): Problem, Insights, Voice, Outcome
- [SEED](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/seed): Situation, End Goal, Examples, Deliverables
- [DEEP](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/deep): Direction, Existing Info, Expertise, Preferred Tone
- [CLEAR](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/clear): Context, Logic, Expectations, Action, Restrictions
- [QUEST](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/quest): Question, Understanding, Expectation, Scope, Time
- [GUIDE](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/guide): Goal, Understanding, Information, Direction, Evaluation
- [FOCUS](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/focus): Function, Outcome, Criteria, Underlying Assumptions, Strategy
- [RASCE](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/rasce): Role, Audience, Style, Constraints, Examples
- [OSCAR](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/oscar): Objective, Scope, Constraints, Assumptions, Results
- [PECRA](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/pecra): Purpose, Expectation, Context, Request, Audience
- [RHODES](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/rhodes): Research, Hypothesis, Objectives, Development, Execution, Synthesis
- [CREATE](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/create): Conceptualize, Research, Experiment, Analyze, Transform, Evaluate
- [GROW](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/grow): Goal, Reality, Options, Will
- [PREP](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/prep): Point, Reason, Example, Point
- [STAR](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/star): Situation, Task, Action, Result
- [IEEI](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/ieei): Inform, Explain, Example, Input
- [SMART](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/smart): Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound
- [CRISP](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/crisp): Clarity, Relevance, Intent, Specificity, Precision
- [ORCA](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/orca): Objective, Role, Context, Action

### Copywriting Frameworks
- [AIDA](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/aida): Attention, Interest, Desire, Action
- [PAS](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/pas): Problem, Agitate, Solution

### Creative Techniques
- [SCAMPER](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/scamper): Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other uses, Eliminate, Reverse

### SEO / GEO
- [SERP Prompting](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-framework/serp): Structure prompts for search-optimized and AI-overview-ready content

## Prompt Flows

Multi-framework prompt sequences that chain 3 techniques in a deliberate order for real-world outcomes. Each flow is a named algorithm with step-by-step instructions and copyable example prompts.

- [Prompt Flows Guide](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flows): Overview and index of all 10 prompt flow algorithms

### Content & Writing
- [The Refiner](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-refiner): Role Prompting → COSTAR → Self-Consistency — publication-ready long-form content
- [The Onboarding Writer](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-onboarding-writer): Role Prompting → IEEI → Few-Shot — pedagogically sound, consistent documentation
- [The Brand Voice Engineer](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-brand-voice-engineer): PIVO → DEEP → Few-Shot — brand voice system from identity to scalable content

### Marketing & Strategy
- [The Market Maker](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-market-maker): PAS → AIDA → PECRA — emotionally resonant, channel-targeted marketing copy
- [The Brand Voice Engineer](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-brand-voice-engineer): PIVO → DEEP → Few-Shot — consistent brand voice at scale

### Analysis & Decision-Making
- [The Research Synthesizer](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-research-synthesizer): QUEST → Tree of Thoughts → RHODES — rigorous multi-perspective research synthesis
- [The Debate Judge](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-debate-judge): Multi-Agent Debate → Self-Consistency → FOCUS — high-confidence decisions on contested questions

### Development & Planning
- [The Code Architect](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-code-architect): Chain-of-Thought → RISEN → Reflexion — architecturally sound, self-reviewed code
- [The Error Detective](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-error-detective): Chain-of-Thought → Tree of Thoughts → Reflexion — root-cause-verified bug fixes
- [The Sprint Planner](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-sprint-planner): SMART → Chain-of-Thought → OSCAR — vague goals into scoped execution plans
- [The PoC Builder](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-poc-builder): Zero-Shot → ReAct → Prompt Refinement Loop — hypothesis-scoped proofs of concept that survive the demo
- [The Legacy Integrator](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-legacy-integrator): TRACE → Tree of Thoughts → RISEN — safe feature integration into codebases you didn't write
- [The Test Strategist](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-test-strategist): CRISPE → Self-Consistency → Few-Shot — risk-driven, style-anchored test suites that catch real bugs
- [The API Designer](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-api-designer): CRISP → Multi-Agent Debate → Prompt Chaining — complete API contracts validated through adversarial stakeholder review

### Design
- [The UX Strategist](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-ux-strategist): GROW → SCAMPER → SEED — constraint-grounded, creativity-tested design specifications

### Product Ownership
- [The Story Architect](https://www.promptedit.app/prompt-flow/the-story-architect): Role Prompting → COAST → CLEAR — feature ideas into Jira-ready user stories with testable acceptance criteria