Question 1

What is TongueToQuill?

Accepted Answer

TongueToQuill is a free, browser-based editor for U.S. Air Force and Space Force personnel. Write your content and it formats and exports a regulation-compliant PDF — no fighting with Word margins or template files. Formatting follows AFH 33-337 "The Tongue and Quill" standards.

Question 2

Is TongueToQuill free?

Accepted Answer

Yes — and there's no software to install. Sign in at tonguetoquill.com with a Google or GitHub account and you're ready to go.

Question 3

What kinds of documents can TongueToQuill produce?

Accepted Answer

TongueToQuill supports Letters of Counseling (LOC), Letters of Reprimand (LOR), Rebuttals, Official Memorandums (USAF and USSF variants), and Memoranda for Record (MFR) — all with automatic letterhead, paragraph numbering, indorsement chains, attachments, CC, and distribution lists.

Question 4

Can I use TongueToQuill for CUI or sensitive memos?

Accepted Answer

No — TongueToQuill isn’t authorized for CUI, classified, or Privacy Act-protected content. For those memos, use Airmark at airmark.omni.af.mil, hosted by the 55th Wing on Air Force infrastructure and accessible from NIPR.

Question 5

Do I need to know Markdown?

Accepted Answer

No. The default Rich Text mode works like a normal document editor — form fields for the header (receiver, subject, date, etc.) and a formatting toolbar for the body. If you prefer writing in Markdown, switch to Advanced mode and work directly in the source. Either way, the output is the same.

Question 6

Does TongueToQuill use AI?

Accepted Answer

No — TongueToQuill is a formatter, not a writing assistant. You supply the words; it handles the layout, margins, paragraph numbering, and AFH 33-337 compliance. If you draft with an AI tool first and paste it in, that works fine. For tighter integration, TongueToQuill also offers an MCP server that lets AI assistants like Claude format and export documents directly — see docs.tonguetoquill.com/mcp-server/.

Question 7

Will the output pass formatting review?

Accepted Answer

TongueToQuill is built specifically against the AFH 33-337 standard — margins, paragraph numbering, letterhead, indorsements, and all. In practice, output is consistently cleaner than hand-formatted Word documents.

Question 8

Does TongueToQuill store my documents?

Accepted Answer

Signed-in documents are saved to a secure database tied to your account. Guest documents are stored temporarily and deleted automatically. No content is shared with third parties.

Question 9

Why doesn't TongueToQuill use the official Word fonts?

Accepted Answer

The official USAF memo format calls for Copperplate Gothic in the letterhead and Times New Roman in the body. Both are commercial, proprietary fonts that cannot legally be bundled with free software. TongueToQuill uses open-source visual clones designed to be identical in appearance and spacing: CopperplateCC-Heavy for Copperplate Gothic, and NimbusRomNo9L for Times New Roman. Your exported PDF should be indistinguishable from a Word-produced memo.

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