Free while in beta
Deliver hard news with wit and care.
The resignation you keep rewriting. The “no” you’ve been avoiding. The boundary you need to set. Bad News AI drafts the message in the tone you choose, then lets you practice the reply before you hit send.
Free while in beta. No account or card needed, and nothing is sent anywhere until you copy it.
How it works
Three steps, a few minutes, and the message stops living rent-free in your head.
- 1
Tell it what happened
Pick the kind of message, who it's for, and the few facts that matter. Skip what you don't know; it leaves a [placeholder].
- 2
Set the tone
Slide warmth, directness, and wit until it sounds like you on a good day. You get three versions to compare.
- 3
Rehearse the reply
Pick how they might react (understanding, upset, pushing back, full of questions) and practice your response, with a coaching tip each turn.
The messages people put off
Twelve kinds of hard message, each with its own structure, so the draft says the thing instead of circling it.
Resign from a job
Leave well, without burning the bridge.
e.g. Telling your manager you've accepted another role.
Decline a job offer
Say no and stay on their good side.
e.g. Turning down an offer after a long interview process.
Reject a candidate
Close the loop with respect.
e.g. Letting a finalist know they didn't get the job.
Decline an invitation
Miss the event, keep the friendship.
e.g. Skipping a wedding, a trip, or a birthday dinner.
Say no to a request
Decline the favor without the guilt spiral.
e.g. Passing on a side project, a loan, or one more committee.
Set a boundary
Name the line clearly and kindly.
e.g. After-hours messages, unannounced visits, recurring jokes.
End a relationship
Honest, kind, and clear about what's next.
e.g. Ending things after a few dates or a few years.
Give tough feedback
Specific, fair, and actually useful.
e.g. A missed expectation, a pattern, or a performance gap.
End a client relationship
Part ways professionally, with a clean handoff.
e.g. Letting a freelance or agency client go.
Announce a delay
Own the slip and reset expectations.
e.g. A missed deadline, a late shipment, a pushed launch.
Raise your prices
Explain the change without over-apologizing.
e.g. New rates for clients, members, or subscribers.
Apologize for a mistake
Own it without groveling.
e.g. A missed commitment, a hurtful comment, a dropped ball.
Same news. Your tone.
Move the sliders and watch the message change. This preview runs right in your browser using the built-in templates; the full writer gives you three versions at once.
Say no to a request · Text to Jordan
Hey Jordan! I'll have to decline this time. It means something that I was the first person you thought of. You'd like me to head up the holiday party coordinating another time this time around. I led it the previous two years and would like to pass it to someone new. If it helps, I can suggest someone who might be a better fit. I've learned the hard way that 'sure, no problem' is the most expensive phrase I know.
Example scenario. Your own details go in on the next page.
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Questions
Does Bad News AI send anything for me?+
No. It writes drafts and lets you practice. You copy the version you like and send it yourself, from your own email or phone.
Is it really free?+
Yes. Bad News AI is free while in beta, with no account or card needed. There's a daily cap of 5 drafts per person so the service stays fast for everyone. If that ever changes, we'll say so clearly first.
Is it just going to make me sound like a robot?+
That's what the tone sliders are for. Turn up warmth, dial down directness, add a little wit, or the reverse. You get three versions, and you should still edit the one you pick so it sounds like you.
What happens to what I type?+
Your details are used to write the draft and aren't saved to a database or tied to an account. In this beta, drafts are written by built-in templates on our server, so your text isn't sent to an AI company. See the privacy policy for specifics.
Is this legal, HR, or professional advice?+
No. It helps with tone and structure, but it isn't a lawyer, doctor, therapist, or HR department. For anything with legal or contractual consequences, have a qualified person review it.
What won't it help with?+
Anything meant to threaten, harass, scam, defraud, impersonate, or deceive someone. Hard news, yes. Hurting or tricking people, no.
Is this a substitute for a real conversation?+
Sometimes a message is the right channel; sometimes it should be said face to face. Choose “talking points” to prepare for an in-person or phone conversation instead.
Something else? Email hello@badnewsai.com.