diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6588f15..b5e200c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ A writing app for the terminal. No nonsense. Markdown. Local. Encrypted.
 - **Fits your terminal.** It uses your terminal's own colours and font, and
   works in any modern terminal (Alacritty, Ghostty, iTerm2, and others).
 
-> **Early days.** writui is being built in the open, a small piece at a time
-> ([what's planned](docs/PLAN.md)). It's usable for writing now, but keep a
-> copy of anything you can't afford to lose. And remember: **there is no way
-> to recover a forgotten password.**
+writui is built in the open ([what's planned](docs/PLAN.md)). Remember:
+**there is no way to recover a forgotten password.**
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/docs/SPEC.md b/docs/SPEC.md
index 2d2d56f..5d92ae6 100644
--- a/docs/SPEC.md
+++ b/docs/SPEC.md
@@ -763,8 +763,16 @@ in [DECISIONS.md](DECISIONS.md); the build order lives in [PLAN.md](PLAN.md).
   Six short feature descriptions cover focus, resuming a post, local
   encryption, named versions, familiar controls, and Markdown portability,
   in that order. Detailed shortcuts and sorting options belong in the
-  guide and README. Keep the free/open-source status and early-stage
-  backup/password caveats visible.
+  guide and README. Keep the free/open-source status and the
+  no-recovery password warning visible.
+
+  > remove the note on the website about writui being early and asking the
+  > user to back up any important writing.
+
+  The "early, keep a backup" caveat is gone from the homepage and README:
+  saving is journaled and automatic, migrations are backed up and checked,
+  and the README says how to back up the vault file. The password warning
+  stays; it's a permanent property, not an early-stage one.
 - "Try a five-minute writing session" is the demo recording's clickable,
   centered caption. It opens a blog post with screenshots, guiding readers
   through
diff --git a/site/content/_index.md b/site/content/_index.md
index a950e37..2484438 100644
--- a/site/content/_index.md
+++ b/site/content/_index.md
@@ -14,6 +14,5 @@
 - **Take your words with you.** Import Markdown or text files. Copy or
   export your writing as Markdown, ready for your blog or another editor.
 
-Free and [open source](https://github.com/aakashns/writui). Early, but usable
-for daily writing. Keep a backup of anything you can't afford to lose;
-forgotten passwords cannot be recovered.
+Free and [open source](https://github.com/aakashns/writui). Forgotten
+passwords cannot be recovered, so keep yours somewhere safe.