Formalizer Guide: Rewriting Emails for Any Tone Instantly
If you spend more time rewriting an email than you do writing the original, the goblintools Formalizer was made for you. This guide walks through the six built-in tones, when to use each, and how to get good results fast.
The six tones at a glance
- Formal — adds a polite opener and sign-off, expands contractions, replaces slang.
- Casual — contracts ("I am" → "I'm"), drops formality, adds friendly framing.
- Emoji — adds context-appropriate emoji at common emotion words.
- Sarcastic — wraps your message in mock-cheerful framing.
- Snarky — adds eye-roll style asides. Use carefully.
- Yoda — rearranges word order. Just for fun.
When to pick which tone
Use Formal for emails to clients, professors, your landlord, or anyone whose title you'd have to check. It strips chat-speak and adds professional scaffolding.
Use Casual for Slack messages to a coworker, texts to a friend, or anywhere the formal version would feel cold.
Use Emoji for celebratory messages, congratulations, or anywhere a little warmth is welcome.
Use Sarcastic or Snarky in your own draft folder to vent before writing the real version. Probably don't send.
Use Yoda when you need a smile.
Pro tips for better Formalizer output
- Start with a complete thought, even if it's messy. The Formalizer doesn't add content — it reshapes what you give it.
- Run the output through The Judge to make sure your tone landed where you wanted.
- If you want a totally different draft, change a few words and re-run rather than picking a new tone.
- Combine with Magic ToDo: split "draft Q3 update email" → "write rough draft" → run through Formalizer.
What Formalizer isn't
Formalizer is not a grammar checker, not a translator, and not an AI rewriter that creates new content. It's a fast, private tone shifter. For grammar, use a dedicated tool. For full rewrites, ChatGPT or similar.
Why private matters for emails
Emails often contain confidential info — salaries, complaints, breakups, business deals. Pasting them into a cloud-based AI tool means giving that data to a third party. Formalizer runs in your browser, so the text never leaves your machine.
Stop redrafting. Open Formalizer and pick a tone.
Try the tools mentioned: Magic ToDo · Formalizer · Judge · Estimator · Compiler · Chef · Professor