Hi, I'm Reggie.
I built this to stop the overthinking.
I built Decode This Text because I believe everyone deserves clarity. Not the harsh truth. Not sugar-coated lies. Just clarity.
The Origin Story: That "Three-Word" Text
Three years ago, I hit my breaking point. I spent an entire evening with two friends analyzing a single, three-word text message.
We dissected the punctuation. We debated the timing. We projected our own insecurities onto a blank screen. After three hours, we were no closer to the truth, just more anxious.
I realized then that text communication strips away everything that makes us human: tone, facial expressions, and body language.
As a software developer, I asked myself: If AI can diagnose diseases, surely it can help us decode what people actually mean.
"The problem isn't that you are overthinking. The problem is that modern communication has stripped away tone, body language, and context, leaving you with nothing but a few characters and your own anxiety."
How It Works: Pattern Recognition, Not Magic
I built an engine to recognize communication patterns across thousands of interactions. Think of it as a neutral third party. A friend who has no emotional skin in the game.
Distinguish "Busy" vs. "Uninterested"
Spot the difference between a bad schedule and a bad signal.
Decode Professional Tone
Is your boss angry, or just efficient?
Identify Hidden Meaning
See what is actually being said beneath the polite phrasing.
What This Tool Is NOT
Trust is important to me, so let's be clear about limitations.
It cannot read minds.
It cannot predict the future.
It cannot fix a toxic relationship.
It is a tool for perspective, not a replacement for intuition.
Privacy First: Your Story is Yours
I would never want my vulnerable texts stored on a server, so I don't store yours.
Zero Retention
Messages are analyzed and immediately discarded.
No Training
Your personal drama is not used to train the model.
Anonymity
You don't need an account to test it.
Why I Keep Building
I started this for myself, but I keep building it for the emails I get every day. Like "Anna," who realized she was putting effort into a one-sided connection, or "David," who realized his boss wasn't mad, just brief.
If you are losing sleep over a confusing message, you don't need to suffer in uncertainty.
Ready to silence the noise?
You have better things to do than decode mixed signals. Let us handle the analysis so you can get back to your life.
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