For novelists, not note-takers
NovelForge is a calm, AI-assisted writing studio for fiction. A distraction-free page, a co-writer who knows your story, and your characters, world, and plot — all in one place. Draft on your desk, keep writing on your phone.
VII
The harbor had gone the color of old pewter, and
Mara counted the bells before she let herself
believe the light was hers to keep.
Below, the tide unspooled its slow argument with
the stones.
Editor + AI assistant. Replace with a real screenshot — see landing/README.md.
Everything a story needs
Nine tools that work together the way a novel actually grows — from the first spark to the final, synced draft.
A clean, rich-text page with focus and typewriter modes. Organize your book into acts, chapters and scenes — each with its own point of view and status.
A chat plus one-click actions — Brainstorm, Continue, Rewrite, Expand, Describe, Summarize, Name. It reads your manuscript and Codex first, so the help fits your story.
A living wiki for characters, places, items and lore. Add an entry from any selection, link it to scenes, and stop contradicting yourself in Chapter 20.
Place every scene by hand on a time axis so you never lose track of events, then rearrange the whole story on an infinite canvas board.
A calendar, daily word goals and a streak tracker. Schedule writing sessions and watch the habit build, day after day.
Readability, pacing, phrase repetition and a style fingerprint — quiet insight into how your prose actually reads, never a grade.
Export to DOCX, ePub or Markdown whenever you want. Your manuscript is never locked inside the app.
Start on your laptop, keep going on your phone. Every device stays current automatically, with encrypted cloud backup so a lost machine never means a lost book.
Share a project with a co-writer or editor and see live presence as they work. Two minds, one manuscript, no emailed final_FINAL_v7.docx. (coming soon)
landing/index.html.From blank page to bound book
Create your novel, sketch a few characters in the Codex, and drop your first beats onto the timeline. Or just start typing — structure can come later.
When you stall, ask the AI to brainstorm, push back, or continue the scene. It stays grounded in your world, so the help reads like your book — not a chatbot's.
Close the laptop and your draft is already on your phone. Invite a co-author, watch them write in real time, and let encrypted backup keep the whole thing safe.
Philosophy
I'm a beginning writer. I carried one big idea for several years, and not long ago I finally gathered my thoughts and started writing. Some days it went well, some days worse, and some days were honestly bad. So I went looking for a way to organize my process — to "structure creativity," if you can put it that way.
I tried AI tools. They're everywhere now, it's "trendy," and some things actually worked. I wrote the words myself, of course, but these tools helped me organize the process. Even that turned out not to be enough, so I kept searching.
I tried many tools from all kinds of makers, big and small. And I reached a conclusion: writers like me either have to juggle a pile of free or cheap tools that don't talk to each other, or pay for several expensive ones with richer features. That was the moment that frustrated me. Must you really pay, constantly, just to be a writer today?
I don't like this "tax on writing." So I decided I'd build an app for myself.
The second turning point came when I told friends about the app. They said it was a great idea and they'd find it useful too. So I thought: if the app is already built, why not give it to the whole world? That's why I share it for free.
Or rather, I shared it — right up until I realized I missed being able to work across several devices. And then I thought it would be useful to show someone what I write and hear their feedback, without sending out a separate file that could later fall into the wrong hands. Or even to write something together. That's how the need for a sync server appeared. And that's when I, unfortunately, realized I'd have to introduce a subscription.
But I don't want to contradict myself, so the original idea — to give the app to the world — stays unchanged. If you write on one device and never send anything to anyone through the app, the free version is for you, and there's no reason to pay a "tax on writing." If you do need sync, I believe $1 a month won't hurt your wallet, and it lets me keep the servers running.
The app is still a work in progress and will keep improving. If you have ideas to make it better, or you need help, write to [email].
When I started, I dreamed of having "everything" in one place — a page to write on, easy navigation through acts and chapters, separate cards for every location, object and character, and a timeline where you place each scene by hand so you never lose track of events. And that's only a small part of what I built, originally, for myself.
The mention of AI in an app puts many people off. I urge you to at least try it — not to outsource your work to it, but to use it as an assistant: ask questions, ask it to suggest ideas, get an honest opinion on what you've written. AI is a TOOL that can help improve your work, suggest something, or structure it — but not do it for you. A hammer can't build a house on its own; that takes a builder.
And something important: every AI feature in the app works with your real files. When you ask something in the chat or use a ready-made function, it isn't made up — it's an answer based on your actual creation.
The next important thing is privacy and intellectual property. Your creations are yours alone; I make no claim to them whatsoever. Even if you use the subscription, everything you write is unreadable to me, because it's encrypted. Unlike other apps and services, I don't even collect telemetry — I simply don't need it. I trust that if something's missing for you, you'll just tell me.
I designed the app's look for myself too. And in the future I want to open a free theme store, so everyone can express themselves even through the way the app looks.
Make art, not content.
Honest, indie pricing
The app is yours to write in. Sync, backup, and co-authoring run on a tiny subscription that keeps the lights on — and keeps your work safe across devices.
Writer plan
$1 / month
Cancel anytime. Your local manuscripts are always yours to keep.
Voices
Placeholder testimonials — swap with real quotes once you gather them.
“I finally stopped juggling five apps. My outline, my characters, and my draft live in the same calm window — and the AI actually remembers who my villain is.”
“Drafting on the train and picking up at my desk without a single export step changed how much I actually finish.”
“My co-author and I write in the same project now. Watching her cursor move across a scene feels like we're in the same room.”
Download NovelForge and write something only you could write.
Free to write locally · Sync & backup from $1/month
Questions
No. You can write, edit, and organize entire novels locally for free — no account required. The $1/month plan adds cross-device sync and automatic encrypted cloud backup (co-authoring is coming soon). We don't collect usage analytics.
No. Your manuscripts are yours. Data is encrypted at rest, syncs only across your own devices, and is never sold or used to train models.
NovelForge runs natively on Windows, macOS, and Linux, with an Android app for writing on the go. Your projects stay in sync across all of them.
It brainstorms ideas, gives candid feedback on a scene, and can continue your draft in your voice. It reads your manuscript and Codex first, so suggestions fit your story instead of generic prose.
Yes. Share a project and write together with live presence — you can see where your collaborator is working in real time, no file-emailing required.
Your local manuscripts always remain on your device and fully exportable. Cancelling only stops cloud sync, backup, and co-authoring features.