WriteIDE desktop

Keep the record beside the draft.

Write the chapter. Keep the details straight.

A desktop studio for LitRPG and progression-fantasy authors. Keep levels, stats, inventory, and world details beside your draft, then trace each change to the scene where it happened.

WriteIDE 0.7.3 · macOS Apple Silicon · Windows x64 · Linux x64
Free desktop app · no account required

WriteIDE 0.7.2 showing the demo manuscript, chapter outline, and scene Canon records

WriteIDE 0.7.3

Review the stat block you put on the page.

Scenes to review compares recorded numeric, text, tier, and true/false base values with the values at review time, then points back to the supporting scene.

Recorded boundary  |  Typed values  |  Scene links
Scenes to review comparing recorded and current typed character stat values

Trackers and exports

Bring current stats in from a spreadsheet.

Build a new tracker from a reviewed CSV or Excel table, choose the character and stat columns, and export current base values to CSV when you need a working table again.

CSV  |  Excel  |  Current stats CSV
Spreadsheet tracker review showing characters and selected starting values before creation

Saved chapter preparation

Prepare a chapter, then compare it with the draft.

From Version History, prepare supported chapter Markdown from a saved Version. Later, retrieve the prepared file or compare it with the current draft before you use it.

Saved Version  |  Prepared Markdown  |  Draft comparison
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Saved chapter preparation confirmation identifying the source Version and prepared Markdown file

Download the desktop app

Make room for your story.

Choose the build for your computer and start writing. Your projects stay on your device, with no account or subscription required.

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WriteIDE 0.7.3 for LitRPG and progression-fantasy authors. Portable Windows and alternative Linux packages are available under All builds.

WriteIDE 0.7.3

Signed and notarized on macOS, signed on Windows, and distributed through GitHub Releases.

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Reader Codex

Build a spoiler-aware reader companion.

Choose a safe story boundary, review what belongs in it, and write a static Reader Codex to a folder you choose.

Reader boundary

Set the latest safe chapter before generating the reader-facing record.

Static files

Write a folder site or portable HTML file for the destination you choose.

Review first

Inspect what is included and held back before publishing the files.

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Free tools for this

Try part of it in your browser.

Small tools for the jobs WriteIDE handles across a whole manuscript. They run locally in your browser and need no account.

Royal Road Blue Box Generator

Build LitRPG system-message blue boxes for Royal Road, then copy clean chapter HTML or download a shareable PNG. Free and browser-local.

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