Your manuscript. Your world. Every level in between.

Writing

A writing workspace that grows with your story

Draft a scene, work through a whole chapter, or organize a series. Your character system is there when you need it, and optional when you just want to write.

• Project library and switching

  Create, open, rename, and manage separate story projects.

• Whole-chapter editing / Scrivenings

  Edit adjacent scenes together while retaining scene boundaries.

• Focus Mode

  Reduce surrounding workspace controls in scene/chapter writing; return with Escape.

Planning

Plan the next beat. See the shape of the book.

Work from scenes, outline before drafting, or mix both. Keep plot structure and progression pacing together as your plan changes.

• Three planning modes

  Discovery, Outline-First, and Hybrid; planned beats can exist before manuscript scenes.

• Scene framework worksheets

  Story Grid, Scene / Sequel, and Emotional Arc lenses; synopsis plus structured planning fields.

• 15 plot templates

  Ten LitRPG arcs and five classic structures; beat purposes, prompts, pacing notes, pitfalls.

Stat systems

Build the rules your world actually uses

Design your own attributes and formulas, start from a template, and give different characters the systems they need.

• Six attribute types

  Integer, decimal, percentage, tier, boolean, and text definitions.

• Multiple stat systems

  Different character groups can use different systems within one project.

• Derived-stat formulas

  Resolve calculated stats from other attributes, including chained dependencies.

Progression

Watch your cast change across the story

Move through the manuscript on a shared story-position dial. Inspect character growth, compare the party, and return to the scene behind a change.

• Character Power Curve

  Plot recorded level and total power across story positions.

• Party comparisons

  Overlay up to four additional characters' total power.

• Story Overview

  Cast cards, power views, faction tiles, and changes in one story-wide workspace.

Stat blocks

Put the system on the page, then review its history

Write editable system messages and insert character or quest displays. Saved stat blocks preserve their story boundary so you can inspect earlier choices.

• Stat-block display styles

  Multiple built-in formats, including compact, detailed, skills/cultivation, and field-list styles.

• Named stat-block presets

  Reuse saved layout, field selection, and alignment; presets store choices rather than old numbers.

• Scenes-to-review worklist

  Earlier corrections can identify later saved stat-block scenes for author review.

Equipment & skills

Remember what they carry, equip, and learn

Track quantities, trades, loadouts, bonuses, and skills where they happen in the story. Keep past equipment and ability use available for reference.

• Visual loadout and list views

  Inspect slots/equipment visually or as lists.

• Trades

  Transfer quantities between characters and record counterparties/history.

• Charge-limited skills

  Record uses, remaining charges, and expended state at story positions.

Quests & threads

Keep rewards and unfinished promises in view

Build quests with objectives, prerequisites, and rewards. Track the subplots, promises, and goals that still need a place in the manuscript.

• Structured objectives

  Kill, collect, location, conversation, item-use, level, and custom objectives.

• Quest lifecycle

  Assign, start, update progress, complete with rewards, or fail at story scenes.

• Manual plot-thread board

  Track quests, subplots, promises, and goals across project.

Worldbuilding

A world library connected to the manuscript

Keep names, aliases, appearances, relationships, locations, and factions in connected records. Use reveal positions to inspect what a reader should know.

• Aliases and name consistency

  Maintain alternative names connected to same identity.

• Mentions and appearances

  Scan known names/aliases, inspect occurrences, navigate to manuscript scenes.

• Reveal controls / Spoiler Shield

  Record reveal positions and inspect knowledge through selected reader position.

Import & spreadsheets

Bring your manuscript and your numbers

Import existing prose or start a tracker from CSV or Excel. Review the proposed structure and values before creating or changing records.

• TXT, Markdown, and DOCX import

  Import TXT, Markdown, or DOCX and review the detected books, chapters, and scenes before creating them.

• New CSV/Excel tracker

  Map a character-name column and typed stat columns, select rows, and review starting values before creating a tracker.

• Repeat workbook imports safely

  Reimport an unchanged WriteIDE workbook without adding duplicate history events.

Export & sharing

Prepare your chapter for its next destination

Compile a manuscript, copy a Royal Road chapter, or save a share card. Choose the content and formatting appropriate to the destination.

• HTML export

  Web-oriented manuscript with structured blocks and selected templates.

• Royal Road copy

  Review current chapter, report unsupported formatting, copy HTML or legacy BBCode to clipboard.

• Stat-block PNG share cards

  Choose public stat fields before image export.

Reader Codex

Give readers a world they can explore safely

Build a linked companion encyclopedia through the latest chapter you choose. Readers can look back within that boundary as the records follow their position.

• Latest-safe-chapter cap

  Choose the latest chapter readers may explore and build their encyclopedia through that point.

• Linked reader encyclopedia

  Characters, items, skills, quests, factions, locations, glossary, relationships, and Chronicle.

• Folder-site output

  Generate a folder of static website files for the host you choose.

Versions & backups

Make room to revise with a way back

Save versions, compare drafts, and restore project snapshots. Prepare a saved chapter for reference while you continue writing.

• Manual versions and milestones

  Create labeled restore points with descriptions/tags.

• Project version restore

  Restore saved project state with backup of current state before replacement.

• Scheduled backups

  Create automatic local project snapshots and manuscript backups as you work.

Free · local-first

Start with the story you already have.

Start with an empty manuscript, import TXT, DOCX, or Markdown, or bring a CSV or Excel tracker. You can also keep drafting in your current editor and use WriteIDE for the story’s records. No account is required. WriteIDE 0.7.3 is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Read the release notes for its exact scope and limitations.