From Scrivener · WriteIDE 0.6
Keep the Scrivener binder, or compile a copy WriteIDE can import.
WriteIDE is not a Scrivener clone and it does not open .scriv files. In 0.6 the honest paths are compile-then-import, or keep drafting in Scrivener and use WriteIDE as the point-in-time tracker for stats, items, skills, and quests.
Shipped in 0.6
What WriteIDE does with that manuscript.
- Import a compiled copy
Compile from Scrivener to Word, Markdown, or plain text. WriteIDE detects chapter and scene structure from headings and breaks, then lets you review the split.
0.6 - Keep Scrivener as the manuscript home
Tracker-only is the 0.6 path for authors who want the binder, corkboard, or compile system they already know. WriteIDE sits beside it as the continuity ledger.
0.6 - Track progression Scrivener treats as text
Levels, HP, inventory, classes, skill charges, and quests are database records tied to scenes, not numbers you retype in a status document.
0.6 - Stay local-first
The WriteIDE project is a separate local folder. Compiling does not upload the Scrivener project, and WriteIDE does not need an account.
0.6
Not in 0.6
What this path does not do.
- Native .scriv import
Binder order, status labels, keywords, snapshots, and custom metadata do not come across. Only the compiled manuscript text can be imported.
Not in 0.6 - Replacing Scrivener compile or corkboard
WriteIDE has outline, board, and export tools of its own. It does not claim Scrivener compile depth, iOS, or a one-click binder takeover.
Not in 0.6 - Live sync with the Scrivener project
A later compile is a new import or a manual update. There is no watcher on the .scriv package in 0.6.
Not in 0.6
Local-first
How to do it on this computer.
- 01 · Compile to .docx, Markdown, or .txt
Include the chapter headings you want WriteIDE to treat as structure. Binder labels alone are not enough.
01 - 02 · Download WriteIDE 0.6
Open the desktop app on the same computer that holds the compile.
02 - 03 · Import the compile or start tracker-only
Import Manuscript if you want the prose in WriteIDE. Track a story written elsewhere if the binder stays canonical.
03 - 04 · Use Story Overview as the ledger
Record changes at the chapter you have actually written. If headings were thin, accept the skeleton and backfill as you go.
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