Use it free. Support it if it earns its keep.

WriteIDE is free, local-first, and fully yours. If it saves you time, leave a one-time tip or support the ongoing work monthly. You get the same app either way.

Choose an amount Support monthly See how local-first works

One-time support is $3–$250 USD through Stripe. Monthly support is a Patreon membership. Both open a hosted checkout, and neither creates a WriteIDE account or unlocks a different app. Prefer not to pay? Free ways to help.

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Where support goes

What optional support funds.

There is no supporter-only build and no better copy of your own work held back. Support helps pay for the project around the app.

Development time
The long feature work, the small fixes, and the unglamorous maintenance that keeps a writing tool dependable.
Ongoing
Signed releases
Keeping the macOS and Windows release pipelines signed, verifiable, and working on every update.
Ongoing
Hosting and downloads
Serving the website, release notes, installers, and twenty free browser tools without putting them behind an account.
Ongoing
Testing and documentation
Real platform checks, accessibility work, migration tests, recovery paths, and guides that explain what the app actually does.
Ongoing

macOS and Windows builds are signed in 0.6. Linux continues to ship as AppImage, Debian package, and tarball.

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Free ways to help

Money is not the only useful signal.

A bug report, a specific request, or one honest recommendation can be more useful than a subscription.

Star the releases repository

One click helps another author find the project.

Tell another LitRPG author

Small tools grow because writers pass them to writers.

Report a bug

A reproducible failure is a real contribution to the next release.

Request a feature

Tell me what your story needs to track, not just what button you want.

Send a private message

Questions, payment help, and specific feedback go through the contact form.

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Contact WriteIDE

Send a private message.

Use this for payment help, a general question, or anything that does not fit the bug and feature forms. Your email is only used to reply to and handle your request.

Formspree delivers this message without publishing a personal inbox address on the website.

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The part that does not change

The app on your machine is yours.

Supporting WriteIDE does not create an account inside the app, move your manuscript to a server, or put a meter on the local studio. However you show up, thank you.

One-time support is a voluntary tip for software already provided. Patreon is a separate recurring membership and may include the benefits described there, but it does not guarantee a particular roadmap outcome. Support is not a charitable contribution or part of any future paid cloud service.

Accidental or duplicate Stripe payment? Use the contact form within 30 days with the receipt email, and it will be refunded to the original payment method. Patreon renews under the billing terms shown at checkout until canceled; membership cancellation and refund handling take place through Patreon.