Everything your manuscript needs. Nothing it doesn't.
Draft in a distraction-free editor, plan and arrange scenes with story cards, keep your world and characters in the codex, and track your progress. It's a writing tool made by writers for writers.
Built around how novels actually get written
Novl.Studio is a purpose-built platform for long-form fiction writing, not just another take on the word processor. We've integrated tools to help you become a more productive writer, while keeping the learning curve low.
A binder that thinks in scenes
Acts, chapters, and scenes, all completely rearrangeable. Switch to the story view and every scene becomes a card with a summary.
Mark scenes with customizable tags so you can see what's going on in a scene or chapter at a glance.
Your world at your fingertips
Characters, places, objects, and lore live beside the manuscript, one keystroke from the page you're on. Codex are optionally underlined in the text and accepted by the built-in spell-check automatically.
Import and export the whole codex whenever you like. Great for series, so you don't have to completely rebuild the codex when you start the next novel.
Progress that encourages, not nags
Set a draft goal and a deadline, and Novl.Studio keeps score for you: words written today, words kept, your streak, and whether you're on pace.
When you need a push, start a timed sprint. When you don't, turn tracking off and just write.
An editor that gets out of the way
Your font, your size, your line spacing, a proper ruler — and a focus mode that clears everything else off the desk. Scene separators keep chapters flowing as one continuous read.
Five careful themes, from morning paper to midnight teal, so the room always suits the hour.
Your story belongs to you
Your whole project is a single.novl file on your own device. Copy it, back it up, put it in Dropbox, open it again in ten minutes or ten years.
You don't have to sign in, and we don't collect telemetry or save your work anywhere but your local device. Novl.Studio works entirely offline; the only time it needs the internet is when you download it, when you update, and when you license it.
Leave whenever you like
When your draft is completed, or when you need to send it to an agent or an editor, export the manuscript to any of these, including standard manuscript format for submissions: Microsoft Word (.docx), Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Open Document format (.odt), Rich Text format (.rtf), and text format (.txt)
You have questions,
we have answers
No — Novl.Studio is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. See ourpricing page for current license options and prices.
Download the app and use everything free for 30 days. No account or card required. See ourpricing page for license options and what happens after your trial.
On your computer, in a single .novl file. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. Back it up like any file you care about.
macOS (Big Sur 11.0 and higher, 64-bit Intel or Apple Silicon) and Windows (Windows 10 64-bit version 1809 or later).
Always. Export to your favorite format at any time, trial or not.
We encourage you to take advantage of the 30-day free trial on our pricing page. Give it a shot, play around with the features, and see if it works for you. If it doesn't, no hard feelings. For refund details after purchase, see our refund policy.
Give it a test drive.
Every feature is enabled for 30 days. See if it earns a place in your writing toolbox.
Try Novl.Studio free for 30 days