Desktop app · Private beta
Inkwell
A writing studio for novelists — plan the whole world, then draft it, all in one local-first desktop app.
- Local-first
- Works offline
- No cloud lock-in
See every relationship at a glance
Inkwell keeps a living web of your cast — who loves, allies with, or opposes whom. Hover a character to trace their connections. This is a live piece of the app, running right here.
Plan the world, then write it
Everything a long project needs to stay coherent — characters, places, lore, and the manuscript itself — in one window, with no bundler, no framework, and no monthly fee.
Character relationship web
Map allies, rivals, family, and love across your whole cast — and spot the tangles that make a plot sing.
Lore banks
Factions, locations, items, creatures, languages, events, quotes — plus custom banks you define. Your world stays organized.
Scene & corkboard editor
Draft in a focused editor, then step back to a drag-and-drop corkboard to reorder scenes and see the arc.
Story maps
Drop in a map image and draw journey lines across it, so the geography of your story is always in view.
Clean manuscript export
Export to Markdown, Word (.docx), and EPUB — built from a hand-rolled engine, with zero third-party dependencies.
Local-first & offline
Your book lives on your machine as plain files and works with no internet. Optional sync backs it up to your own server.
Writing something long?
Inkwell is in private beta while I sand down the edges. If you’re planning a novel or a series and want a tool that keeps the whole world straight, get in touch and I’ll set you up.