The Foundation
Initial release for Windows 10 & 11. Everything a novel needs. Nothing it doesn't.
Manuscript Studio
12 items+
- Book / Act / Chapter / Scene hierarchy with full drag-and-drop reordering
- Scene status tracking: Draft, In Progress, Final, Archived
- Scene synopsis and notes panel per scene
- Permanent delete with double confirmation (no accidental loss)
- Scene purpose tagger: label what each scene does (Conflict, Revelation, Transition, etc.)
- Chapter pacing clock: visual pacing summary across a chapter's scenes
- Multiple books per library, configurable library location
- Book cover art: upload, crop, and compiled into export output
- Series management: multi-book ordering, series-level stats, dedicated series screen
- Front matter support: acknowledgments, dedication, copyright, and custom pages
- Word count per scene and per book, updated in real time
- Floating scratch pad: ephemeral notes available from anywhere in the app
Prose Editor
8 items+
- Rich text editing: bold, italic, text alignment, heading levels
- Auto-save with 1.5s debounce. Never lose a word.
- Focus / distraction-free mode: hide everything except the page
- Find and replace across the current scene
- Full-text search across all scenes in a book
- Dead words filter: highlight filler words and weak phrasing on demand
- DOCX and TXT file import directly into scenes
- Keyboard shortcuts for all common actions
Character Scribing
6 items+
- Automatic character detection from prose via AI scan (Claude Haiku)
- Alias support: multiple names and references for the same character, unified
- Scene tagging: every character linked to every scene they appear in
- Character appearances view: full chronological scene list per character
- Character profiles: name, role, aliases, arc notes, custom fields
- Add characters manually or accept AI suggestions with a single click
World Building
5 items+
- Rich text world notes with full formatting per topic
- Document upload: .txt, .md, .pdf, .docx, .rtf
- Semantic retrieval (RAG) via Voyage AI: relevant notes surface per scene automatically
- Keyword fallback matching when no Voyage AI key is configured
- All notes and documents stored locally. Nothing on our servers.
AI Writing
12 items+
- Write mode: Generate prose for a scene with full manuscript context injected
- Edit mode: Improve existing prose: pacing, dialogue, style matching
- Chapter mode: Draft a full chapter from a brief, scene by scene
- New Scene mode: Draft a scene from synopsis and surrounding chapter context
- Discuss mode: Multi-turn conversation with AI that has read your whole manuscript
- Series Chat: Cross-book series feature. Chat across all books in a series simultaneously with full character and chapter context from every volume.
- Automatic context injection: book summary, writing style guide, character profiles, relevant world notes, and prior scene. Assembled before every request.
- 7 writing providers: Claude (Anthropic), GPT (OpenAI), Grok (xAI), Gemini (Google), Mistral, DeepSeek, MiMo (Xiaomi)
- Voyage AI for semantic world-doc retrieval (RAG only)
- Per-mode model configuration: set a different model for each AI mode
- Streaming responses: output appears word by word as it generates
- No GrimoireScribe credits, no markup, no middleman. Your keys go directly to each provider.
Writing Style Presets
8 items+
- 15 built-in presets across Signature, Genre, Literary, and Nonfiction categories
- Signature: GrimoireScribe Fantasy (battle-tested in the writing of an actual novel)
- Genre: Epic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Mythic Fantasy, YA Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Literary Science Fiction, Romance
- Literary: Literary Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Horror & Dark Fiction
- Nonfiction: Narrative Nonfiction & Memoir, Narrative Journalism
- Create unlimited custom presets from scratch or by copying any built-in
- Preview any preset before applying. Copy and edit any preset as a starting point.
- Presets apply per-book. Switch mid-project without affecting other books.
Usage & Cost Transparency
7 items+
- Estimated cost per API call, based on current public provider rates
- Breakdown by provider, model, and AI mode
- Filter by date range, provider, model, or operation type
- Per-call log with full token counts (input, output, total)
- Character scan costs tracked separately from writing costs
- Export cost data to CSV or JSON
- Edit price per model for negotiated or custom rates
Writing Habit Tracking
3 items+
- Daily writing streak counter with visual history
- Session word count and total book progress
- Per-book writing statistics
Export & Compile
6 items+
- EPUB 3: Kindle, Kobo, and Apple Books compatible
- Word .docx: agents, editors, beta readers
- Print-ready PDF via Puppeteer rendering
- Plain text and Markdown export
- Compile presets: Kindle, Manuscript, Print, Custom
- Title page, table of contents, typography controls, book cover art included
Import & Scrivener Compatibility
6 items+
- Full .scriv project import: structure, scenes, synopses, front matter
- Research folder imports as world reference documents (text and PDF)
- Export back to .scriv format at any time with no data loss
- Live resync: changes in GrimoireScribe flow back to your Scrivener project
- Import .docx, .txt, and .md files into new or existing books
- Your Scrivener project is never modified without your action
Auto-Backup
4 items+
- Automatic book backup on a configurable schedule
- Backups saved as zip archives to a folder of your choosing
- Manual backup available any time from the book menu
- Restore from backup with a single click
Settings & Privacy
5 items+
- Dark and light theme
- Custom font import
- Configurable books directory
- API key management for all providers: stored locally, never transmitted to us, ever
- Demo / testing profile mode: test AI features without touching your real project
Platform
4 items+
- Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit)
- Standalone installer. No Node.js or external runtime required.
- Runs fully offline. No internet required except for AI API calls.
- License covers 3 simultaneous activations across any platform mix