Write the novel and the world it happens in
The editor, the characters and the worldbuilding in one app instead of three. Define a character once and the text recognises them wherever they appear; lay the plot out on a grid and watch the arcs cross chapter by chapter.
What the competition makes you do across three apps
Writing, worldbuilding and plotting, without leaving the project.
Characters that highlight themselves
Write the profile once and the editor marks that character everywhere they show up, with their sheet one click away. No more hunting for the brother's name back in chapter four.
Worldbuilding inside the editor
Cultures, places, factions, magic systems and timelines live in the project, not in a separate wiki you stop updating by week three.
The plot, on a grid
The plot grid crosses characters with chapters so you can see at a glance which arc moves when, and which one you haven't touched in three chapters.
It comes out submission-ready
Export to PDF, EPUB, DOCX or RTF with your structure intact. And if you're coming from Scrivener or Bibisco, import the whole project, characters included.
The project doesn't start empty
Over twenty narrative structure templates: hero's journey, save the cat, kishōtenketsu, seven-point, Fichtean curve and more.
Acts
Whichever structure you pick, with its turning points already laid out as folders.
Characters
Profiles with attributes, psychology and relationships between them.
Worldbuilding
The categories of your world, ready to fill in as you write.
Notes
Research, supporting material and everything that doesn't belong in the manuscript.
Questions from novelists
Can I bring my Scrivener project across?
Yes. Tintero imports complete Scrivener and Bibisco projects, keeping your folder structure and character data.
What if I just want to write, without all the machinery?
There's a free-form template that opens an empty project, and the character and worldbuilding panels stay closed until you open them. You can use Tintero as a plain editor and nothing more.
Does it work offline?
Yes. It's a desktop and mobile app, not a website. Sync is optional, and anything you write without a connection uploads once you're back online.
What are you writing?
Same app. Each path shows you only what you need.
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Everything free during the beta. And offline writing, free forever.