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Aeon Timeline vs The Novel Factory: catalog facts
Aeon Timeline	The Novel Factory
Paid Paid software with a free 14-day trial.	Paid Paid software with a 30-day free trial that needs no payment details.
Windows, macOS	Web
Views a story chronologically, by narrative or by character arc Custom categories and attributes for detailed records	Guided roadmap for planning a novel step by step Corkboard view of scenes and plot structure
Paid after the 14-day trial Closed source	Paid after the trial Prescribes a particular planning method that may not suit every writer
Downloadable app	Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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