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NovelcrafterFictionary
Paid

Paid subscription with a 21-day free trial.

 Paid

Paid membership that bundles the software with classes; can be cancelled anytime.

Web Web
  • Codex wiki that tracks and links story elements
  • Codex can be shared across books in a series
  • Focuses on story structure: plot, characters and settings
  • Covers outlining, writing and editing in one product
  • Paid after the 21-day trial
  • Browser-based, so it depends on the web service
  • Software is sold as part of a broader paid membership
  • Aimed at genre fiction rather than general writing
Web application Web application
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Account needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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