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Novelcrafter vs Neverkin: catalog facts
Novelcrafter	Neverkin
Paid Paid subscription with a 21-day free trial.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence, with no paywalls.
Web	Web, Self-hosted
Codex wiki that tracks and links story elements Codex can be shared across books in a series	Wiki pages linked by tags and mentions Timelines with custom calendars
Paid after the 21-day trial Browser-based, so it depends on the web service	Small, young project Self-hosting uses a multi-service Docker Swarm setup
Web application	Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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