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Novelcrafter vs The Novel Factory: catalog facts
Novelcrafter	The Novel Factory
Paid Paid subscription with a 21-day free trial.	Paid Paid software with a 30-day free trial that needs no payment details.
Web	Web
Codex wiki that tracks and links story elements Codex can be shared across books in a series	Guided roadmap for planning a novel step by step Corkboard view of scenes and plot structure
Paid after the 21-day trial Browser-based, so it depends on the web service	Paid after the trial Prescribes a particular planning method that may not suit every writer
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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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