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World Anvil vs Neverkin: catalog facts
World Anvil	Neverkin
Freemium Free to start with no credit card; details of any paid plans are not covered here.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence, with no paywalls.
Web	Web, Self-hosted
Combines worldbuilding wiki, campaign manager and novel planning Campaign setup for more than 100 RPG systems	Wiki pages linked by tags and mentions Timelines with custom calendars
Requires an account and an internet connection Your world lives on World Anvil's servers rather than in local files	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
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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