Built for long-form fiction

From a first idea to a novel taking shape

Turn outlines into scenes, return to earlier drafts, track characters and plot threads, and check for inconsistencies. NovelKnow brings your manuscript, story bible, outline, and AI assistant into one workspace, so you can focus on the story.

Try free for 14 days Explore the writing workspace

Get 150,000 AI credits when you sign up, valid for 14 days. After the trial, editing and AI require a subscription, including with your own API key. You can still read and export your work.

Your story stays in your hands

Choose your AI model

Use the available hosted models or connect your own API key.

Take your work with you

Export your manuscript, story bible, and outline. Reading and exporting remain available after your trial.

You decide what changes

Review AI proposals and manuscript differences before accepting edits.

Where are you in your story?

Start with what you have and find your next step.

An idea to explore
Start with scattered ideas, explore a direction, and gradually shape a plan for your story.
An outline ready for prose
Bring your story beats and dialogue, develop scenes with character context, then refine them your way.
An earlier draft to continue
Import your manuscript, review chapters, characters, and unfinished threads, and find where to pick up.
A first draft to revise
Check for inconsistencies, review suggested edits and differences, and decide what to keep.

See how your story moves forward

Organize your manuscript, story bible, and outline in one project. These are real views of the built-in sample project.

The NovelKnow workspace: codex on the left, prose with highlighted character names, and the entries mentioned in this scene on the right — Keep story context close as you write — Write in chapters and scenes, check linked story details, and return to the context behind your manuscript.

A codex entry editor showing type, name, short description and full description, with relationship and timeline tabs — Bring your characters and world together
Organize characters, places, organizations, and lore as entries with aliases, ready to find and use as relevant AI context.

Plan mode: chapters listing their scenes and beats, with AI generate and AI revise actions at the top — Give each chapter and scene a direction
Keep chapter and scene summaries alongside your prose. Plan them yourself or review an AI proposal before adding it to your project.

Start, continue, and revise the same story

Build on the manuscript, story bible, and history you already have.

Pick up where your draft left off

Import a manuscript and get help organizing chapter summaries, character relationships, and plot threads. Review the results before adding them to your project.

Turn story beats into scenes

Generate prose from plot points, dialogue, and relevant story details, then refine it into the expression you want.

Find the details as your story grows

Keep characters, places, and worldbuilding together. Ask the AI assistant to search relevant passages and help check story details.

Think it through with your AI assistant

Ask questions in your workspace. Your assistant can look up earlier events, analyze plot and story details, and propose edits.

See the changes before accepting them

Review editorial issues and manuscript differences, then decide which suggested edits to accept.

Make AI work with your writing style

Use style references, custom prompts, and model selection to tailor your writing assistance.

Also includes chapter and scene organization, word counts, 10 interface languages, and light and dark themes.

Start with the story you have

Bring an idea, an outline, or an existing manuscript and take the next step. You can also explore the sample project to get familiar with the workspace.

Try free for 14 days