AuthorFlow is a complete writing studio built for novelists — character maps, relationship webs, AI tools, and a full chapter editor. Everything runs on your PC. Nothing leaves your machine unless you choose.
🤖 Use AI on your own terms — your key, your privacy, your choice. We never see your prompts.
00 one-time at launch · free updates · no subscription ever
No cloud required
No subscription
No AI training on your work
Free updates forever
Windows (Mac vote below ↓)
A studio, not just another text editor
Why 00 is a steal
AuthorFlow replaces three tools
Most authors buy Scrivener for writing, Miro or Obsidian for character maps, and Sudowrite for AI help. That's 00+ per year. AuthorFlow does all three — once, forever.
0 one-time
Scrivener
Chapter editor
/mo
Miro / Obsidian
Relationship maps
9/mo
Sudowrite
AI writing help
AuthorFlow does all three00 — once
Everything you need
Built by a writer, for writers
Every feature was designed around the real pain points of writing long-form fiction — not just editing text.
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Relationship mind map
Visualize who's connected to who. Elena is Thomas's sister. Thomas is in love with Christine. Draw the web, add descriptions, manage complex casts without losing your mind.
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Color-coded dialogues
Villain's lines in yellow. Female lead in pink. Scan chapters instantly and catch when a character sounds off.
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Novel library
Each novel gets its own color and workspace. Filter by genre. Add your own custom genres.
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Character mentions
Click any character and see every paragraph they appear in. Edit a scene from that view — syncs to the chapter or not, your choice.
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Character sheets
Photo, custom color, bio, appearance, personality. A full card for every character so you never forget details mid-book.
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Idea Flow / Workflow
Capture ideas by story stage — Beginning, Middle, Ending. Link them to chapters. Never lose a plot idea again.
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Built-in grammar & spell check
Proofreader, spell checker, extra space detector, repeated dialogue finder — all built in. No external tools needed.
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AI image studio
Generate character art and cover concepts using your own API key. Images saved locally, never shared.
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Optional cloud sync
Connect your own Google Drive or any cloud storage. Completely optional — nothing is forced to the cloud.
AI done right
Your words never train anyone's model
AuthorFlow supports AI writing help — but on your terms entirely.
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Bring your own API key
Works with OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, OpenRouter, or any custom endpoint. We never touch your key.
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Only one chapter at a time
AI only sees the chapter you deliberately choose to share. Your full novel is never sent anywhere automatically.
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Completely optional
Don't want AI at all? Don't connect a key. AuthorFlow works fully without it.
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Privacy & Safety Center
Auto-save, backups, restore, export to JSON or Markdown, trash recovery, and health checks — all local.
✨ Founding Member Offer
Get 20% off at launch
Join the waitlist and lock in your founding member discount. You'll be first to know when AuthorFlow is ready to download.
👋 AuthorFlow is currently Windows only. Want Mac or Linux support? Vote and we'll build it if there's enough demand.
