Author's Forge
Author's Forge is a local-first writing app for drafting, organizing, formatting, and publishing books.
What Author's Forge is
Author's Forge is a local-first writing app for drafting, organizing, formatting, and publishing books. It arranges work into libraries, series, books, and chapters, with front matter, back matter, and research notes. Book formatting tools include presets, typography controls, trim size and margin settings, live preview, and reusable themes. Manuscripts can be exported as EPUB, PDF, DOCX, and Markdown, and audiobook export is also listed. The maker says manuscripts are stored locally in standard file formats and the core app works offline without an account. Paid AI features include spellcheck, writing assistance, manuscript import, cover art generation, read aloud, and audiobook export; when those features are used, portions of content may be sent to AI providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. The app runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Its free plan includes core writing features without AI credits.
Good
- Organizes books into series, chapters, and notes.
- Exports EPUB, PDF, DOCX, and Markdown.
- Core app works offline without an account.
- Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Paid plans include a 7-day trial.
Watch out
- The free plan has no AI credits.
- Cloud sync is not available.
- AI use may send content portions to providers.
Who it suits
It suits authors who want book-specific organization, formatting, and export tools on Windows, macOS, or Linux. The offline core features work without an account, while AI features require a paid plan.
Verdict
Author's Forge centers its workflow on organizing and preparing books, with local offline writing and multiple export formats. Consider the lack of cloud sync and the handling of content by AI providers if you plan to use those features.
Plans and prices
From Author's Forge's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Core writing features · no account or credit card needed · no AI credits · Free forever |
| Pro | $20 a month | 10,000 AI credits per month · all AI features · $20 /month |
| Pro Plus | $40 a month | 20,000 AI credits per month · all AI features · $40 /month |
| Pro Max | $60 a month | 30,000 AI credits per month · all AI features · $60 /month |
The facts
Each one read from Author's Forge's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Money
- AI credit costs
- The pricing page says spellcheck costs 0.1 credits per pass, a writing assistant request costs 10, book import costs 50, cover art costs 20–40, and text-to-speech costs 50 per 1,000 characters.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Trial
- Any paid plan can be tried free for 7 days with 1,000 credits; the selected plan is charged when the trial ends unless canceled first.checked 7 Oct 2026
What it does
- AI data handling
- The privacy policy says portions of content may be sent to AI providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google when AI features are used.checked 7 Oct 2026
- AI tools
- Paid AI features include spellcheck, writing assistance, manuscript import, cover art generation, read aloud, and audiobook export.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker describes the product as built for authors and designed around book organization, writing, and export for publishing.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Credit rollover
- Monthly AI credits reset each billing period and do not roll over; separately purchased credit packs do not expire.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Export
- The app exports EPUB, PDF, DOCX, and Markdown files, and lists audiobook export among its features.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Formatting
- Its book formatting tools include presets, typography controls, trim size and margin settings, live preview, and reusable themes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Local storage
- The maker says manuscripts are stored locally in standard file formats and the core app works offline without an account.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Organization
- It organizes work into libraries, series, books, and chapters, with front matter, back matter, and research notes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Author's Forge is a local-first writing app for drafting, organizing, and publishing books.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy lists TLS/SSL encryption in transit, secure authentication, regular security assessments, and access controls and monitoring.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site lists [email protected] for privacy inquiries and links to a Discord community.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The privacy policy identifies the company as Authors Forge LLC and lists its address as 3104 E Camelback Rd #705, Phoenix, AZ 85016.checked 7 Oct 2026
