Hiveword
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Plans and prices
From Hiveword's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Hiveword Plus | $25 a year | Unlimited custom fields · custom types · images · notes · searchable bookmarks · journal entries · 14 day free trial · $25 (Per year) |
| Hiveword Basic | Free | Unlimited stories · scenes · characters · settings · items · plotlines · tags · Free |
| Knockout Novel | $49, paid once | Add-on to the free Hiveword novel organizer · 30 day money-back guarantee · $49 (One time charge) |
The facts
Each one read from Hiveword's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Customization
- Hiveword Plus lets users create custom story types and add custom fields to built-in components.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data privacy
- The privacy policy says story data is visible only to the user, except that operators may access it confidentially for troubleshooting.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Export
- Users can download or print story data, and downloads are provided in Markdown format.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- basicchecked 24 Sep 2026
- Knockout Novel
- Knockout Novel is a self-guided series of story development prompts from writing coach James Scott Bell, embedded in the novel organizer.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile limits
- On small devices, detailed scene lists, scenes by plotline, and Plus custom type or field management may be unavailable.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Other Plus features
- Hiveword Plus includes images, notes, a writer’s journal, global search, and dark mode.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Plotlines
- Plotline visualization shows how main plots and subplots connect across scenes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Publishing tools
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Hiveword is a web-based novel organizer for tracking characters, scenes, plotlines, and other story components.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
- Research tools
- Hiveword Plus bookmarks can link to web pages, attach to story components, and be searched, including by page content.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Scene organization
- Hiveword provides scene filtering and sorting to help writers find scenes by attributes such as point-of-view character and location.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- Hiveword says it uses SSL encryption, salted password hashes, and a PCI-compliant company for credit-card handling, and does not store or see card details.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Subscription lapse
- When Plus lapses or is canceled, the account reverts to Basic and Plus data may be deleted over time at Zecura’s discretion.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support is provided by email, with reasonable efforts to respond within one business day.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2011checked 19 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Hiveword identifies Zecura, LLC as its operator and trademark holder.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
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