Manuscript
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Manuscript, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Manuscript's own pricing page, checked 24 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pro trial | — | Seven days of Pro features · No credit card required |
| Pro | $79, paid once | 7-day free trial · unlimited books, storylines & acts · AI requires your own provider key · lifetime |
The facts
Each one read from Manuscript's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Money
- AI cost limit
- AI usage requires the user's own provider key, and the maker says model-provider charges are separate from the one-time app price.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
What it does
- AI features
- AI features include manuscript analysis, craft metrics, prose suggestions with accept-or-reject diffs, and context-aware chat about the manuscript.checked 11 Oct 2026
- AI providers
- The site says users can connect their own API key from OpenAI, Anthropic, or another provider and pay the provider directly.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- extensivechecked 24 Sep 2026
- Exports
- Export formats listed include EPUB, PDF, KDP-ready, DOCX, and TXT, with controls for trim size and custom margins.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline mode
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says manuscripts are stored as local files on the user's machine, the app works offline, no account is required, and it does not track writing activity.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Publishing tools
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Manuscript is a desktop writing app for novelists that combines a prose editor, story planning, a story bible, and book export.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Story bible
- The story bible organizes characters, locations, organizations, items, and lore with cross-links and chapter tracking.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Story organization
- Writers can organize scenes, chapters, and multiple storylines, reorder them, track chapter status, and assign point of view and timeline details.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Pro plan lists priority support.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Writing tools
- The editor includes focus and typewriter modes, version history, global find and replace, chapter notes, and autosave.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
- Platforms
- The download page lists macOS for Apple Silicon and Intel, and Windows 10/11 64-bit.checked 11 Oct 2026
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