Vondel
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Plans and prices
From Vondel's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | $49.99 a year | Mac app · iPhone and iPad apps · Sync across devices · Automatic cloud backup · Cross-project metrics and goals · billed yearly; displayed as $4.17/month |
| Enterprise | $49 a month | Volume pricing · custom terms · SSO · project archiving · permissions groups · SCIM · BYOK encryption · dedicated support · $49 / month per seat |
| Pro (monthly) | $6.99 a month | Mac, iPhone & iPad · sync · automatic cloud backup · cross-project metrics & goals · $6.99 / month billed monthly |
| Pro (yearly) | $49.99 a year | Mac, iPhone & iPad · sync · automatic cloud backup · cross-project metrics & goals · $49.99 billed yearly ($4.17 / month) |
| Mac-only license | $79.99, paid once | One Mac · offline · one year of updates · $79.99 one-time |
The facts
Each one read from Vondel's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Cloud storage
- Vondel Pro sync and cloud-backup data is stored encrypted on servers in the Netherlands.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- advancedchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Files and export
- Projects are plain Markdown files, and users can export a book to DOCX, EPUB, PDF, or Markdown.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Goals
- Writers can set targets and deadlines and track daily word counts, streaks, and writing history.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations and sign-in
- The privacy policy lists Apple, Google, or email and password as account sign-in options; Enterprise adds SSO and SCIM provisioning.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline mode
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Publishing tools
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Vondel is a writing app for planning, writing, and finishing long-form manuscripts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Research
- Users can import PDFs and Word documents, read them inside Vondel, and view a source beside a draft.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Revision history
- Users can save snapshots, compare drafts in a line-by-line diff, and roll back changes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says Vondel uses HTTPS for the site, app API calls, and subprocessor connections, and distributes code-signed builds through Apple's App Store.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Structures
- The app includes 19 built-in structures, with acts and chapters ready to write into.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- General support is available at [email protected].checked 11 Oct 2026
- Version history
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Writing views
- The app offers composition and typewriter modes, Markdown, cards, outline, and split panes.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Trial and access limit
- The seven-day trial requires no card; afterward, continued editing requires a purchase, while manuscripts remain readable and exportable.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam, Netherlandschecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mac license limit
- The one-time Mac license includes one year of updates, after which the buyer keeps that version.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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