Wayscript
Wayscript is a writing studio for novels, screenplays, and branching video game narratives.
What Wayscript is
Wayscript is a writing studio for novels, screenplays, and branching video game narratives. Its shared workspace combines drafting with planning, a story bible, and manuscript analysis. The editor can link characters, places, and items to story-bible entries, and includes a project dictionary and autocorrect. Screenwriters can use Fountain and import or export Final Draft files; game writers can build quest graphs and branching flows, play through work live, and export to ink or Yarn. An optional Reviewer critiques passages, scenes, or complete manuscripts rather than writing prose. Writing is saved to the device first and can be edited offline; encrypted cloud sync runs on every plan and requires an account. Exports include Markdown, DOCX, EPUB, and PDF, with advanced formatting on paid plans. The free plan costs nothing and permits three projects at a time, with Reviewer excluded. Author costs $8 a month; Author + Reviewer costs $14 a month. AI features are opt-in and paid-only, and submitted text is not used to train AI models.
Good
- Supports offline writing
- Includes story-bible links and planning tools
- Imports and exports Final Draft files
- Game-writing tools include quest graphs and live playtesting
Watch out
- Free plan allows three projects at a time
- Reviewer is not included in the free plan
- Advanced export formatting requires a paid plan
- Cloud sync requires an account
Who it suits
Wayscript suits novelists, screenwriters, and game writers who want drafting, planning, and story references together. Its free plan may suit smaller projects; writers needing more projects or Reviewer access can consider the paid plans.
Verdict
Wayscript brings tools for prose, screenwriting, and branching game narratives into one workspace, with offline editing and cloud sync. Review the plan limits and paid-only features if you need more projects, advanced export formatting, or Reviewer.
Plans and prices
From Wayscript's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 3 projects at a time · 250 MB research attachments · Reviewer not included · Free forever |
| Author | $8 a month | Unlimited projects · 50 passage diagnostics / month · 10 authorship certifications / month · 20 GB storage · billed monthly |
| Author + Reviewer | $14 a month | Unlimited projects · 400 review credits / month · Unlimited authorship certifications · 20 GB storage · billed monthly |
The facts
Each one read from Wayscript's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI data use
- The privacy policy says AI features are opt-in and paid-only, and submitted text is not used to train AI models.checked 11 Oct 2026
- AI reviewer
- The optional Reviewer critiques passages, scenes, and full manuscripts but does not write prose.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Community
- Community features include public or private clubs, timed writing sprints, goals, streaks, leaderboards, and sharing.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data location
- The privacy policy says synced account content is stored on UK and/or EU servers; submitted text for AI features is sent to Anthropic in the United States.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Editor
- The editor highlights characters, places, and items linked to story-bible entries and includes a project dictionary and autocorrect.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Export
- Wayscript supports export to Markdown, DOCX, EPUB, and PDF, with advanced export formatting on paid plans.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- extensivechecked 24 Sep 2026
- Game writing
- Game-writing features include quest graphs, branching flows, live playtesting, and ink and Yarn exports.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The site states Final Draft file interchange and ink, Yarn, and JSON engine exports, plus a live API for game-engine exports.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Marketplace
- The Wayscript Marketplace is marked coming soon and is described as a place to hire vetted professionals with escrow-protected payment.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline mode
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Privacy and storage
- Writing is saved to the user's device first and works offline, while encrypted cloud sync runs automatically on every plan and requires an account.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Publishing tools
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Wayscript is a writing studio for novels, screenplays, and branching video game narrative.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Screenwriting
- Screenplays use Fountain, with Final Draft import and export.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy describes HTTPS/TLS in transit, encryption at rest through its hosting infrastructure, hashed passwords, role-based access controls, rate limiting, and account lockout.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Version history
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Planning
- The studio includes planning tools, a story bible, and manuscript analysis in a shared workspace.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
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