Your world is vast. Your writing tool should map every corner.
Track magic systems, alien species, world rules, and character lore across your entire manuscript. Litera builds a living encyclopedia of your world that grows with every chapter you write.
3 magic systems. 47 characters. 12 factions. One interconnected world.
Every character, location, magic system, and world rule is tracked and interconnected. Click any concept to trace it through your manuscript. See where it's introduced, where it's referenced, and how it connects to other elements. Your world bible is alive.
Characters, locations, world rules, magic systems, species, artifacts. Each tracked with detailed reference counts.
Hover 'The Binding.' See the rules instantly.
Mention a magic system, location, or character title in your text and Litera auto-links it. Hover to see the full description, related concepts, and every scene it appears in. All without leaving the editor. Your lore is always one hover away.
Auto-tagged as you write. If a character goes by a title and a name, Litera knows they're the same entity.
Two thousand years of history. One clear timeline.
Track when events happen in your world's history and when they appear in your narrative. Visualize parallel plotlines, flashbacks, and the chronological order of your lore so your world's history stays consistent throughout your manuscript.
Narrative timeline management for complex, multi-era world-building.
Is Thornhaven north or south of the Ashwood? Find it instantly.
Your world's geography, politics, and history need to stay consistent. Litera tracks every reference to every location, faction, and world rule so when a reader asks about a detail, you know the answer instantly.
Search any world element. See every reference, across every chapter, with context.
Built for the way you write.
Living World Bible
Characters, locations, magic systems, and species. All organized and auto-tagged as you write.
Aliases & Auto-Tagging
A character known by a title and a name? Litera links them automatically. Your world's complexity is handled, not hidden.
Story Timeline
Track events across your world's history. Visualize parallel plotlines and flashbacks.
Project Planner
Map arcs, world-building milestones, and plot beats with a visual planner.
Desktop + Offline
Native app for Mac and Windows. Write wherever the story takes you.
Quill
Ask about your magic system's rules, check location details, explore concept connections. Quill reads your entire project, but never writes for you.
How Litera Compares
| Feature | Litera | Scrivener | Sudowrite | Novelcrafter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concept / story bible | ✓ Graph | Basic | ✓ | ✓ Codex |
| Concept reference tracking | ✓ Per-chapter | ✗ | Partial | ✓ |
| Character aliases | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ideas & brainstorming | ✓ | Basic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Project planning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Story timeline | ✓ | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Goal tracking & streaks | ✓ Streaks + Grace days | Targets only | ✗ | Basic |
| Version history | ✓ Auto + Quill changes | Manual snapshots | ✓ | ✓ Every 3 min |
| Works offline | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Built-in AI (Claude) | ✓ Claude | ✗ | ✓ Multi-model | BYOK |
| AI manages project data | ✓ Read + Write | ✗ | Read-only | Read-only |
| AI concept art generation | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |