Finally finish your novel.
Structure that guides without constraining. A writing home that makes the blank page feel smaller. Litera gives you the scaffolding to build your story, chapter by chapter.
Write your novel one scene at a time.
Organize your manuscript into chapters and scenes with drag-and-drop simplicity. Track plot threads, scene, and concept outlines alongside your writing. Hide them all with the touch of a button when you need to focus.
Start with a rough outline, flesh it out scene by scene, and watch your novel take shape.
You write the story. Litera remembers the details.
Create a concept from the toolbar, and Litera auto-links it every time it appears in your text. Over time, your concepts page fills with every character, location, and detail you've introduced. Need to rename a character? Change the concept name and it automatically updates across chapters.
Your story bible builds as you write. No spreadsheets, no separate wiki, no extra work.
250 words a day. That's all it takes.
Pick a daily word count target and start tracking. Litera handles sessions, streaks, and project milestones automatically. Grace days mean missing one day won't break your streak. The hardest part of a first novel is just keeping going.
Daily targets, grace days, streaks, and project milestones. Built to keep you writing, not to stress you out.
Built for the way you write.
Scenes & Outlines
Organize by chapters and scenes. Inline notes and outlines toggle on and off so you can plan and write in the same space.
Auto-Tagging
One click setup, and your story bible builds itself. Litera tags your characters and locations as you write.
Goals & Streaks
Pick a daily word count target and start tracking. Litera handles sessions, streaks, and grace days automatically.
Project Planner
Plan out your novel. Litera will track your progress, auto create chapters based on story structures, and track characters, locations, and world lore from the start.
Story Timeline
See your entire novel's structure at a glance. Move chapters around, track progress, know where you are.
Desktop + Offline
Native app for Mac and Windows. Write at the coffee shop, on a plane. Your novel travels with you.
Quill
Quill helps with editing, feedback, and content management. Automatic version snapshots are taken before Quill interacts with the editor, so you can always track what changed. Quill is your project expert, your inline editor, and your continuity expert, but stays away from writing for you.