# NovelPad

> NovelPad is novel-writing software that carries your story's structure — scenes on boards, characters that track themselves, timelines, and plot threads — online or offline, on macOS, Windows, Linux, and the web. Built for fiction writers who have outgrown a single long document.

NovelPad treats a novel as structure, not a file. The same set of scenes is shown through multiple boards (manuscript, plot, timeline, outline) with nothing duplicated and nothing to keep in sync. Characters, locations, and items track themselves: mark one, and every scene that mentions it collects on its board automatically. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial, no card required, and you can export to .docx at any time.

## Core features
- [Features overview](https://novelpad.co/features): The complete feature guide — boards, self-tracking characters, goals, offline-first writing.
- Boards: One set of scenes seen as a drag-and-drop Manuscript board (word counts + status), Plot boards (per subplot, character arc, or beat sheet), a Timeline board (chronology, dual/flashback timelines), and an Outline board — with no duplication.
- Self-tracking characters: Pick a character, location, or item to track and every scene mentioning it appears on its board. Type `@` in prose to link scenes, characters, locations, and boards.
- Offline-first: Full-text search and writing run locally and work offline; optional Cloud sync across devices.

## Pricing
- [Pricing](https://novelpad.co/pricing) · [Machine-readable pricing](https://novelpad.co/pricing.md): Pro Cloud $15/month or $150/year; Desktop $89 once (offline-only, all platforms); Lifetime $349 once (every future update forever + two years of Cloud). 14-day free trial, no card.

## Compare
- [All comparisons](https://novelpad.co/compare): How NovelPad compares to other novel-writing tools.
- [NovelPad vs Dabble](https://novelpad.co/compare/dabble)
- [NovelPad vs Atticus](https://novelpad.co/compare/atticus)
- [NovelPad vs Novlr](https://novelpad.co/compare/novlr)
- [NovelPad vs Ulysses](https://novelpad.co/compare/ulysses)

## More
- [Download](https://novelpad.co/download): Desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
- [About](https://novelpad.co/about): What NovelPad is and who builds it.
- [Blog](https://novelpad.co/blog): Writing craft, worldbuilding, and software guides for novelists.