A dedicated writing environment for novelists to plan, build worlds, and write manuscripts. It offers a clean editor with advanced features, a comprehensive world-building codex, and flexible organizational tools. Your writing is stored in plain files on your device, ensuring ownership and longevity.
3.4
September 23, 2026
Several bug fixes
Novalist offers a clean editor with real formatting, paragraph styles, inline comments, and footnotes. It includes a Focus Mode, split editor for dual scene work, and auto-saving with snapshot history for each scene.
The app features a full Codex to store characters, locations, items, and lore with images, relationships, custom fields, and long-form notes. You can define custom entity types and track character changes across story segments.
Yes, Novalist supports multi-book projects with a shared World Bible for series. Chapters have status, acts, and colors, and Smart Lists help save frequently used scene queries.
Novalist includes a Plot Grid to view scenes by plotline, a Timeline for chronological order of story elements, an In-world Calendar to place scenes on specific dates, and a Relationships map to visualize connections.
No, Novalist does not contain advertisements. It is a completely ad-free experience for users.
Novalist is available on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is designed to work across Apple's ecosystem.
The latest version, 3.4, was released on September 23, 2026, indicating a relatively frequent update cycle. Users can expect ongoing improvements and new features.
Novalist has a strong user rating of 4.5 stars from 2 ratings, suggesting a positive reception from its current user base.