The Bindery — Scrivener-Style Novel Writing Studio

The Bindery

A Scrivener-style novel writing studio — Binder, Corkboard, Cast, World, Timeline, Targets, and Compile — that lives entirely in one offline file you own outright.

£15.00 one-time purchase
DeliveryInstant download
FormatSingle offline web app
Works onAny browser, any device
SubscriptionNone — buy once
Best forNovelists & long-form writers
CategoryProductivity Templates

Everything a Novel Needs, In One File

Word processors weren't built for a 90,000-word manuscript. Chapters get lost in one endless scroll, character details live in a separate notebook you can never find, and there's nowhere to see the whole shape of the story at once. Dedicated writing software fixes that — but usually asks for a subscription, an account, or £55 up front before you've written a word.

The Bindery gives you the structure serious novelists rely on — a chaptered Binder, a drag-and-drop Corkboard, a spreadsheet-style Outline, full front matter — in a single HTML file that runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, nothing needs an account, and nothing stops working if a company shuts down next year.

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The Binder
Nest Parts, Chapters, and Scenes as deep as your structure needs. Drag and drop to reorder or re-file anything, rename in place, and track word-count progress per chapter right in the tree.
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Corkboard & Outline
See your whole manuscript as index cards pinned to a real cork surface, or as a spreadsheet-style table with POV, status, word count, and label color at a glance.
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A Real Writing Environment
Split the editor to view two scenes side by side, or open a whole Part in Merged View to read and edit it as one continuous scroll. Typewriter scrolling and a full Composition Mode included.
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Cast, World & Research
Full character and location bibles, plus a research tab for reference notes and source links, so a 100,000-word manuscript stays consistent from chapter one to the end.
Timeline & Stats
Track story events across dual timelines and multiple POVs, plus a live dashboard: daily goals, a 14-day chart, writing streaks, and a manuscript-wide target with deadline-driven pacing.
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Chapter Emblems & Custom Fonts
Mark each chapter with a small thematic icon, and write in Times New Roman, Georgia, Garamond, or any of nine common manuscript typefaces.
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Front Matter & Compile
Write a proper copyright page (US, UK, or EU template, fully editable) and generate a Table of Contents in one click. Compile to plain text, Markdown, Word, or print/PDF.
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Snapshots, Backups & Unlimited Books
Checkpoint a chapter before a big revision and roll back any time. Back up your whole project to one file, and work on as many separate manuscripts as you like.

Try Before You Write

Open the built-in Sample Novel and you'll find a short mystery already fleshed out — six chapters at every stage from finished to blank, three characters, two locations, research notes, a timeline, and a finished front matter page — so you can see every feature in use before starting your own book.

One purchase. No subscription. No account. Works in any modern browser, on any device, whenever you need it.

Get The Bindery — £15.00 →