Features
Everything Quill&Steel OS does
Your world. Your story. Your draft. In one place.
Worldbuilding
Included on every plan.
- Wiki articlesThirteen article types that interlink as you type
- LocationsCities, kingdoms and landmarks, each with an article of its own
- Maps and map editorDraw your world and pin characters and places onto it
- Magic systems and artifactsThe rules, the cost, and the objects that break them
- CreaturesHabitat, abilities, rarity and how dangerous they are to meet
- Characters and deitiesFull profiles, arcs and roles, linked to all they touch
- Family treesBuilt automatically from the relationships set on each character
- Relationship webEvery connection in your world as one explorable graph
- Cultures, species and religionsValues, traditions, taboos and the peoples who hold them
- OrganizationsGuilds, courts and factions, with their members and seats of power
- LanguagesVocabulary and naming conventions, beside the cultures that speak them
- TimelineHistorical events in order, in your own eras and dates, in a detailed timeline view
- Fantasy calendarYour own months, weeks, moons, and festivals for the world to run on
- Travel calculatorWork out how long a journey across your map really takes with an interactive calculator
- InterlinkingTag and connect any entity to any other, in any direction
Workshop
Included on every plan.
- BrainstormingSomewhere loose to think before anything becomes canon
- Research and notesReference material kept beside the world it feeds
- Mood boardsImages and palettes for the look of a place, person, or object in your world
- Prompt libraries*Worldbuilding and magic-system prompts
- Ranks and progressionEvery entry moves you from Apprentice Scribe toward Mythmaker
- Full world export*Take the whole thing with you as a Markdown ZIP file
Story planning
Included on the Worldbuilder + Story Planner plan. Read-only on the Worldbuilder plan.
- Unlimited projects and seriesKeep a separate world for every book, and group them into a series
- Story overviewWord count progress across the whole draft at a glance
- 3 plot outlinesHero's Journey, Save the Cat! beat sheet*, and the Snowflake Method*
- Beat sheet*Fully guided Save the Cat! structure with estimated word and page counts based on your word count
- Scenes and chaptersPoint of view, purpose, status, cast, and space for drafting or summarizing for each one
- Manuscript editorA fully functional text editor. Import an existing manuscript, and export in DOCX, ePub or PDF.
- Writing sessionsWord count and time tracked automatically as you write (or manually depending on preference)
- Plot holesA running list of what to come back and fix later
* Not included in the free trial. Available on paid plans only.
Reviews
What fantasy writers are saying
From writers building their worlds in Quill&Steel OS right now.
5 out of 5 stars
This app is really cleanly made and the design is so cute! It's also incredibly well-designed and thorough when it comes to entering info about your fantasy world. Incredibly useful and fun tool for both fantasy authors and DMs.
5 out of 5 stars
I love this app. The interface is really user friendly and doesn't just give you a base on which to work, but gives you advice and guidance as you go along.
5 out of 5 stars
It's the only digital tool I can fit entire worlds of information on and still have everything make sense. From characters to worldbuilding, from writing techniques to timeline tools, and anything else you need for a story, Q&S has literally reduced my worldbuilding time from years to minutes. Plus, the sword cursor is really fun.
5 out of 5 stars
I've tried a few worldbuilding tools, and this one is honestly one of the easiest to get into. It keeps everything organised without feeling overwhelming, and it's really satisfying to watch your ideas come together in one place. The layout is clean, it's simple to navigate, and it actually makes the process fun instead of feeling like work.
5 out of 5 stars
I love the fact that you've basically thought of EVERYTHING. The interface is easy to navigate and the worldbuilding stuff are meticulously designed and altogether PERFECT.
5 out of 5 stars
I absolutely love this app! I've never used a story/worldbuilding platform with so many integrated features. Everything you could need is there available. It thoroughly meets every writer's needs.
5 out of 5 stars
A lovely app for worldbuilding. Clean and organized. I look forward to using this app for many years!
5 out of 5 stars
The app is incredible. It's intuitive, easy to use, and fleshed out.
4 out of 5 stars
The format is easy to use, visually appealing, and comprehensive! This provides a place for me to compile all of my notes and cross-reference my facts to keep details accurate.