Feature Roadmap

A quick look at our roadmap and what you can expect coming to LivingWriter

Coming Soon

Recently Completed Features

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iOS and Android

LivingWriter is now available as iOS and Android applications.

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Desktop Version

A standalone desktop writing software version of LivingWriter.

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Import Story Elements

Story elements that transcend above just one story. For series writing, clones, and more.

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Global Scratchpad

Instead of just chapter notes and story element notes. Now you’ll have an easily accessible area for Story Notes and General Notes.

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Inline Commenting

Highlight a block of text and add searchable tags and comments to it.

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Canva Integration

Design your book covers and images through our partnership with Canva.

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Plot Grids and Timelines

Do more with the LivingWriter Board. Additional areas for timelines and plot grids.

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Story Element Stats

Stats for where and how often story elements appear in your chapters and outlines.

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Even Better Images

Add more than one image to each story element.

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Typewriter Scrolling

A fancy scrolling system keeps your story in the middle of the screen.

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Expanded Story Elements

Allow adding additional sections to story elements and chapter sidebars.

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Goals, Targets, Stats

Add goals and targets per chapter or story. Intuitive writing deadliness and statistics.

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Cover Images

Get motivated by adding cover images to your stories page.

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Version History

View old versions of your novel and restore them. Keeping current and all newer versions too.

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Grammar Checking

Full integration with the award-winning Grammarly grammar checker.

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Share and Co-Author

Share your stories with your friends and even collaborate real-time on a story together.

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Dark Mode

The option to switch LivingWriter in and out of Dark Mode to make it easier to write at night.

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Focus Mode

LivingWriter now comes with a focus mode. Once enabled, just start typing and the UI will slowly fade away.

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Sections and Groups

Store your outlines, chapters, subchapters in sections and groups.

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Research Board

A separate board to store all your research, images, and extra files pertaining to your book.

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Backup to Google Drive

Backup your words to Google Drive and Dropbox directly from LivingWriter.

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Tagging Chapters and Elements

Allow various forms of tagging chapters and elements for easier tracking.

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Relationships

The ability to assign and tag relationships to story elements.

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Google Font Integration

Have the entire Google Font suite at your disposal.

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Enhanced Search

Upgrading the current search and replace. Search through all stories, notes, and elements intuitively.

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Story Folders

Create folders on the stories screen to group multiple stories together.

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Global Defaults

Change all your default formatting preferences globally instead of just by story.

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Story Element Organization

A new way to organize all your story elements and search through them.

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Custom Templates

Add your own custom templates to the outlines list.

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