Features — Inscript Studio

I'm writing my first novel

From blank page to finished draft.

A distraction-free editor with chapters, scenes, and word goals — built for NaNoWriMo sprints and long-haul drafting alike. Import your .docx from Word or Scrivener and keep writing where you left off.

A real editor for real manuscripts

Built for book-length work, not repurposed from a note-taking app. When you sit down to write, the interface disappears and the words stay.

Chapters and scenes with drag-and-drop reordering
Daily and project word goals — hit 1,667/day for NaNoWriMo
Import .docx from Word, Scrivener, or Google Docs with auto chapter detection
Focus mode, ambient sounds, auto-save, keyboard-first design
Export to DOCX, TXT, and HTML

Inscript Studio writing editor with chapter sidebar and manuscript view

Story bibles that live next to your manuscript

Your bible isn't just a reference — the app actively uses it to help you catch continuity errors as you write. Characters, locations, world-building notes, and plot timelines all in one place.

Character profiles, locations, world-building notes
Plot timelines and relationship maps
Import files to build your directory quickly
Inline reference panels — no app-switching

Inscript Studio data import for building story bibles and character directories

I'm publishing on KDP

From manuscript to print-ready in one app.

Professional book formatting for print and ebook — the part that used to cost $250 from Vellum. Plus ISBN tracking and Amazon sales integration.

Professional formatting without a second app

Your manuscript and your formatted book live in the same app — no export, re-import, or file juggling.

Print-ready PDF and ebook generation
Custom trim sizes, margins, and page layout
Front matter: title page, copyright, dedication
Back matter: also-by, about the author, appendices
Live preview — see the book as readers will

Inscript Studio formatting and manuscript preparation workspace

Amazon tracking and ISBN management

See your sales data, rankings, and ad performance alongside the books they belong to. Track ISBNs across editions without a spreadsheet.

Amazon sales data and ranking integration
Ad performance tracking
ISBN tracking and assignment per format
Book catalog with publication status

Inscript Studio book catalog with Amazon tracking and ISBN management

I'm building an author business

Your book is a business. Treat it like one.

Import your KDP reports, analyse your ad spend, get smart alerts on what needs attention — and keep your financial data on your machine, not someone else's server.

Import your KDP reports. See the whole picture.

Drop in your KDP Orders and Payments spreadsheets and Inscript parses every title, format, marketplace, and KENP read. No manual data entry. No formulas to maintain. Your financial dashboard updates itself.

Import KDP Orders and Payments reports (XLSX and CSV)
Revenue breakdown by title, format, and marketplace
KENP page reads with estimated earnings
Break-even analysis per book
Tax set-aside calculator
Manual sales entry for Kobo, Apple Books, Google Play, and B&N
Expense tracking by category — editing, covers, ads, software
P&L summary by book and across your catalogue

Inscript Studio financial dashboard with KDP import, revenue breakdown, and P&L

Your ad spend, analysed — not just tracked.

Import your Amazon Ads search term and campaign reports. Inscript calculates your ACOS and TACOS, ranks your top-performing keywords, and flags the ones draining your budget. No other writing app does this.

Import search term and campaign CSVs from Amazon Ads
ACOS and TACOS calculated automatically
Top-performing keywords ranked by sales and clicks
Budget drain detection — high spend, low return keywords
Campaign-level performance tracking
Filter by date range, campaign, or ad group

Inscript Studio Amazon Ads analysis with ACOS tracking and keyword performance

Know what needs attention before it becomes a problem.

The Insights dashboard watches your data and surfaces what matters — declining revenue, negative ad ROI, overdue launches, stalled writing cadence. It's your business analyst, built into the app.

Smart alerts: negative ad ROI, overdue deadlines, revenue drops
AI-powered business briefings — ask questions about your own data
Revenue trend charts and monthly comparisons
Book performance ranking across your catalogue
Share-your-stats images for social media

Inscript Studio Insights dashboard with smart alerts and business intelligence

Launch day, managed.

Launch checklists, ARC distribution, task management, and a calendar with prepopulated US/UK conference dates. When launch day arrives, nothing falls through the cracks.

Launch checklists with timeline templates
ARC distribution and reviewer management
Tasks, milestones, and recurring deadlines
Calendar view with drag-and-drop scheduling
Prepopulated US/UK author conference calendars

Inscript Studio launch planning with checklists, tasks, and calendar

I write a series

Your fictional universe, all in one place.

Series management, shared story bibles, and AI-powered continuity checking. If you write standalones, these stay out of your way. If you write series, they become indispensable.

Series management for multi-book authors

See your whole series at a glance — reading order, publication status, shared metadata, and linked story bibles across every book in the series.

Reading order and publication status
Shared metadata across books
Linked story bibles with series-wide continuity
Series-wide timeline view

Inscript Studio series management with reading order and book catalog

Continuity checking powered by your story bible

Import your character profiles, world-building notes, and plot timelines. The app checks your new manuscript against all of it — catching inconsistencies before your readers do.

AI-powered continuity checking across volumes
Character profile and relationship tracking
Import files to build your directory quickly
Inline reference panels while you write

Inscript Studio story bible with continuity checking for series writers

AI tools you control — provider, cost, and privacy

Bring your own API key from any OpenAI-compatible service, or run Ollama locally so nothing leaves your machine. You pick the provider, the cost, and the privacy level. Off by default, optional always.

Editing assistance and manuscript briefings
Blurb generation and research tools
Supported providers: Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, and Ollama
Local AI via Ollama — fully offline, zero cost per query
No markup, no bundling, no subscription

Inscript Studio settings with AI configuration and theme selection

Native desktop app. Not a web page pretending to be one.

Inscript runs directly on your machine — Mac, Windows, or Linux. It doesn't need a browser, it doesn't phone home, and it doesn't slow down when your internet does.

Mac, Windows & Linux

One app, every platform. Write on whichever operating system you prefer — your license works on all three. Switch machines without switching tools.

Works offline

Write on a plane, in a cabin, or anywhere with no signal. Your app and your data are local. Period.

Your data, your machine

Your work is saved automatically to your local drive. No cloud accounts, no server-side storage, no usage tracking or telemetry. Want an offsite backup? Connect Google Drive or Dropbox through settings and Inscript handles it. But the primary copy always lives on your computer, under your control.

12 visual themes

From clean and minimal to immersive sci-fi environments. Your writing app should feel like your space, not someone else's idea of productivity.

See for yourself.

Inscript Studio is in beta. Free access now, 50% off at launch for testers.

Apply for Beta Access

Mac, Windows & Linux. Limited spots available.

One app. The whole workflow.