Lite
The full minimal editor experience, for getting started.
- Fully local. Your projects are your own, and stay on disk. Export to DOCX, PDF, and EPUB.
- A focused project editor with no distractions.
- World-class notes, spell-checking, and more.
It's the best writing app in the world. Automatically adjust your outline, change pacing, introduce new characters and tweak narrative sub-threads. Start sculpting instead of chiseling.

Collect character details, research, and revision plans in project notes. With Standard, Plus, or Pro, Minstrel can organize them automatically while you keep writing.


Compare chapter lengths, explore dialogue flow, and read focused reviews of character, pacing, and continuity with Standard, Plus, or Pro.
Minstrel keeps your work on your computer, so you can take it anywhere. No lock-in. Export to Microsoft Word, PDF, and EPUB, including with the free Lite edition. Your files are your own.

Plus and Pro include the same features; Pro includes twice the monthly usage allowance.
The full minimal editor experience, for getting started.
Limited-time pricing
A permanent license with more structure for growing stories.
The complete Minstrel toolkit, with faster cloud-based processing.
Half the monthly usage allowance
The complete Minstrel toolkit, with twice the cloud-based processing allowance.
Full monthly usage allowance
Minstrel is made specifically for fiction writers working on novels, serials, and other long-form stories with characters, places, plot threads, and timelines to manage.
Lite covers the basics. Standard adds automatic note organization, chapter synopses, writing statistics, and expert reviews. Plus and Pro include the same complete toolkit and story-aware writing assistance; Pro includes twice the monthly usage allowance.
Yes. Minstrel imports DOCX files from Google Docs and Microsoft Word, and also imports Scrivener projects. Save the imported work as a new Minstrel project.
Yes. New accounts can try Minstrel Pro free for 14 days, with no card required.
Download Minstrel for Mac, start a trial in the app, and subscribe when you're ready to keep going.
Finish your story.