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The essentials for focused writing.
- Local project files
- Focused project editor
- Markdown export
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.
You write, we'll take care of the rest. Minstrel takes notes on what's next, who's where, where's what, and what's changed. No more scribbles.
Track character appearances, chapter lengths, unresolved plot threads, and more—so you can spot pacing gaps and continuity problems before readers do.
Minstrel keeps your work on your computer, so you can take it anywhere. No lock-in. Export to Markdown, DOCX, or PDF. Your files are your own.
Own the local writing studio, then choose how much story-aware AI help you want each month.
Plus and Pro include the same features; Pro includes twice the monthly AI allowance.
The essentials for focused writing.
Launch pricing · manually controlled
A permanent license with more structure for growing stories.
Flexible monthly billing
The complete Minstrel toolkit with a lighter monthly AI allowance.
Half the monthly AI allowance
Flexible monthly billing
The complete Minstrel toolkit with the full monthly AI allowance.
Full monthly AI 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 and more export tools. Plus and Pro include the same complete toolkit and story-aware AI; Pro includes twice the monthly AI allowance.
Yes. Minstrel opens DOCX files, including documents exported from Google Docs and Microsoft Word.
Yes. New accounts can try Minstrel Pro free for 45 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.