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Write novels, blogs, and more with dedicated AI workspaces—each with access to your full project context

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Your writing tool treats every document the same—and it shows. Scribeist gives novelists, bloggers, and general writers their own workspace with AI that knows their characters, research, and drafts.

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Hey Sumo-lings! 👋

I'm Tanner, founder of Scribeist.

I started building Scribeist because I realized every writing tool seemed to treat writing the same way. Whether you were outlining a novel, writing a blog post, organizing research, or simply taking notes, you were usually given the same editor, and nowadays sometimes AI is just slapped on top.

Even when you found a tool that worked well, it usually came with another problem:

Writing shouldn't require juggling half a dozen different apps.

That's where the idea for Scribeist began.

Rather than building another generic editor, I wanted to build dedicated workspaces around the way people actually write. Instead of trying to do everything for everyone, each workspace includes the tools that workflow actually needs, helping you spend less time switching between apps and more time writing.

That means:

Being a solo founder means I get to build closely with the people who use Scribeist. Many of Scribeist's best ideas have come directly from user feedback, and I'll be here throughout the campaign answering questions, listening to your ideas, and continuing to improve Scribeist alongside all of you.

If you're curious about what's coming next, you can check out the Scribeist Roadmap.

Thanks for taking the time to check out Scribeist! 😊

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Tanner

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What is Scribeist?

Open What is Scribeist?

Scribeist is a writing platform designed to eliminate context-switching by providing specialized workspaces for different types of writing projects, such as blogs, novels, and general notes. Each workspace is tailored with tools and layouts specific to the writing style, allowing writers to manage all their projects in one place without switching between apps.

How do I create a Scribeist account?

Open How do I create a Scribeist account?

To create a Scribeist account, visit https://scribeist.com and click 'Sign Up'. You can sign up using your email and password, Google account, or GitHub account. If you sign up with just your email, you'll need to verify your email address by clicking the verification link sent to your inbox. Once verified, you can start your 7-day free trial with full access to all features.

What are the core features available in every Scribeist workspace?

Open What are the core features available in every Scribeist workspace?

Every Scribeist workspace includes the following core features: an Editor with rich text formatting and markdown support, AI Chat for conversational assistance, Canvas for visual planning and mind mapping, Research tools for organizing project knowledge, Voice Match to adapt AI to your writing style, Import & Export capabilities, Sharing options for collaboration, Version History for automatic saves and manual snapshots, and customizable Workspace Settings.

What AI features does Scribeist offer?

Open What AI features does Scribeist offer?

Scribeist offers several AI features to enhance your writing workflow, including AI Chat for conversational assistance, Writing Assistant to rewrite, expand, shorten, or change the tone of selected text, Blog Generation for creating full blog posts with SEO optimization, and Research tools that organize project knowledge for AI reference. These AI features are available on Hobby and Pro plans.

How do I connect a hosted AI provider to Scribeist?

Open How do I connect a hosted AI provider to Scribeist?

To connect a hosted AI provider to Scribeist, you need to be on a BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) plan. After upgrading, go to 'Account' > 'Integrations', choose the provider you want to connect (such as OpenRouter, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic, or Mistral), paste your API key, and save the connection. Scribeist will validate the key before saving it.

What is the Canvas feature in Scribeist?

Open What is the Canvas feature in Scribeist?

Canvas is a visual workspace in Scribeist for planning, brainstorming, and organizing ideas. It allows you to create mind maps, timelines, character relationship diagrams, and more using flexible nodes and connections. Canvas is available in all workspaces and board tabs, except Mythos entity tabs.

How does the Editor in Scribeist work?

Open How does the Editor in Scribeist work?

The Editor in Scribeist is a distraction-free writing environment with markdown support, visual formatting tools, and automatic version history. It includes a top toolbar for formatting options, a text selection toolbar for quick actions, and an editor canvas for writing. The Editor supports both markdown shortcuts and visual formatting, allowing you to choose your preferred method.

What happens to deleted items in Scribeist?

Open What happens to deleted items in Scribeist?

In Scribeist, deleted documents, folders, and canvases are moved to the Trash tab, where they can be restored or permanently deleted. Items remain in Trash until you choose to permanently delete them. The Trash tab is available on Hobby and Pro plans; on the Free plan, all deletions are permanent.

What are Scribeist workspaces?

Open What are Scribeist workspaces?

A workspace in Scribeist is a self-contained writing environment for a specific project, with its own files, settings, and organization. Scribeist offers three workspace types: Novel for fiction and storytelling, Blog for articles and web publishing, and General for notes and freeform writing. Each workspace type is optimized with tools and layouts tailored to its specific writing needs.

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Sep 17, 2026

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Q: Question About Tier 2, Offline Access & BYOK After Acquisition

A thought has been stuck in my mind: what if you sell the software and the new owner removes the accounts? This has happened to us AppSumo users many times—I’ve had quite a few deals go dead so far. You mentioned that we would own the offline software and could use it indefinitely without issues via BYOK or local LLMs.

However, the problem is that I only have $119 in AppSumo credit and cannot spend more from my card right now, and your deal ends in 13 days. Is it possible for me to purchase Tier 2 now and later use BYOK with your offline desktop version?

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Sep 17, 2026

A: Hi,

BYOK would still depend on the tier you purchased. So Tier 2 would not automatically receive BYOK when the offline app is released, as that would be unfair to users who purchased a higher tier specifically for that feature.

That said, I am building the offline app so it does not have to rely too heavily on your cloud account. Your projects would be stored locally on your device unless you choose to sync them to the web.

So if Scribeist were ever sold and a new owner deleted your online account, that would mainly affect the cloud version. If you already had the offline app, your local projects would still be there.

For Scribeist-managed AI, the new owner would still need to keep a small server running to pass those AI requests through. As long as that stayed online, the managed AI could still work with the offline app.

Of course, this is all based on a lot of “ifs,” so I can’t promise what a future owner would choose to keep running. But the goal with the offline app is to make it as independent from the cloud version as reasonably possible.

And once the offline app is released, I will probably offer a separate upgrade that adds BYOK to people who don't currently have it. That might actually be the simpler answer to your question.

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No hurry but when the app is planed to be released?

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I have no clue. My goal was middle of October, but that keeps getting pushed back to fix issues and build new features that are requested, but I am still working on it, just slowly.

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Sep 18, 2026

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Q: Is there autocomplete on steroids & Pacing too fast?

Hello,

These two ones are from sudowrite, I invite you to see the animations in front of these paragraphs on their website :

Autocomplete on steroids

"When the words just won’t come out – Write can help Write is like autocomplete on steroids. It analyzes your characters, tone, and plot arc and suggests the next 300 words in your voice. It even gives you options!"

Pacing too fast?

Presto expand–o

No matter how much time you spend planning, you’ll end up with some sections that feel rushed. Expand magically builds out your scenes so the pacing doesn’t take readers out of the story.

Do we have something similar?

Sorry i can't not mention this one "Find the perfect name, magic item, or title.

Brainstorm: the infinite “yes, and” buddy that never runs out of ideas. Thumbs up your favorites and it’ll learn and give you better ones."

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Tanner_Scribeist

Sep 18, 2026

A: Hi,

There's no autocomplete button, but you could get the same result by giving the AI chat access to chapters and use the Mythos Search in AI chat and ask it to do that.

There is an expand feature, select text and press "Ask AI" and there will be a drop down of options.

There's no "Find the perfect name", but I can look into adding something similar.

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Sep 17, 2026

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Q: additional Google + integrations

my main use case for Scribeist is to work on something (possibly in Claude, Clickup's AI,) then bring it to a dedicated writing space. a few questions:

will you be adding more than one Google integration? i have different ones for work and personal. i'd have to disconnect now to get to docs.

is it possible to publish behind a login wall for blogs/feeds like Mighty Networks, Kajabi?

any plans for other integrations like Zapier? i'd like to get more content into Scribeist to have it hold my writing and i don't want to copy/paste everything.

+1 for API if you can't do MCP.

currently Scribeist seems highly geared toward novels. any more support for broader nonfiction? Ulysses used to keep all my stuff. but the limited, wonky exports became a drag. now writing is everywhere. help us consolidate.

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Tanner_Scribeist

Sep 17, 2026

A: Hi,

1. I can look into adding more Google account integrations. Shouldn't be hard to do.

2. I haven't looked at Might Networks, but I am starting to build a MCP connection with Kajabi. I haven't gotten to far with it yet, so I don't want to make any promises there, but should be doable.

3. Yup, i've been looking into Zapier connection, but I haven't started building anything yet

4. Yes, I plan to add more support for non-fiction and the blog workspace. Right now the non-fiction workspace is a bit of a shell of the fiction workspace. There's quite a few things in the roadmap that will be apart of the future upgrades of the non-fiction workspace. They are just complicated and take time.

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Q: Ability to add NCB/proprietary databases to scribeist?

I have a proprietary database, that I want to start writing blog posts on. Would this work with Scribeist?

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Sep 17, 2026

A: Hi,

Not directly. Letting Scribeist’s AI securely search through someone’s own proprietary database would be a pretty big undertaking, especially across all the different AI features, so it’s not something I plan to build.

If that’s a big part of what you need, Notion might be a better fit since you can build database-like structures directly into your workspace there or perhaps Obsidian.

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Q: What are Custom AI assistants?

Hi,

Is it something that keep the contact from one page to another?

Or when we write page B, the ai forgot everything from page A? and we have to explain the whole thing again?

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Tanner_Scribeist

Sep 17, 2026

A: Hi,

Custom AI Assistants allow you to create your own AI assistant instead of using Scribeist's underlining assistant.

It allows you to to edit the system prompt, change language, add context that is always attached to it, choose an AI model that is attached to it, and choosing the level of "thinking" a model does.

You can also select which search features are always on or off.

It allows you to see what the underlining prompt will be before sending. Giving you full control of your credit and token usage.

The assistants are shared across workspaces.

You could think of it as a more enhanced prompt saving library. The difference is that you are sending the info to the system prompt, meaning the AI is always aware of it, so you don't need to keep telling the AI on every new chat or remind it if it hallucinates and forgets. And it takes on the "role" you give it. So, you can make very specialized AIs instead of just a fiction writing helper for example.

I do have more ideas for the custom assistants in the future.

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That's interesting, thanks. In terms of story telling, the lost of context depending of where we're writing is what annoys me the most. I can't wait to discover these new ideas.

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Scribeist has received positive feedback for its dedicated workspaces, custom AI assistants, and user-friendly interface. However, some users have reported finding the onboarding process overwhelming and have noted a lack of comprehensive documentation. Despite this, the platform has been stable and well-considered. With an overall rating of 4.6 and a 60-day money-back guarantee, Scribeist is a solid choice for writers seeking a comprehensive writing tool.

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Sep 24, 2026

Excellent book editing software, easy to use and versatile

Was able to import a 50,000 draft .doc file into Scribeist with easy and it loaded quickly too. Really looking forward to exploring all the features including the ability to run and install software on my laptop. I was impressed at how the finer features of my non fiction book document were retained on import including graphs, tables and images. So far it looks like a solid investment on Tier 4 Sumo deal.

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Sep 23, 2026

A beautiful writing platform that has become part of my creative process

I purchased Tier 4, and so far I have been genuinely impressed with the platform.

The first thing that stood out to me was the overall look and feel. The interface is nice, thoughtfully designed, and simply enjoyable to work in. For a writing platform, that matters a great deal: I actually look forward to opening it and continuing my manuscript.

I am still discovering everything Scribeist has to offer, but I have already become especially fond of its custom AI assistants. I created six assistants for different stages of my writing process: story development, continuity and canon checking, Hungarian literary editing, literary translation, English editing, and bilingual translation quality assurance. Together, they have become an exceptionally useful editorial workflow. They help me examine my chapters from different perspectives while still leaving the creative decisions in my hands.

I have not encountered any issue that caused a serious interruption to my work. The platform has felt stable and well considered, and the more I use it, the more possibilities I discover.

Scribeist is no longer just another tool I am experimenting with. It has become the place where I want to write my books from now on. I am very happy that I found it through AppSumo, and I am excited to see how the platform continues to develop.

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Sep 23, 2026

Hi Tibor,

Thank you for the review and the kind words!

I'm glad Scribeist is working well for you and that the custom assistants are helping with your workflow.

Cheers!

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Sep 15, 2026

I'm still exploring

So far, so good. I'm still exploring this tool. I have been using it in Obsidian and switched to Scribeist. I don't use all the features because I'm not sure how to do it, but I like the way this tool is being developed.

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Sep 15, 2026

Hi,

I appreciate the review and glad to hear it's going well.

I will be putting out use cases, workflow guides and some videos soon, which should help explain niche features better.

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Sep 12, 2026

Scribeist: AI That Stays With Your Long Writing Project

Anyone who writes long-form knows the scatter: the draft in one editor, research in another, the outline in a third, and an AI that starts from zero with every prompt. Scribeist targets exactly that problem, pulling drafts, notes, research and style into a single workspace where the assistant knows the context of the whole project, not just the open paragraph.

Strengths

Specialised workspaces instead of a generic editor. Three distinct environments — novel, blog and general notes — each preloaded with the tools and layout that kind of writing actually needs: planning sheets and timelines on one side, SEO checks and publishing connections on the other.

Real project memory. The AI works across the whole project, so it can answer questions about characters, plot holes and notes with full context rather than just the current page. It's the point verified buyers raise most often: by chapter twelve you don't want to re-explain chapter two.

Mythos for narrative continuity. Character profiles, locations and lore stay visible inside the manuscript — uncommon in writing software at this price.

A closed editorial loop for publishers. Live SEO scoring and one-click publishing to WordPress, Ghost, HubSpot and more, plus a range of import options and automatic splitting of a long document into chapters.

Areas for improvement

Onboarding needs work. Several reviewers describe a steep first impression: the documentation is text-based and walkthrough videos are missing, to the point that one buyer left the tool unused for weeks before getting the hang of it.

Young product, minimal team. Founded in late 2024 with a tiny team, still without clear mobile apps and with a short track record.

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Tanner_Scribeist

Sep 12, 2026

Hi,

Really appreciate the detailed review. You captured a lot of what I’m trying to build with Scribeist, especially the idea that the project and its context matter just as much as the AI model itself.

I also agree with the onboarding point. The documentation has grown quite a bit, but there still aren’t enough walkthrough videos showing how the different parts fit together. That is something i'm currently working on.

One small clarification as well: Scribeist now also has a dedicated Non-Fiction workspace alongside Novel (fiction), Blog, and General.

There’s still a lot I want to build around long-form project memory, research, continuity, and making the different tools feel like one connected workspace rather than separate features.

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Sep 11, 2026

A writing workspace for the whole project

Scribeist is one of the few AI writing tools that made me think beyond the first draft.

That is the part I like about it. A blank AI chat can generate words, but long writing needs more than that. You need the idea, outline, notes, research, style, chapters, edits, rewrites, and the ability to come back later without explaining the whole thing again.

Scribeist feels closer to a complete writing workspace. Your drafts, research, notes, outline, and writing style live together, and the AI can work with the context of the project instead of treating every prompt like a brand new conversation.

For books, that makes a big difference. By chapter twelve, I really do not want to explain chapter two again. I want the tool to understand what I am writing, where I am in the process, what already happened, and what needs to happen next.

I also like that Scribeist is not only built around generating pages. It helps turn a big writing project into smaller decisions: plan the project, work through sections, improve weak parts, keep the voice consistent, and move the manuscript forward. That is much closer to how writing actually works.

When Tier 4 was added, I jumped on it for the AI assistant. I want the assistant to help with the project around the writing, not just produce more paragraphs. Research, organization, edits, context, structure, continuity, all the things that make a long project hard to keep in your head.

I am going all in on Scribeist because I think this is where AI writing tools need to go. The model matters, of course, but the workflow around the model matters more. If a writing tool knows what you are trying to create and helps you move through the work in the right order, it earns its place.

Overall, Scribeist is an easy recommend for writers working on books, long form content, articles, research, or any writing project that needs memory and structure. Its best fit is someone who wants AI inside the writing process, with enough project context to help beyond the sentence in front of it.

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Sep 12, 2026

Hello,

I appreciate the detailed review.

You pretty much described the direction I want Scribeist to keep moving in.

The AI models will always improve and change, but I think the bigger value is everything around them: understanding the project, keeping track of context, helping with research and structure, and being useful throughout the entire writing process rather than only generating text.

That was also a big reason behind adding Custom AI Assistants. I want people to be able to shape the AI around the role they actually need for a project.

Really appreciate you going all in on it. There’s still a lot I want to improve, but this is very much the direction I’m building toward.

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Updated Aug 31, 2026

Non-Fiction, Citations & Smarter AI

Hey Sumo-lings!

I just released a pretty major Scribeist update, with a big focus on research, non-fiction, and making the AI capable of actually working inside your workspace.

1) A much more complete research system

Research has had a major overhaul.

You can now keep sources and your own notes together in one searchable library, open a source alongside its notes and publication details, and ask AI to create notes from the source itself.

There are also a lot more ways to bring research into Scribeist:

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Updated Aug 12, 2026

Smarter AI Chat, Reading Mode, Split View & More Models

Hey Sumo-lings,

I’ve released a couple of fairly large Scribeist updates over the past few days. The main focus has been making AI more efficient, improving performance and adding more tools for actually sitting down and writing.

1) Smarter AI Chat

AI Chat has received a major overhaul.

The old @ system has been replaced with a new Add menu, so you can now attach exactly what you want the AI to use:

I’ve also added Workspace Search, which lets the AI find relevant information only when it needs it instead of constantly loading large parts of your project into context.

Some guid...

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Updated Aug 5, 2026

New languages, smarter imports, and more! 👋

Hey Sumo-lings,

I have just released a Scribeist update with requested improvements across different writing workflows.

1) Write in more languages

You can now choose the language Scribeist uses for AI responses, generated writing, and editing suggestions.

The language can be selected when creating a workspace or changed later in the workspace settings. Each workspace can use a different language, making it easier to manage projects written in multiple languages.

The supported languages are English (United States), English (United Kingdom), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal)...

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Updated Jul 13, 2026

A Message from the Founder

Hey Sumo-lings! 👋

I'm Tanner, founder of Scribeist.

Even when you found a tool that worked well, it usually came with another problem:

Writing shouldn't require juggling ...

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