The desktop edition

Take NovelPad to your desk.

A native app, rebuilt for NovelPad Pro, cold opens in a blink, every feature offline, and your novels stored on your machine. The web app is included; this is the one that survives the cabin with no wifi.

macOS

v2.5.0 · Apple Silicon & Intel
macOS 12 Monterey or later

Download for Mac.

.dmg · about 339 MB

Windows

v2.5.0 · 64-bit
Windows 10 or later

Download for Windows.

.exe installer · about 295 MB

Linux

v2.2.0 · Intel/AMD 64-bit
AppImage · most modern distros

Download for Linux.

.AppImage · about 95 MB

No install required: the web app is the same NovelPad — sign in once and your library follows you to any browser.

Open the web app

Cold opens, instantlyPreloaded and skeleton-fast. Your novel is on screen before your coffee lands.

Fully offlineEvery feature works without a connection. Sync catches up when you do.

No save buttonSaving is constant and versioned. Closing the lid is a save.

Updates that wait their turnThe app updates itself in the background, and never mid-sentence.

As it looks tonight

Dark by design. Quiet by default.

◆ Mystery of Mysteriesv2.2.0

Boards

Page

Chapter

Plot

Character

Location

Label

Writing Goals

Settings

Chapter 1

Landing

The envelope had no name on it, which was how she knew it was for her. Everyone else on the street got mail the ordinary way: addressed, stamped, expected.

Mara turned it over once, twice, and looked down the empty road toward the harbor. The seal was still warm.

One more thing

Own it outright — the desktop app is $89, once.

See pricing.Start the free trial.