The writing app that knows your story.
Launching in November 2026 for NaNoWriMo
Everything a writer needs. Nothing they don't.
Moondoggle is your word processor, your storyboard, your research database, your AI assistant. One integrated workspace. Built for writers, by a writer.
Your project at your fingertips
Access your manuscripts, drafts, research, and notes all in one seamless editor.
- Compiled views — expand a folder and edit all chapters as one continuous manuscript
- Split screen — reference one chapter while writing another
- Snapshots — point-in-time saves of any document, instantly restorable
- Rich formatting — paragraph styles, lists, indentation, ruler, smart quotes
- Auto-save — continuous and instantaneous so you never lose a word
- Cloud sync (coming soon) — sync your local machine to the cloud and secure access across devices
AI that understands your story
Other AI tools see one paragraph at a time. Moondoggle understands your entire project.
- Ask anything — "What does my main character want?" / "Help me brainstorm a scene in the Tower of Ash" / "What themes connect chapters 5 through 12?"
- Track the sources — citations link back to the exact passages the AI referenced
- Tailor your search — use @ searches to focus on specific folders, chapters, or scenes
- Three modes — switch between efficient lookups, balanced analysis, or deep critique
- Character-aware — mention a name, and the AI pulls in their full profile from your board.
- Never writes for you — your voice, and your writing, stays your own.
AI should unleash your creativity, not replace it.
See your story from above
Not a corkboard. Not a spreadsheet. A visual thinking space designed for narrative.
- Detailed cards — Characters, Locations, Events, Themes, Notes. Each with structured metadata and image thumbnails.
- Connections — draw labeled relationships between any two elements. “Guinevere mentored by Aldric.”
- Linked to your manuscript — insert links into chapters or notes and jump to a card. And back.
- Shapes, stickies, text boxes — sketch plot structure, brainstorm, sequence scenes.
- Multiple boards — one for characters, one for plot, one for the magic system. You decide.
Privacy from the start
Your writing isn't our product. You are not our data source.
- Local-first — your project will always live on your machine. Access your files anytime.
- No harvesting — we respect your work, and we will never harvest or train on your writing. Ever.
- Managed AI — Power's AI assistant runs on leading Anthropic models with guaranteed security. No API key to create or manage.
- Bring your own key (open beta) — the open beta runs on your own AI provider API key instead; your data goes directly from your machine to the provider.
- Creative Provenance (coming soon) — cryptographically signed proof that AI was used for feedback only, never for generation. Exportable. Verifiable. No other writing tool offers this.
Bring your work in. Take your work out.
No lock-in. Your writing is always yours to move.
- Import from Word (.docx), RTF, markdown, HTML, images, PDFs, and more
- Scrivener import preserves your full tree structure, formatting, notes, and synopses
- Auto-detect — bring a single-doc manuscript and Moondoggle will find your chapters automatically
- Export to .docx, .epub, .pdf, .md, .txt, .rtf with configurable front/back matter
- Export presets — save configurations for "agent submission," "beta reader," "print"
Track your stats
For the data nerds. Set your targets and see your progress.
- Session tracking — track total words written, deletions, net change, words per hour, session duration
- Word targets — set a per-chapter goal and watch the progress bar fill as you write
- Doc Report — session history with additions, deletions, document totals, and averages over time
- Draft-level stats — total word count, most productive day, longest session, and your best writing streak
How Moondoggle compares
| Feature | Word | Scrivener | Miro | ChatGPT | Moondoggle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for 500K+ word projects | |||||
| AI that reads your entire manuscript | Limited by context window — can't hold a full manuscript in memory. | ||||
| Visual worldbuilding board | Corkboard view exists but isn't a freeform visual canvas. | ||||
| Manuscript-linked character cards | |||||
| Local-first privacy (manuscripts never leave your machine) | |||||
| AI never writes for you (assists only) | |||||
| Creative Provenance (cryptographic proof) | |||||
| Full import/export | Strong .docx support, but no Scrivener project import. | ||||
| Compiled manuscript view (edit all chapters as one document) | |||||
| Named manuscript drafts (full-version switching) | |||||
| Single purchase option for desktop | |||||
| 10+ customizable themes | A handful of built-in color schemes, not a curated theme system. |
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Make it your own
Choose from 10 handcrafted themes. Click one that matches your mood.
What's next
Cloud Sync
Coming SoonSeamless sync between desktop and web. Offline-first with automatic conflict resolution.
Creative Provenance
Coming SoonCryptographic report to share with a publisher to prove you wrote the book, not AI.
Editor Access
Coming SoonShare a link with your editor. See tracked changes and comments in real time.
Web Clipper
Coming SoonCapture research from any webpage directly into your project. Clip articles, highlights, or full pages — they become searchable and your AI can reference them.
Manuscript Drafts
Coming SoonSave different manuscript versions. Switch between "First Draft," "Structural Rewrite," and "Final Polish" instantly.
Handwriting Capture
Coming SoonPhotograph a notebook page. The text becomes searchable and your AI can reference it.
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