What it costs

Twenty-nine dollars.
Then never again.

One payment for the whole app, on both Windows and macOS. No tiers to compare, no seats to count, no annual renewal waiting for you in fourteen months. Below is the entire arrangement, written out plainly.

Writers Nook · licence no. 0001
The application
Windows & macOS · yours permanently
$29.00
Updates within v1
Every fix and feature we ship to this version
included
Backup to your own cloud
Point it at your Dropbox or OneDrive folder
included
Trial before you pay
14 days, full app, no account or card
free
Subscription
There isn't one for the app
$0.00
Total, once
Founder price $49
$0
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Licence covers 3 device activations · USD

Two things you can add later — or never
Device Sync
not yet shipped

When it arrives it'll be around $5 a month, end-to-end encrypted, and entirely optional. The relay passes your changes between your own machines and stores nothing — we couldn't read your manuscript if we wanted to. Until then, your own Dropbox folder does the job for free.

The AI assistant
$14.99 / mo

Brainstorm, critique, and proofread, grounded in your own manuscript. Metered rather than flat, cancellable at any time, and off until you switch it on. Bring your own Claude or OpenAI key instead, or run a local model and let nothing leave your machine at all. The novel never depends on it.

What happens if you stop paying us anything at all

Nothing. The app keeps working, your files stay on your disk in an open format, and no feature you already had is taken away. There is no hostage clause here.

Good to know

The questions people
actually ask.

If yours isn't here, write to us — a person answers.

Is it really one payment?+

Yes. One payment, yours forever, covering both Windows and macOS from the same licence. Nothing recurs and nothing expires.

What's in the free trial?+

The whole app for 14 days, with nothing held back and no account or card required. When it ends your manuscripts stay exactly where they are — a licence key picks up where you left off.

Can I write with no internet at all?+

Always. It's local-first: your manuscript is real files on your machine in an open format, and the app never needs a connection to open or edit them.

Do updates cost extra?+

Updates within the version you bought are free. If a major new version ever ships it'll be a separate, optional upgrade — never a subscription you're moved onto.

Is the AI assistant required?+

No. It's an optional add-on, off by default, and the app is complete without it. You can also supply your own API key or run a local model so nothing leaves your machine.

What if it isn't for me?+

Thirty days to change your mind. Email us and we'll refund you — no form, no survey, no retention offer.

Buy it once.
Get back to the book.

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