Everything in the studio
Journzy is writing software for authors of fiction: an editor, a story bible that fills in as you write, checks that show their evidence, and the tools to version, share, export and produce your book. It is native in English and Spanish, and the AI never writes for you.
Writing software for authors, in twelve areas
Each area has its own page. Next to every feature you see the plan it belongs to: Free, Author or Add-on.
Writing
Chapters with or without scenes, project-wide search, and writing offline.
- Flexible structure: chapters with or without scenesFree
- Offline writingFree
- Project-wide search, saved filters, find and replaceFree
- Real-time co-editing with presenceFree
- Semantic search
Story bible
Characters, places and relationships that fill in as you write, with evidence for every fact.
- Character and place sheets, relationships and aliasesFree
- Alias-aware mentions and appearance mapsFree
- Facts that change as the story progressesFree
- Discoveries: bible proposals with their quote
- Bible extraction after an import
Continuity
Every scene is checked against your bible. Every flag comes with the quote that proves it.
- Continuity checks with evidence
- Each flag is investigated across the whole manuscript
- Internal fact checks against your References
- Mark as intentional
Worldbuilding
A world core for every genre, with modules and maps.
- Custom entity types and fieldsFree
- Modules: cultures, religions, magic systems, species, languages, factions, power systems, flora, fauna and objectsFree
- Interactive and nested mapsFree
- AI map editor: from a sketch to a map
Outline
Point of view, goal, conflict and plot lanes for every scene. Includes a mode for revising the outline.
- Scene metadata: point of view, goal, conflict, statusFree
- Plot lanesFree
- Outline revision modeFree
- Your story as it stands at any chapterFree
- Each scene checked against its scene card
Diagnosis
A developmental diagnosis of your draft and a prioritized revision plan.
- Developmental diagnosis
- Prioritized revision plan
- Pacing, tension arcs, dialogue and theme
Grammar and style
Grammar, style and orthotypography, plus repetition, rhythm, cliché and voice lenses. None of them rewrites your text.
- Grammar, style and orthotypographyFree
- Real-time repetition, rhythm, cliché and voice lensesFree
- Readability, lexical metrics and voice profileFree
- Synonyms and writer toolsFree
- Advanced AI review
Versions
Every save is a revision. Snapshots, compare, restore and a recovery bin.
- Revision historyFree
- Snapshots, compare and restoreFree
- Archive and recovery binFree
- Full project archive and restoreFree
Beta readers
Share this version with readers and editors. Get comments on the exact passage.
- Share this versionFree
- Reader and editor rolesFree
- Comments anchored to passagesFree
Export
DOCX, EPUB and print PDF with book formatting and device previews.
- Export to DOCX, EPUB and print PDFFree
- Themes, typography and device previewsFree
- KDP-ready checksFree
- Import DOCX and MarkdownFree
Covers and illustrations
From brief to cover, with vetted illustrators and designers.
- Cover and illustration workflow
- Character portraits
- Illustrator and designer directoryFree
Audiobooks
Produce your novel's audiobook with custom voices. Sold separately.
- Audiobook productionAdd-on
- Custom voicesAdd-on
Free and Author
The Free plan never expires. It includes the editor, the story bible, the outline, versions, grammar and style checks, sharing and export. Author costs $19/month or $180/year, plus tax, and adds the features that use paid AI, with no API key; audiobooks are sold separately, and you see the price before you produce. Compare the plans on the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
What is Journzy?
A writing studio for novelists. It brings together the editor, the story bible, the outline, versions, grammar and style checks, manuscript sharing and export in one place.
Does the AI write for me?
No. The AI reads your text, points out what it finds and shows the evidence. It never writes, rewrites or expands your text, and you decide on every change.
What does the Free plan include?
The editor, the story bible, the outline, versions, grammar and style checks, sharing and export. It never expires.