I’ve been working on a new project called Storylines, and it’s now in beta.
Storylines is a story organizer for writers. Not another text editor — there are plenty of great ones already. Instead, it gives you the bird’s-eye view of your manuscript. Think of it as the planning table next to your writing desk.
You connect a folder with your manuscript files and Storylines takes it from there. It automatically detects scene boundaries, generates titles, and lets you visualize your story across multiple views — timeline, story arc, character tracking, and more. You can drag scenes around, track subplots, and spot structural gaps you might have missed while deep in the writing.
It works with files from Ulysses, iA Writer, Scrivener, Word, and anything that exports Markdown, plain text, or DOCX. Your files never leave your computer. Everything stays local.
There’s also an AI layer built in, but it’s deliberately limited in scope. It helps with analysis — extracting metadata, identifying weaknesses, assessing readiness — but it doesn’t write for you. Analyst, not author.
Right now it’s free to use during the beta. No credit card, no commitment. It does require a Chromium-based browser (Chrome, Edge, Arc, Opera) since it uses local file system access.
If you’re a writer and this sounds interesting, I’d love for you to try it. Reach out to me on X/Twitter if you want an invite or just want to chat about it.
Check it out at storylines.work.