A beautiful app for writing.

Write it. Revise it. Publish it. Without losing a word and without AI.

Private beta, by invitation.

The writing desk with a chapter of A Princess of Mars open and the manuscript drawer showing the chapter list.

Intuitive

No tutorials needed.

Create a manuscript and start writing in under a minute.

Bold, italic and scene breaks use the keyboard shortcuts you already know. Or turn on the toolbar if you want one.

Simple tools and a blank page. You know what to do.

The writing desk in dark mode with the drawer closed, showing the opening of Pride and Prejudice.

Easy imports

Bring your book with you.

Already have a draft somewhere else? You do not have to retype a word.

Drop in a Word file

Upload your .docx and Solitude splits it into chapters for you, with your italics and scene breaks intact.

Or import from a text file or markdown

If you've labeled your chapters, Solitude knows what to do.

We will never hold your work hostage

Your manuscript is never locked in, and we will never lock you out of it. Export any draft whenever you like.

Characters and setting

Your cast and world, beside the page.

Check a detail without leaving the chapter. Character and setting notes sit where you need them: right beside the page.

Organize your notes in collections you name.

Never lose a detail again.

The Characters tab in dark mode beside Chapter 6 of A Princess of Mars, listing Dejah Thoris, John Carter and Kantos Kan with a line on each.

Parts and chapters

Grow it chapter by chapter.

Organize your writing by part and chapter. Chapter titles are optional: use them, or let chapters be Chapter 1, Chapter 2 and so on.

Reordering a book in one long document means cutting, pasting and renumbering by hand. Here, easily drag a chapter anywhere to create the perfect draft.

The chapter list in Arrange mode beside Chapter 34 of Pride and Prejudice, with a part title at the top.

Drafts

Revise without fear.

Keep as many drafts as you like and switch between them without leaving the writing desk.

Go ahead and try that bold rewrite. Your earlier draft is one click away.

The draft menu open in dark mode, listing Draft 1 and a second draft named After the editor's notes, with a box to start another.

Goals

Be prolific.

Track your word count against a daily goal you set, across everything you are writing.

Your last two weeks, your streak, and the pace your deadline needs.

Jane's dashboard in dark mode: 910 of a 1,000-word daily goal, a seven-day chart of words written and a three-day writing streak.

Your story, anywhere

Write on your phone.

Yes, really. The same desk, the same drafts, and a toolbar made for thumbs.

Add it to your home screen and it opens like an app.

The writing desk on a phone in dark mode, open at Chapter Fifteen of A Princess of Mars, A Duel to the Death, with a bold, italic and scene break toolbar above the text.

Ready to send

Standard manuscript format, in seconds.

Skip the weekend of fixing margins and spacing in Word. Export any draft in the format agents and editors expect in one click. Export to Word or PDF.

And don't worry, we love independent publishers, too. Export to EPUB for publication to Kindle or the ebook format of your choice. Or just read it on your own device.

The Export menu open over the writing desk, with name, pen name, contact and font fields and download buttons.

Elegant by design

The features you want, the space you need.

Solitude has everything you need to shape your story and get it ready for the world, but it also knows how to get out of your way.

You're the main character. We give you room to work.

The best story is yours

Just you and the page.

Solitude has no AI features at all. Every word on the page is yours, the way it should be.

We will never use your writing to train an AI. Ever.

And we won't allow anyone we work with to do it, either.

Peace of mind

Every word, kept safe.

  • Lose your connection? Your work is saved to your device until you're back online.
  • Lose your computer? Working on a different device? Everything you've saved will be right here, just like you left it.
  • Every word you trust us with is encrypted before it is stored, so your unpublished work stays that way until you publish it.

Private beta

Request an invitation.

Bring the book you are working on, or start the next one. We are letting writers in a few at a time. Leave your email and we will write to you when there is a place.