Pendraic is a long-form fiction writing tool for keeping a book’s characters, setting, voice, and story information together. Its editor offers prose, outline, and arcs views, alongside optional panels for character reference, voice consistency, beats, and unresolved threads. Planning and revision are organized into eight areas: Promise, Engine, Nexus, Dynamics, Registry, Anchors, Iterations, and Closure. Its World Builder links maps, family trees, calendars, languages, timelines, and encyclopedia entries to the prose. Listed AI options are Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and OpenRouter, accessed through users’ own accounts or a Pendraic Managed AI wallet. For an AI generation pass, the prompt and relevant context go to the chosen provider under that provider’s terms. The free plan supports up to three active books and Word, Markdown, and plain-text exports. Pendraic says files are encrypted at rest and in transit, and that it does not train models on users’ writing or sell their content. It runs on macOS, Windows, and the web.
Who it is for
Pendraic suits novelists who want outlining, continuity tools, and worldbuilding linked to their prose. Its free plan is an option for writers working on up to three active books.
What is good
- Editor includes prose, outline, and arcs views.
- World Builder links reference materials to prose.
- Free plan supports up to three active books.
- Free exports include Word, Markdown, and plain text.
- Files are encrypted at rest and in transit.
What to know first
- AI prompts and relevant context go to the chosen provider.
- Co-writing is listed as planned for when it ships.
Verdict
Pendraic brings novel drafting, planning, worldbuilding, and continuity features together. Its free plan supports three active books; writers using AI should note that generation prompts and context are sent to the selected provider under that provider’s terms.
Pendraic plans and pricing
All plansCompared on writing apps
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $14.99/mo
- Book outlining
- Yes
- Chapter workspace
- Yes
- Continuity tools
- Yes
- Rewrite controls
- Yes
- Export formats
- Markdown, DOCX, EPUB
