Reverie
What Reverie is
Reverie is a distraction-free novel-writing app for taking a draft from a blank page to a finished manuscript. Its writing page removes tabs and toolbars, while the cursor and page use ambient visual effects as you write. Manuscript tools organize chapter files, track word counts and goals, and let you navigate or reorder chapters and scenes. The app exports to Word, PDF, and HTML, and can format a completed manuscript in Shunn submission format. Documents are plain Markdown files stored on your disk. There is no built-in sync, although iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive folders can carry files between devices. Reverie works offline on macOS and Windows and has publishing tools. It does not transmit writing or use analytics, telemetry, or crash reporting; licence verification contacts a licensing server. The maker says it has no AI features. It supports Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic text, but not CJK or right-to-left languages. Reverie costs $49.99 a month, with a 15-day trial and no free plan.
Who it suits
Reverie suits discovery writers who develop stories while drafting and want desktop manuscript organization and export tools. It is also suited to writers who prefer local, offline files on macOS or Windows.
What it does well
- Distraction-free writing page without tabs or toolbars
- Tracks manuscript words and writing goals
- Exports Word, PDF, and HTML
- Works offline on macOS and Windows
- No AI, analytics, telemetry, or crash reporting
What to know first
- No free plan
- No built-in sync
- No mobile apps
- Writing surface is not screen-reader accessible
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Reverie | One purchase; no subscription. Launch pricing through 2026; regular price $49.99. · macOS 13 Ventura or later · Windows 10 or later · Licence works on every Mac and Windows computer you own | $39.99, paid once |
As reverie-writing.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Reverie combines a minimal writing surface with chapter management, goals, and publication-ready exports. Its paid desktop focus and missing sync, mobile, and some language or accessibility support matter when choosing it.
Facts from Reverie's own pages
- Accessibility
- The app supports keyboard-only use, but its writing surface is not yet accessible to screen readers. · reverie-writing.com, 11 Oct 2026
- AI
- The maker states that Reverie contains no AI features, including autocomplete, suggestions, chat, or rewriting. · reverie-writing.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- No · reverie-writing.com, 24 Sept 2026
- Export formats
- advanced · reverie-writing.com, 24 Sept 2026
- Exports
- Reverie exports to Word, PDF, and HTML, and can format a finished manuscript in Shunn submission format. · reverie-writing.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · reverie-writing.com, 24 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The maker names iCloud Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive as ways to carry locally stored files between devices; it says Reverie has no plugin store. · reverie-writing.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The maker describes Reverie as built for discovery writers who find a story by writing rather than outlining first. · reverie-writing.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Languages
- Reverie supports Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic text entry but does not support CJK text entry or right-to-left languages. · reverie-writing.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Local files and sync
- Documents are plain Markdown files stored on the user's disk; there is no built-in sync, but the maker says existing iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive folders can carry the files between devices. · reverie-writing.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Reverie is made by Mark Allen of Academia Imperialis Ltd, a UK company registered in England and Wales. · reverie-writing.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Manuscript tools
- It organizes chapter files into manuscripts, tracks manuscript word count and goals, and lets writers navigate and reorder chapters and scenes. · reverie-writing.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- No · reverie-writing.com, 24 Sept 2026
- Offline mode
- Yes · reverie-writing.com, 24 Sept 2026
- Privacy
- The app runs on the user's device and does not transmit writing, use analytics, or include telemetry or crash reporting; purchased licences are verified by contacting the licensing server. · reverie-writing.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Publishing tools
- Yes · reverie-writing.com, 24 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Reverie is a distraction-free novel writing app designed to help writers take a draft from a blank page to a finished manuscript. · reverie-writing.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can contact the maker through a support form, and the site provides help pages covering documents, formatting, recovery, goals, and exporting. · reverie-writing.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Writing surface
- The writing page has no tabs or toolbars, and its cursor and page respond to writing activity with ambient visual effects. · reverie-writing.com, 11 Oct 2026
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