Vondel
by Vondel
What Vondel is
Vondel is a writing app for planning, drafting, revising, and finishing long-form manuscripts on macOS, iPhone, and iPad. It provides 19 built-in structures with acts and chapters, plus composition and typewriter modes, Markdown, cards, outlines, and split panes. Writers can import PDFs and Word documents, read them inside the app, and place a source beside a draft. Snapshots, line-by-line draft comparisons, and rollback support revision history. Targets, deadlines, daily word counts, streaks, and writing history help track progress. Projects are plain Markdown files and can be exported as DOCX, EPUB, PDF, or Markdown. Offline mode is available. A seven-day trial requires no card; afterward, editing needs a purchase, while manuscripts remain readable and exportable. Pro costs $49.99 a year billed yearly, displayed as $4.17/month, or $6.99 a month billed monthly. Enterprise is $49 a month per seat, and a Mac-only license is a one-time 79.99 USD purchase with one year of updates.
Who it suits
Vondel suits writers organizing research and long manuscripts across Mac and Apple mobile devices. It is also useful for authors who need structured drafting, revision history, offline work, and publishing exports.
What it does well
- Nineteen built-in manuscript structures
- Imports PDFs and Word documents for research
- Snapshots support draft comparison and rollback
- Exports to DOCX, EPUB, PDF, or Markdown
- Offline mode is available
What to know first
- No free plan
- Editing after seven-day trial requires purchase
- Mac license includes one year of updates
- Enterprise pricing is per seat
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | billed yearly; displayed as $4.17/month · Mac app · iPhone and iPad apps · Sync across devices · Automatic cloud backup · Cross-project metrics and goals | $49.99 a year |
| Enterprise | $49 / month per seat · Volume pricing · custom terms · SSO · project archiving · permissions groups · SCIM · BYOK encryption · dedicated support | $49 a month |
| Pro (yearly) | $49.99 billed yearly ($4.17 / month) · Mac, iPhone & iPad · sync · automatic cloud backup · cross-project metrics & goals | $49.99 a year |
| Pro (monthly) | $6.99 / month billed monthly · Mac, iPhone & iPad · sync · automatic cloud backup · cross-project metrics & goals | $6.99 a month |
| Mac-only license | $79.99 one-time · One Mac · offline · one year of updates | $79.99, paid once |
As vondelapp.com lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Vondel brings manuscript structure, research, revision tracking, goals, and export into one writing workspace. Its plans cover individual Apple-device use and enterprise administration, but ongoing editing requires a paid option after the trial.
Facts from Vondel's own pages
- Cloud storage
- Vondel Pro sync and cloud-backup data is stored encrypted on servers in the Netherlands. · vondelapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- advanced · vondelapp.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Files and export
- Projects are plain Markdown files, and users can export a book to DOCX, EPUB, PDF, or Markdown. · vondelapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · vondelapp.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Goals
- Writers can set targets and deadlines and track daily word counts, streaks, and writing history. · vondelapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam, Netherlands · vondelapp.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations and sign-in
- The privacy policy lists Apple, Google, or email and password as account sign-in options; Enterprise adds SSO and SCIM provisioning. · vondelapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Mac license limit
- The one-time Mac license includes one year of updates, after which the buyer keeps that version. · vondelapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- Yes · vondelapp.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Offline mode
- Yes · vondelapp.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Publishing tools
- Yes · vondelapp.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Purpose
- Vondel is a writing app for planning, writing, and finishing long-form manuscripts. · vondelapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Research
- Users can import PDFs and Word documents, read them inside Vondel, and view a source beside a draft. · vondelapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Revision history
- Users can save snapshots, compare drafts in a line-by-line diff, and roll back changes. · vondelapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says Vondel uses HTTPS for the site, app API calls, and subprocessor connections, and distributes code-signed builds through Apple's App Store. · vondelapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Structures
- The app includes 19 built-in structures, with acts and chapters ready to write into. · vondelapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- General support is available at [email protected]. · vondelapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Trial and access limit
- The seven-day trial requires no card; afterward, continued editing requires a purchase, while manuscripts remain readable and exportable. · vondelapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Version history
- Yes · vondelapp.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Writing views
- The app offers composition and typewriter modes, Markdown, cards, outline, and split panes. · vondelapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
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