World Anvil is a browser-based set of tools for building and organizing settings for games, novels or comics. Its wiki supports linked articles, categories, tags and search across a world. Interactive maps connect locations with articles, while timelines help track events across eras or parallel histories. Campaign features include a digital GM screen, statblocks, NPC creation, player character sheets and session reports connected to campaign notes. Online novel-writing software works alongside the wiki, allowing writers to refer to and edit setting details while drafting. Integration options include Discord webhooks and integration, Google Analytics, and Patreon links to an author page, world and published works. World Anvil says private material is visible only to the user and authorized collaborators, and autosaved work is backed up on multiple servers and in the cloud. A free account allows two worlds, 42 articles and 100 MB of storage. The service requires an internet connection; mobile access uses an optimized browser, with no mobile app currently available.
Who it is for
World Anvil suits beginners, hobbyists, authors, game masters and studios building settings for games, novels or comics. Its wiki, campaign tools and writing software serve different parts of that work.
What is good
- Links wiki articles, maps and setting details.
- Includes campaign tools such as character sheets and session reports.
- Novel-writing software works alongside the world wiki.
- Private material is limited to users and authorized collaborators.
- Free plan includes two worlds and 42 articles.
What to know first
- Requires an internet connection.
- No mobile app is currently available.
- Free accounts have 100 MB of storage.
- Free accounts are limited to two worlds and 42 articles.
Verdict
World Anvil combines setting documentation with mapping, timelines, campaign management and novel-writing tools. The free tier has defined capacity limits, and the browser-based service requires internet access.
World Anvil plans and pricing
All plansCompared on game wiki software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Custom domain
- Yes
- Role permissions
- Yes
- Revision history
- No
- Media uploads
- Yes
- API access
- Yes
- Storage limit
- 2 GB
