Kindling

Free fiction writing software that keeps your outline visible while you draft

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Kindling is a free, open-source, local-first fiction writing app that keeps a novel's outline visible while drafting, with import support from Scrivener, Plottr, yWriter, and Obsidian. It's for novelists and screenwriters who want a free, cross-platform alternative to paid writing software like Scrivener.

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