Guides
Everything you need to plan, write and keep your stories with Mythforge. New here? Start with Getting started, or take the step-by-step Learn Mythforge course.
Start here
Getting startedCreate your first world, start a manuscript and write your first scene.Moving from ScrivenerBring your Scrivener project across, binder and all, and find where your favourite tools live in Mythforge.Install the appAdd Mythforge to your Home Screen or desktop so it opens like an app and works offline.The desktop app for Windows and MacInstall Mythforge as a Windows or Mac app, where its library lives and how to bring your writing across.Worlds, the switcher and your libraryMove between worlds, see where Mythforge reopens, and find Stats, Search and Recently deleted.Your account and signing inSign in with the code you were sent, stay signed in on each device, and sign out.The free trial and unlocking MythforgeWhat the trial banner means, what read-only mode keeps working, and how unlocking works.Themes and colour palettesLight, dark or Auto, five colour palettes, and the font and size you write in.
Writing
Writing a manuscriptPlan chapters and scenes, track each scene from outline to final, and set word targets.Chapter plans and scene defaultsA chapter can carry a status, point of view, location and date that its scenes follow unless they set their own.Scene titles, paging and the manuscript menuOptional scene titles, paging between scenes, the manuscript … menu of book actions, and a character’s age in a scene.Story structuresStart a manuscript from Three-Act, Save the Cat!, the Hero’s Journey and more, with chapters, acts and word targets set up.Planning and the corkboardGive scenes a synopsis, point of view and location, and lay them out as index cards.Plot threadsFollow subplots and character arcs through the book, and see where one goes missing.The editorFormatting, the toolbar, mentioning lore while you write, and daily goals.CommentsLeave notes on passages of a scene, then resolve them as you revise.Prose feedbackSpot overused words, echoes, crutch and filter words, passive voice and long sentences, and check readability.SnapshotsGo back to an earlier version of a scene, taken automatically or by you.Focus and typewriter modesHide everything but your words, keep your line steady and dim the rest.Writing sprintsWrite against the clock, with an optional word goal, and see your words and pace at the end.The ScratchpadLoose pages for warm-ups, stray ideas and scenes you’re trying out, kept apart from your books and lorebook.Search, find and replaceFind anything in a world, and change a word or name everywhere it appears.The desktop workbenchHow a wide window lays out the sidebar, navigator, tab groups and scene details.Tabs, groups and split viewKeep documents open as tabs, preview before you commit, and split the window into groups.Keyboard shortcutsSwitch tabs and show or hide panels from the keyboard, on a computer or an iPad.Series and related booksGroup manuscripts into a series, set the reading order and link prequels and sequels.Writing statsWords per day, streaks, your writing rhythm and how each manuscript is coming along.
Worldbuilding
The lorebookKeep track of characters, places, factions and everything else in your world.Lore details and picturesAdd portraits and maps, keep facts in fields, and set the fields each category starts with.RelationshipsRecord how lore entries are connected: family, allegiances, rulers, rivals and your own kinds, and see them all as a graph.The timelineDate scenes and lore on your world’s own calendar, and catch continuity slips.MapsImport a picture of your world and pin the lorebook’s places on it.Chronicler: family treesDraw your world’s families from the lorebook: marriages, adoptions, heirs to a throne, and the tree on any day.
Publishing
Your library
Where your writing livesHow Mythforge stores your library, keeps it in a folder, Dropbox or Google Drive, and never loses an edit made on two devices.Backups and moving devicesExport your whole library, restore it, and move it to another device.Recently deletedUndo a delete, or restore scenes, chapters, books and lore for 30 days afterwards.PrivacyWhat stays on your device, what Mythforge reports, and how to turn reports off.