# Novlr

> Browser-based novel writing workspace built around writing goals

Novlr is a browser-based writing workspace for novelists and other creative writers. It pairs a distraction-free editor with goals, streaks, writing sprints and analytics, and adds notes and a planning grid for plotting. The company is partly owned by its writers and states that it has no generative AI writing tools; the Studio plan adds a proofreader, a grammar and style checker and an author website builder.

- **Category:** Writing Tools
- **Made by:** Novlr Ltd.
- **Website:** https://www.novlr.org
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Novlr has a free plan. Paid plans start at $8 per month, billed yearly ($96); $10 billed monthly (Starter).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** 2 projects with sync across devices, notes, the planning grid, focus mode, writing sprints, streaks, comments, writing analytics and starter Academy courses.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | 2 projects with cross-device sync, notes, the planning grid, focus mode, writing sprints, streaks, comments and analytics. |
| Starter | $8 per month, billed yearly ($96); $10 billed monthly | 10 projects with 30-day version history, writing goals with streak tracking, and full access to Academy courses. |
| Studio | $16 per month, billed yearly ($192); $20 billed monthly | Unlimited projects and version history, proofreader and grammar checker, Google Drive and Dropbox backups, and Novlr Sites included. |
| Lifetime Studio Member | $499 one-time payment | Everything in Studio with no subscription, plus co-ownership of Novlr and exclusive Discord channels. |

Read from https://www.novlr.org/pricing on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Novlr before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save 20% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): Starter is $96 a year ($8 a month) against $10 a month billed monthly, and Studio is $192 a year ($16 a month) against $20 a month. Source: https://www.novlr.org/pricing
- **Lifetime Studio membership for $499** (Lifetime license): A one-time payment covers everything in Studio with no subscription. Lifetime members also become co-owners of Novlr. Source: https://www.novlr.org/pricing

## Key features

- **Distraction-free editor:** A full-screen focus mode and a typewriter mode keep the page clear, with dark and light modes and search and replace.
- **Goals, streaks and sprints:** Keep writing streaks, run timed writing sprints and get success nudges on every plan. Setting weekly and monthly goals is listed from the Starter plan up.
- **Notes and planning grid:** Notes for research, characters and lore sit beside the manuscript, and a plot grid built from those notes lays out story arcs and plot threads.
- **Writing analytics:** Analytics track word counts over time and show a writer's habits and most productive moments. They are included on every plan.
- **Proofreader and grammar checker:** The Studio plan includes a built-in proofreader and an advanced grammar and style checker. Novlr says it has no AI writing or generating tool.
- **Novlr Sites:** An author website builder with themes and custom domains, using the same login. It is included with Studio and costs $6 a month or $60 a year on other plans.

## Good for

- Novelists who want a clean, distraction-free place to draft
- Writers building a daily habit with goals, streaks and sprints
- Writers who want a tool with no generative AI in it

## Worth knowing

- The Free plan is limited to 2 projects; Starter allows 10 and only Studio is unlimited.
- The proofreader, the grammar and style checker, and Google Drive and Dropbox backups are Studio-only.
- It runs in a browser; the site lists no desktop or mobile apps, and offline use is described only as protection for unstable internet.
- Version history is 30 days on Starter and unlimited on Studio, and is not listed for the Free plan.

## Works with

Google Drive, Dropbox

**Tags:** Long-form writing, Grammar & style

## Alternatives

- [Dabble](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dabble): Novel writing app with plotting, story notes and sync. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dabble-vs-novlr)
- [LivingWriter](https://toolgpa.com/tools/livingwriter): Cloud writing app for books and screenplays with planning boards. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/livingwriter-vs-novlr)
- [Reedsy Studio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/reedsy-studio): Browser-based book writing app with free EPUB and PDF typesetting. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/novlr-vs-reedsy-studio)
- [Scrivener](https://toolgpa.com/tools/scrivener): Manuscript writing app with a binder, corkboard and outliner. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/novlr-vs-scrivener)
- [Ellipsus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ellipsus): Collaborative writing tool for creative writers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ellipsus-vs-novlr)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://www.novlr.org/pricing
- https://www.novlr.org
- https://www.novlr.org/writing-studio
- https://www.novlr.org/about
- https://www.novlr.org/terms-of-service

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