Novelcrafter on the BookBird Author Score
Novelcrafter does more than one job, so it is scored in each of its categories: book writing software and aI writing tools for fiction. Each score compares it only with the other products in that category.
As book writing software
Author Score · book writing software · #13 of 16
Best for: Fiction writers who want AI with their own model choice
65.2 of 100 points = 6.5 out of 10. How this score is calculated
Author jobs, from Novelcrafter’s own pages
- Yes: Chapters and scenes you can reorder
- Not stated: Word-count goals (not stated)
- Yes: Notes beside the manuscript
- Yes: Version history or snapshots
- No: Works offline (no)
- Yes: Exports to Word (DOCX)
- No: Exports a book file (EPUB or print PDF) (no)
- Yes: Syncs across devices
As aI writing tools for fiction
Author Score · aI writing tools for fiction · #1 of 4
Best for: Fiction writers who want AI with their own model choice
80.3 of 100 points = 8.0 out of 10. How this score is calculated
Author jobs, from Novelcrafter’s own pages
- Yes: Built for fiction
- Yes: Remembers your characters and world
- Yes: Drafts from your outline
- Yes: Rewrite, expand and describe tools
- Yes: Choice of AI model
- Yes: You own the text, not used for training
- No: Clear word or credit allowance (no)
Novelcrafter pricing
Subscription. Free trial: 21 days. The plans as Novelcrafter’s own site listed them on October 7, 2026, in US dollars:
- Scribe: $4 a month
- Hobbyist: $8 a month
- Artisan: $14 a month
- Specialist: $20 a month
Page says "Prices have been localized to your region"; it showed these USD figures to a Polish visitor, and the US-indexed copy of the page carries the same $4/$8/$14/$20. Annual billing "2 months off"; annual figures not read. AI usage is paid to the AI provider (BYOK), not to Novelcrafter.
What Novelcrafter offers
From Novelcrafter’s own pages, checked on October 7, 2026:
- Plan view with acts, chapters and scenes that can be moved and split
- Codex story bible for characters, places and lore, with tracking and progressions
- Prose generated from scene beats; scene summaries and character extraction (Hobbyist and up)
- Expand, rephrase and shorten prompts on selected text, plus custom prompts
- Bring your own key: OpenRouter, OpenAI, Anthropic, local models via Ollama or LM Studio
- Revision history with restore for scenes and other items
- Workshop chat (Artisan and up); teams and co-writing (Specialist)
- Export to Word .docx or Markdown
Runs on: web. Exports: DOCX and Markdown. Needs an internet connection.
Who Novelcrafter suits, and what its pages do not say
Best for: Fiction writers who want AI with their own model choice.
Not confirmed on Novelcrafter’s pages when we checked: word-count goals, works offline, exports a book file (EPUB or print PDF) and clear word or credit allowance. That is what the vendor states, not a test; a feature can exist without being described, and the score only credits what is.
About 8,100 people a month search Google in the US for “novelcrafter”, up 0% over the past year (Google Ads data via DataForSEO).
Novelcrafter alternatives
Other book writing software
| Software | Score | Price from | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novlr | 8.7 | Free plan; paid from $8 a month (billed yearly) | Writers wanting a free web app with no built-in AI |
| Google Docs | 8.3 | Free | Authors sharing drafts with editors at no cost |
| LivingWriter | 7.8 | Free plan; paid from $179 a year | Plotters writing on web, desktop and mobile |
| Scrivener | 7.7 | $59.99 one-time | Mac or Windows authors who want a one-time licence |
| Ulysses | 7.6 | $39.99 a year | Apple-only writers who like plain-text markup |
Other aI writing tools for fiction
| Software | Score | Price from | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Squibler | 7.9 | Free plan; paid from $15.83 a month (billed yearly) | Writers wanting AI to generate full drafts from an idea |
| Sudowrite | 7.8 | $10 a month (billed yearly) | Novelists who want AI drafting guided by a story bible |
| RaptorWrite | 6.5 | Free | Authors comfortable paying per use for AI through OpenRouter |
Compare: All book writing software · All aI writing tools for fiction · All software for authors
Novelcrafter questions
How much does Novelcrafter cost?
$4 a month. Novelcrafter lists 4 plans; the full list is under Pricing above.
What does Novelcrafter run on?
web, according to its own site.
Is there a free trial of Novelcrafter?
Yes, 21 days.
What file formats can Novelcrafter export?
DOCX and Markdown, according to its own site.
How the score is computed: the formula, step by step. Prices and features were read from Novelcrafter’s own site on October 7, 2026; nobody pays to be listed.