FAQ
Questions serious writers ask first.
These answers are the same facts published on the Everwrite site: where a book lives, what $19.99 includes, and what the app does with a manuscript. A separate page compares Everwrite and Scrivener.
Every book is a single Everwrite document on your Mac - a standard macOS document package you can open in Finder anytime. Inside, each scene is a plain Markdown (.md) file, kept next to the project outline, your local Story Bible database, the board, your notes, named versions, and a trash folder. Automatic rotating backups are kept separately in the app's local storage. Nothing is stored in a proprietary format you can't read.
Everwrite has no cloud of its own and never uploads your manuscript - there's no account and no Everwrite server. Because each book is a standard macOS document written with macOS file coordination, you can keep it in iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or any folder you already sync and edit it across your Macs. If you want a cloud, it's yours, not ours.
Everwrite exports a Standard Manuscript Format .docx (the layout agents and editors expect), a reflowable EPUB 3, and a manuscript-format PDF. Export the whole book or just selected chapters. And because every scene is already a plain Markdown file inside the document, your raw text is always yours to take elsewhere.
Completely. The editor, your documents, search, named versions, backups, the Story Bible, voice dictation, the name generator, and the on-device continuity AI all run on your Mac with no internet connection. Nothing is sent anywhere, and the app includes no analytics or trackers.
Everwrite for Mac is a single $19.99 purchase on the Mac App Store. There is no subscription, no in-app purchases, and no account. That purchase includes the editor, Story Bible, goals, versions, backups, notes, the board, and export to DOCX, EPUB 3, and PDF, with scenes stored as plain Markdown files. The pricing card says lifetime updates. Everwrite Go for iPhone and iPad is free.
Everwrite is a single $19.99 purchase on the Mac App Store - no subscription, no in-app purchases, no account. There's no separate free trial; instead the app comes with a ready-made demo book so you can try the full workflow right away. Refunds are handled by Apple through the standard App Store refund request, the same as any Mac App Store app.
No. The continuity AI reads the draft on your Mac, not in the cloud, to build a Story Bible, link aliases, remember the facts of your world, and flag contradictions as you revise. It never generates or rewrites prose. A separate on-device generator can riff on names, places, titles, and creatures from a short prompt, and that prompt is not sent away. The Story Bible also works fully manually on Macs without Apple Intelligence. No AI runs on the iPhone app.
The continuity AI and name generator run on Apple's on-device foundation models, part of Apple Intelligence - so there's nothing for Everwrite to download and no API key to add. The first time you turn on Apple Intelligence in System Settings, macOS downloads the model once in the background (a few gigabytes, provided by Apple, not us). While it's preparing, those two features stay quietly paused and switch on by themselves the moment the model is ready - the rest of Everwrite works immediately. The model lives on your Mac, so once it's there everything keeps running offline and nothing is ever sent away. The setup steps are on the Apple Intelligence page.
Everwrite runs on Apple Silicon Macs (M1 or later) with macOS 26.2 or newer; Intel Macs are not supported. The core writing app - editor, binder, Story Bible, goals, versions, backups, board, and export - works on any supported Mac. The continuity AI and name generator use Apple Intelligence, and voice dictation downloads a small on-device speech model the first time you use it.
Everwrite Go is a free app for iPhone and iPad on the App Store, and it works on its own. The Mac app is not required. If you use both, Go opens the same manuscripts over your iCloud Drive, you can create a book on iPhone, and the Mac app can adopt it with one click. On the phone you can edit scenes, restructure chapters, and edit synopses and statuses. You can search characters, places, and facts, pin a quick list, and browse relationship connections. Worldbuilding answers are editable on the phone and sync back. No AI runs on the iPhone app. The Mac app offers more, but you do not need it to use Go.
No. Everwrite Go works as a fully standalone app on iPhone and iPad. The Mac app is not required. It offers more if you choose to use it.
No. The privacy policy is about the Everwrite app. There is no account, Everwrite does not run a server that stores your work, and the app does not include analytics, advertising, or tracking. Manuscripts, notes, and story details stay in files on your device and are not transmitted to the publisher. Continuity analysis, idea generation, and dictation run on the device. Read-aloud may download a voice or model file, and that download does not include your manuscript. If you choose iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or another sync service, that service stores the copy under its own policy. Purchases are handled by Apple, and Everwrite does not receive your payment details. The full text is on the privacy page.
Yes. Everwrite imports Word .docx files and Scrivener projects. Before you move a book, back up the Scrivener project and export a plain copy such as DOCX or RTF, so you still have a version that does not depend on either app. The migration checklist is in the switching guide.
The interface is available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese.
The site describes Everwrite as made by Vintrex Labs and sold exclusively on the Mac App Store. The privacy policy names the publisher as GnomeApps. For ideas, feedback, bug reports, or partnerships, email admin@vintrexlabs.com. For questions about the privacy policy, email hello@everwrite.app.
Everwrite is $19.99 once. Scrivener is also a one-time purchase. Everwrite's notes compare that with $59.99, and the US Mac App Store lists Scrivener 3 at $59.99. Mac and Windows licenses for Scrivener are separate. Everwrite stores each scene as plain Markdown, exports a Standard Manuscript Format .docx, EPUB 3, and PDF without Compile, and adds an on-device Story Bible that flags continuity issues and does not write prose. Everwrite runs on Apple Silicon Macs with macOS 26.2 or later, not on Intel Macs or Windows. Scrivener is the one to keep if you want the metadata, collections, and split views in Everwrite's alternatives guide. Everwrite's own pages describe a binder, index cards, and an outline table, and they do not describe those three extras. The full write-up is on the Everwrite vs Scrivener page.