Storyloft
Verified Oct 15, 2026 ActiveBook-writing workspace covering manuscript editing, worldbuilding, covers and print-ready export.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $39/mo
- Billing
- Monthly
Free for one manuscript up to 5,000 words, 10 image credits and 20 Eddy conversations, no card. Pro is $39/month or $398/year; Lifetime is $399 one-time (shown against $499). 30-day guarantee.
Use tool ↗About Storyloft
Storyloft is a book-writing workspace for authors who would otherwise juggle a word processor, a wiki for lore, an image tool for covers and a separate formatter for Kindle Direct Publishing. It keeps the manuscript, an AI editor called Eddy that gives manuscript-aware feedback, a research mode with citations, worldbuilding for characters, locations and timelines, illustration, chart and cover generation, and export to print-ready PDF, EPUB and DOCX with trim and margins handled. It runs in the browser and as a desktop app for macOS and Windows. The free plan covers one manuscript up to 5,000 words; Pro removes the limits on a monthly or yearly subscription, and a lifetime licence is also sold.
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
Verified sources
- Pricing page: Free with 1 manuscript up to 5,000 words, 10 image credits, 20 Eddy conversations; Storyloft Pro $39/month or $398/year; Lifetime $399 (from $499); 30-day guarantee (15 October 2026)storyloft.app ↗
- Home page: manuscript editor, Eddy AI editor, worldbuilding, illustration, print and ebook formatting, research mode for nonfiction (15 October 2026)storyloft.app ↗
- Download page: desktop app for macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon) and Windows 10 and 11 (15 October 2026)storyloft.app ↗
Is Storyloft legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- May 23, 2025 (1 year ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar CloudFlare, Inc., looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Nov 30, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- Storyloft, Inc.Our research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of Storyloft
The argument for Storyloft is consolidation: manuscript, lore bible, covers and KDP-ready export in one workspace instead of four subscriptions. For a self-publishing author that is a real saving of both money and file-shuffling. The argument against is price - $39 a month is above Scrivener's one-time cost, though the $399 lifetime licence changes that maths for anyone writing a series, and the free tier's 5,000 words is barely two chapters, so you commit before you know how the editor handles your prose.
Pros
- Print-ready PDF and EPUB export with KDP margin handling built in
- Worldbuilding and lore organisation live alongside the manuscript
- Character illustration and cover generation included rather than bought separately
- Research mode with citation management
- Free tier needs no credit card, and a $399 lifetime licence is available
Cons
- $39/month is dearer than a one-time desktop writing app
- 5,000 free words is too little to evaluate a novel workflow
- Desktop builds are independently distributed, so macOS and Windows warn on first launch
- No company country published and no API
Best for
- self-publishing authors shipping to Kindle Direct Publishing
- series writers who need a lore bible next to the draft
- authors who want a cover without hiring a designer
Not for
- writers who already own a one-time desktop writing app and only need a word processor
- traditionally published authors whose publisher handles design and formatting
Watch out: Everything lives in their workspace - check the export path for your manuscript before you write a novel inside it.
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