DragonWriter

Spec sheet

Product

DragonWriter is an online workspace for organizing, drafting, revising and publishing stories.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Platforms

DragonWriter is online-only with no offline mode; the maker says it can be installed to a device, and its privacy policy specifically mentions an Android app.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Integrations

The documentation describes optional Discord linking and Matrix direct-message notifications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Security

Passwords are stored as hashes, connections use HTTPS, and sign-up and login requests are rate-limited.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Privacy

DragonWriter says it does not sell personal information, display advertising, or use third-party tracking scripts beyond cookie-less Cloudflare Web Analytics.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Support

The privacy policy directs questions to [email protected].Read 7 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Account deletion

Deleting an account permanently removes the account, stories, images and covers and cannot be undone.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

API and SDKs

The public user-guide navigation contains no API, SDK or developer-documentation section.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Beta access

The site says DragonWriter is in closed beta and registration requires a referral code.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Beta reading

Authors can share a frozen draft copy for scene-level and inline comments from invited readers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Beta status

The service is in closed beta and registration requires an invitation code.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Cast analytics

Cast and Places views visualize characters, points of view and locations from scene tags.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Codex

Each story can contain private notes plus character and location records for worldbuilding.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Collaboration

Real-time collaboration lets multiple members edit scenes, notes and story reference material while seeing live cursors and word counts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Collaboration limitation

Live collaboration is described as a beta feature controlled by a site administrator.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Community

Members can publish to a public library, invite beta readers for scene-by-scene feedback, use a forum, and join writing challenges and group sprints.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Community publishing

Members can publish selected story scenes to a shared public library with comments, likes, bookmarks and subscriptions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Company identity

The public site identifies the product as DragonWriter but does not publish a legal company name, headquarters or founding year.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Cover images

Users can generate covers from colors and patterns, choose an Unsplash image, or upload their own artwork.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Data deletion

Users can delete their account from Settings, which permanently removes their account, stories, and uploaded images and covers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Data hosting

Cloudflare is identified as hosting the application, database and uploaded images.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Documentation

The public user guide covers accounts, editing, analytics, collaboration, publishing, exports and community features.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Export

Stories can be exported as EPUB, DOCX, plain text, or Markdown, and a native .dwriter format supports backups and moving stories between accounts.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Exports

Finished manuscripts can be exported as EPUB, DOCX, TXT or Markdown.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Goals and statistics

Goals track writing targets, streaks, activity heatmaps, pace, peak writing time, and words added versus deleted.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Import limit

Imported .dwriter files are limited to 25 MB and count against story and image quotas.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Install model

The installed experience is a browser shortcut or progressive web app rather than a separate native desktop executable.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Maker description

The site says it is maintained by one person and warns that beta users should expect bugs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Native backup format

The proprietary .dwriter format stores a complete story, including structure, notes, highlights, cover and inline images.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Notable update

On 14 August 2026, live collaboration was enabled for all users and added simultaneous editing with chat.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Offline limitation

The maker states that DragonWriter is entirely online and has no offline mode.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Platform limitation

The maker says it does not plan separate .exe or .dmg installers because the app is fundamentally a website.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Pricing

The maker describes DragonWriter as completely free, without advertising or paywalls.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Prompts

Writing aids include prompts, a name generator, story dice, and a Magic 8 Ball.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Push notifications

Web and installed-app push notifications are supported, with Firebase Cloud Messaging used for Android notification tokens.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Readability analysis

Readability and Tone reports include reading ease, sentence rhythm, dialogue balance, filler words and pacing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Scene editor

The editor provides rich text editing, autosave, live word counts, highlights, notes, version history, scene splitting and merging, and story-wide search.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Self-hosting

The public documentation describes only the hosted DragonWriter service and gives no self-hosting procedure.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Sprints

DragonWriter supports individual and group timed writing sprints.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Story structure

Stories can be organized into parts, chapters and scenes with drag-and-drop ordering.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Version history

Scene versions are saved during active writing and can be restored.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Writing analytics

Analytics include streaks, writing pace, goals, words added versus deleted, readability and tone signals, and cast and place visualizations.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Writing prompts

Built-in creative tools include a name generator, one-line prompts, story dice with picture mode, and a Magic 8 Ball.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Writing tools

The app includes a distraction-free editor with autosave, scene version history, story structure, notes, and a codex for characters and locations.Read 7 Oct 2026 · dragonwriter.app

Plans and prices

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