Questions about Quillen, answered.

Quillen is a distraction-free novel-writing app built specifically for fiction authors. It combines a manuscript editor with automatic industry-standard formatting, story outlining, character building, world-building tools, and one-click export into a single desktop app for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Quillen is a one-time purchase of $39. There is no subscription — you pay once and own every feature, including future updates. It includes a 30-day free trial that only counts days you actually use the app.

No. Quillen is a one-time $39 purchase with no recurring fees and no subscription of any kind.

Quillen is available for Windows, Mac (both Apple Silicon and Intel), and Linux (as an AppImage, .deb, or .rpm package).

No. Quillen works fully offline and never requires an account. Your books are stored as plain files directly on your own computer, not in the cloud.

Yes. Quillen can import an existing manuscript straight from a Word document (.docx). It automatically detects chapters from Word's "Heading 1" style and recognizes scene breaks written as *** or ###. Bold and italic formatting are preserved; everything else flattens to clean plain text.

No. Quillen's "Analyze Document" feature, which flags filter words, passive voice, vague words, and clichés, is entirely rules-based. It does not use AI, and your text never leaves your computer.

Quillen exports to Word (.docx) and PDF, one click each, formatted to match the on-screen editor exactly — industry-standard font, spacing, indents, and chapter breaks. There are no formatting options to configure.

Quillen is designed specifically for fiction authors. Its manuscript formatting, outline templates, and world-building tools are all built around novel-writing conventions, so it is not formatted for non-fiction manuscripts.

The Quillen Online Editor is a free, lightweight browser-based preview of Quillen's prose-analysis tool. The full Quillen desktop app adds outlining, characters, world-building, interactive maps, and one-click export.

Quillen includes four built-in outline templates: the Fichtean Curve, Save the Cat, the Seven-Point Story Structure, and the Hero's Journey. Applying a template only adds columns and cards — it never overwrites anything already on your board.

Yes. Quillen's built-in World Map and City/Town Map generators are optional. Every Maps entry also accepts an uploaded image, so you can use your own artwork instead of, or alongside, the generator.

Seven: Quillen's own signature look, a Dark theme, a Light theme, and four seasonal palettes — Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn — switchable instantly from Settings.

Yes. Quillen includes a 30-day free trial that only counts days you actually use the app, so you can properly test it before buying the full $39 lifetime license.

Kaiyo Notes is a note-taking app for Android and Windows that does one thing well: capture, organise, and keep notes safe. No account, no cloud sync, no ads.

Yes, Kaiyo Notes has a genuinely usable free tier, capped at 100 notes and 3 folders. A Premium tier removes those limits and adds PIN note locking, custom backgrounds, and export to .txt.

No. Kaiyo Notes never requires an account or sign-in. All your data is stored locally on your own device.

No. Kaiyo Notes stores everything locally on your device only, with no cloud sync. Back up your device regularly using Android's built-in backup to avoid losing data if you lose your phone.

Kaiyo Notes is available on Android via Google Play, and as a downloadable Windows installer.

Nothing is deleted. All your existing notes and folders remain fully accessible to read and edit. You just cannot create new notes or folders beyond the free-tier limits until you resubscribe.

See the dedicated Kaiyo Notes Help & FAQ page for step-by-step answers on folders, tags, note locking, and more.

Kaiyo Goals is a goal and habit tracker built on published behavioural science — SMART goal theory, implementation intentions, and habit automaticity research — rather than streak-shaming gimmicks.

Not yet. Kaiyo Goals is currently in development. Join the studio list from the Kaiyo Goals page to be notified as soon as it launches.

Kaiyo Goals is planned as freemium with no ads, matching the standard Kaiyo Zero follows across its apps.

SMART goal theory (Locke and Latham), implementation intentions (Gollwitzer), and habit automaticity research from Lally et al. at UCL — the study behind the well-known finding that habits take an average of 66 days to form.

Android, matching Kaiyo Zero's other apps.