Storylines is an open-source Windows writing app for building stories chapter by chapter. It combines a clean editor with tools for characters, dialogue-heavy scenes, story analysis, focused drafting, and accessibility-minded workflows.
Storylines is designed for writers who want more structure than a plain text file without jumping into a heavyweight tool. Draft chapters, keep track of characters, work with dialogue-focused scenes, review story information, and stay in flow with Focus Mode, keyboard shortcuts, and recovery features.
- Chapter-based writing workspace for longer projects
- Character and dialogue tools for story-driven drafting
- Story Analysis view for quick project insight
- Focus Mode, read aloud, voice dictation, and keyboard shortcuts
- Autosave, recovery, undo/redo, export, and Microsoft Store updates
- Localized UI in English, Czech, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese
- Built for Windows 10 and Windows 11 with accessibility in mind
- Install from the Microsoft Store
- Build it yourself from source
- Windows 10 version 1903 or later, or Windows 11
- Visual Studio 2019 or later with the Universal Windows Platform development workload
msbuild src/Storylines.sln /p:Platform=x64 /p:Configuration=Debug /t:Restore
msbuild src/Storylines.sln /p:Platform=x64 /p:Configuration=Debug
dotnet test src/Storylines.Tests/Storylines.Tests.csproj --platform x64- Open
src/Storylines.sln. - Select the
Debugconfiguration andx64platform. - Restore NuGet packages if Visual Studio prompts you.
- Build and run the
Storylinesproject.
- Release notes: change-log.md
- Contribution guide: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Privacy policy: privacy-policy.md
- Microsoft Store release guide: docs/microsoft-store-release.md
Bug reports, feature requests, translations, and pull requests are all welcome. If you want to help, start with CONTRIBUTING.md, or leave a review on the Microsoft Store.
Storylines is released under the MIT License.