[site]
title: Wit
description: Write books, stories, essays, and scripts in Wit. A free, open-source, distraction-free editor with live page previews, chapter navigation, writing goals, and PDF export.
keywords: writing app, novel writing software, book writing software, distraction-free editor, Fountain screenplay editor, open-source writing software
og_image: <- wit-hero.jpg
og_type: website
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favicon: <- favicon.svg
lang: en
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[nav]
Features -> /#features
Open Source -> /#open-source
GitHub -> https://github.com/usewit/wit
btn: Download -> /#download

[footer]
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col:
  h3: wit.
  p: Write simply. Publish beautifully.

col:
  link: Features -> /#features
  link: Download -> /#download
  link: GitHub -> https://github.com/usewit/wit

col:
  small: Free and open source. Your files stay yours.


[A Beautiful, Free Writing App for Books and Scripts -> /]
meta:
  description: Write books, stories, essays, and scripts in Wit. A free, open-source, distraction-free editor with live page previews, chapter navigation, writing goals, and PDF export.

/// hero align:center
h5: Wit — a quieter place to write.
h1: Write simply. Publish beautifully.
p: A beautiful, distraction-free editor for books, stories, essays, and scripts. Write in peace, see your pages take shape, and turn your words into something worth printing.
small: Free. Open source. Your files stay yours.
button: Download Wit -> /#download
btn-outline: Explore features -> /#features

/// section
img: Wit with the manuscript of an illustrated children's book on the left and its typeset pages on the right <- wit-hero.jpg
small: A real children's book in Wit: the words on the left, the printed pages on the right.

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<div id="features"></div>

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col:
  h5: The writing experience
  h2: Just you and your words.
  p: A blank page when you need it. Everything else when you want it.
  p: Comfortable line lengths, carefully chosen fonts, and light, dark and true-black themes made for long sessions. Focus mode quiets the interface and keeps your attention on the paragraph you are writing.
  - Focus mode
  - Light, dark and true-black OLED themes
  - Adjustable text size and width

col:
  img: Wit in focus mode with the true-black theme, only the current paragraph lit <- wit-focus-dark.jpg

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col:
  img: A grid of typeset book pages with illustrations, as Wit shows them <- wit-grid.jpg

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  h5: Your book, as you write it
  h2: See the book behind the words.
  p: Why wait until the end to discover what your book looks like?
  p: Wit turns your writing into composed pages as you work. Choose a page size, a typeface and a layout, then watch your manuscript take its printed form. Paperback novel, illustrated children's book or screenplay, the page is always within reach.
  - Live typeset page previews
  - Book sizes and typography presets
  - Images and illustrations on the page
  - Chapters, sections and page breaks

/// section align:center

col:
  h5: Structure when you need it
  h2: Every chapter in its place.
  p: Long stories deserve a little structure, not a complicated workspace.
  p: Open the chapter sidebar to move through your manuscript without losing your place. Close it again and it is gone.

col:
  img: Wit with the chapter sidebar open beside the text and pages <- wit-outline.jpg

/// section
h5: Optional tools, out of the way until you ask
h2: Small things that help.

col:
  img: aspect:4x3 The statistics sidebar with words, pages, targets and counts <- wit-stats.jpg
  h3: Every word counts.
  p: Set a word or page target and see your progress in a sidebar you can open when you want it. Some days you write a chapter, some days a paragraph. Both matter.

col:
  img: aspect:4x3 A screenplay in Wit, written as plain text and laid out in industry format <- wit-script.jpg
  h3: Books, scripts, and everything between.
  p: Novels, children's books and essays. Screenplays and stage plays, laid out the way a reader expects. One writing space, the right format for each.

col:
  img: aspect:4x3 Wit's earlier versions window, with a list of saved versions and a restore button <- wit-history.jpg
  h3: Your words have a history.
  p: Wit saves as you write and keeps earlier versions, so a rewrite never means losing what came before. Look back, compare, restore.

/// section align:center

col:
  h5: From manuscript to printed book
  h2: Ready for the real page.
  p: You have spent months writing your book. Making it look good shouldn't mean starting again in another application.
  p: Wit keeps writing and page composition in one place, with common book sizes, good fonts, image placement, margins and bleed, and PDF export for print. Review your pages, then prepare files for the printer or a service such as Amazon KDP or IngramSpark.
  small: Every printer has its own requirements. Check your proof against theirs before you order.

col:
  - Book trim sizes
  - Margins and bleed
  - Illustration placement
  - Proof and print PDF
  - Page-count checks for printing

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<div id="open-source"></div>

/// section bg:muted
h5: Your files, your freedom
h2: Your writing belongs to you.

col:
  p: Your manuscripts are ordinary text files in folders you choose. No account is required, and your words are never locked inside a platform.
  p: Organise your projects however you like, and back them up or sync them with the tools you already use.

col:
  p: Wit is free and open source because a good writing tool should put writers first.
  p: No subscriptions to unlock your writing. No limits on manuscripts. Download it, use it, read the source, or help make it better.
  btn-outline: View on GitHub -> https://github.com/usewit/wit

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<div id="download"></div>

/// hero align:center
h2: Your next chapter starts here.
p: A quiet place for your ideas, your stories, and the books you haven't written yet.
button: Download Wit -> https://github.com/usewit/wit/releases
btn-outline: View on GitHub -> https://github.com/usewit/wit
small: For Windows, macOS and Linux. Mobile apps are planned.