free feature
Story Bible & Reference Manager
A built-in story bible for characters, locations, concepts, events, scrapbooks, papers, and languages.
short answerNovellier has a built-in reference manager that works like a story bible beside your manuscript. You can store character, location, concept, event, scrapbook, paper, and language entries, then search them, tag them, and see mentions inside chapters.
best for
Writers who need a searchable character bible and worldbuilding database beside the draft.
platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
status
free
Story Bible & Reference Manager
Keep story facts and worldbuilding tied to the manuscript so you can check them while writing.
What it does
Keep story facts and worldbuilding tied to the manuscript so you can check them while writing.
Alias support and nested folders
Search and tag references
Automatic manuscript highlighting
Built in
Seven reference types
Nested folders and drag-and-drop organization
Chapter mention analytics
Auto-highlighting in the editor
People usually search for this when they want
story bible software
character database for writers
worldbuilding app for novelists
Works well with
Manuscript Editor & Chapter Organizer
Rich-text manuscript editor for novels with chapter, act, and scene organization in one project.
Language Builder
A language-building workspace for fictional vocabularies, translations, and naming systems.
Inkwell AI Chat
A manuscript-aware chat assistant that can answer project-specific questions about chapters, characters, relationships, and worldbuilding.
Try it in Novellier
This feature is part of the wider Novellier toolkit. Download the app if you want drafting, planning, export, and optional AI in one place.