The Storytelling Suite for Writers & Worldbuilders
Free tools for writers and worldbuilders: map character family trees, build story timelines, and plan, write, and finish your novel.
Three Tools. One Story World.
Map your characters' relationships, chart your world's history, and write your story — each tool stands on its own, and can work together to build out your story.
- Family Tree Builder — A free online family tree maker built for writers, OC creators, and worldbuilders. Visualize dynasties, bloodlines, and character relationships — no signup required to start.
- Timeline Creator — A free online timeline tool for fiction writers and worldbuilders. Arrange events across eras, catch continuity conflicts, and use your own fictional calendar.
- Writing Studio — Our flagship writing app. Outline your story, build a living codex of characters and lore, track your momentum, and draft with optional AI support — all in one place.
Meet Writing Studio
See how StoryLegend Writing Studio helps you shape ideas, organize scenes, and move from planning into writing.
Bring every part of your story together
Writing without Writing Studio
- Ideas scattered across notes, docs, and tabs
- Scenes and chapters without a clear structure
- Character details that are hard to keep consistent
- Worldbuilding separated from the actual draft
- Research interrupting your writing flow
- Progress that is difficult to track across a long project
Planning and writing with Writing Studio
- Plan your story from concept to chapter outline
- Organize scenes, notes, and story structure in one workspace
- Build a connected codex for characters, places, and lore
- Write with context beside your manuscript
- Research, brainstorm, and refine without leaving your flow
- Track momentum from first idea to finished draft
Inside Writing Studio
- Plan Your Story - Shape ideas into outlines, scenes, chapters, and story beats before you draft.
- Build Your Story Codex - Keep characters, places, lore, and world details connected to the story you are writing.
- Track Your Momentum - Follow writing goals, project progress, and daily output as your manuscript grows.
- Research in Flow - Search for facts, references, and inspiration without leaving your writing workspace.
- Develop Richer Worlds - Collect, synthesize, and organize research into usable details for your settings and story world.
- Write with AI Support - Use AI when you want help brainstorming, drafting, revising, or exploring creative directions.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is StoryLegend? StoryLegend is a suite of three storytelling tools for writers and worldbuilders. Family Tree Builder lets you map character relationships for free, Timeline Creator helps you chart your story's history for free, and Writing Studio is our flagship app for planning, drafting, and finishing your story with optional AI support.
- Is StoryLegend free to use? Family Tree Builder and Timeline Creator are completely free to use with no signup required. Writing Studio offers a free plan so you can start writing right away, with paid plans starting at $10/month that unlock additional AI credits and premium features.
- Are the Family Tree Builder and Timeline Creator really free? Yes. Both tools are free to use in your browser with no signup required to get started. Family Tree Builder also offers an optional Pro plan for unlimited trees, cloud sync, extra export formats, and collaboration.
- Do the StoryLegend tools work together? Each tool works great on its own, and they complement each other naturally: map character relationships in Family Tree Builder, chart your world's history in Timeline Creator, and bring it all together while drafting in Writing Studio. Trees and timelines export as images, PDFs, or Markdown so you can keep them beside your manuscript.
- How does AI writing assistance work in StoryLegend? StoryLegend uses AI to help you brainstorm ideas, develop characters, suggest plot directions, and refine your prose - all while keeping your authentic voice intact. AI assists when you want it and stays out of the way when you don't.
- What kinds of writing can I do with StoryLegend? StoryLegend supports novels, short stories, screenplays, memoirs, and other long-form creative writing. It includes tools for outlining, scene management, and progress tracking.
- What are the account credits? Account credits are used to generate content and minimum 1 credit is charged for each operation you use.
- What is the refund policy? Customers can request refunds within 14 days of purchase. Please see our terms of service for more details.
- Can I cancel at any time? Absolutely. You can cancel your subscription at any time from your account settings. Your access will continue until the end of your current billing period.