Platenwell
A drafting engine for long-form prose
A desk for your drafts
Platenwell is a drafting engine. It was made to feel like a digital typewriter, and that is the only goal it serves.
If you are looking to make properly formatted documents, we recommend LibreOffice or Cryptpad, which respect your privacy and promote human-first creativity.
Write
Draft on a page that renders as you go, complete with a digital Folio, Focus Mode, In-Line Comments, and a robust Version History.
Notes
A separate, purpose-built space for research, snippets, quotes, and your mental compost heap.
Export
Take a chapter or the whole project as Markdown or DOCX when your draft is complete. Your work is yours to control always.
Collaborate
Co-author in real time. Hand out an Invite Code, a Viewer Link, or a Reader Link that needs no account.