Tintero

Tintero is a comprehensive writing studio for any long or structured writing project, whether a novel, a screenplay, an essay, a thesis, or an RPG campaign. Its editor adapts to what you are writing, with a distraction-free mode, a manuscript page view, and screenplay formatting, while organization, planning, and worldbuilding tools keep everything your project needs in one place. It combines project management tools with AI-assisted writing and cross-platform synchronization.

Core Writing Features:

• Rich text editor with multiple tabs and a distraction-free mode
• Split-screen editing with multiple panes for working across documents at once
• Screenplay writing mode with dedicated script formatting
• Unlimited hierarchical folder structure: folders, chapters, and documentation with customizable colors, icons, and status
• Scene management: mark scenes as flashbacks, dreams, memories... assign characters to scenes, locations...
• Character and worldbuilding element highlighting directly in text
• Customizable sticky notes by color, trackable throughout text
• Visual cork board planning for chapters, characters, and story elements
• PlotGrid for tracking multiple plot lines and character arcs across chapters
• Configurable time and word count alerts

Worldbuilding and Character Management:

• Comprehensive character profiles with customizable attributes, galleries, relationships, and associated scenes
• 13+ entity types: Locations, Organizations, Items, Concepts, Events, Technologies, Species, Beliefs, Languages, Powers, Artifacts, Legends, and Traditions
• Global relationship mapping showing connections between all entities
• Entity tagging within scenes and chapters
• Character analytics and statistics visualization

Project Management and Statistics:

• Detailed project statistics with graphs (words, characters, paragraphs, reading time, etc.)
• Writing session tracking with today's progress indicators
• Trash management with restoration capabilities
• Version control with auto-save, snapshots, and a backup system
• Side-by-side comparison of document versions
• Multiple project management with quick switching

Customization and Sharing:

• An extensible plugin system with its own SDK
• More than twenty built-in themes, plus community-made themes
• Private draft sharing with beta readers, including inline comments

AI and Export Features:

• AI-powered writing assistant for text generation, editing, and brainstorming
• Built-in AI chat for project-specific queries
• Text-to-speech with customizable voices
• Export to PDF, EPUB, and DOCX formats with customizable formatting
• Configurable export templates for different output styles

Synchronization and Cloud Features:

• Cross-platform sync via Google Drive (desktop, mobile, web)
• Conflict resolution system for simultaneous edits
• Automatic sync queue management with error recovery
• Privacy-first approach with zero telemetry by default