Seedance 2.5 joins the video generator alongside Seedance 2.0 and 2.0 Fast — paid plans can switch models right in the generate dialog, and 2.5 unlocks clips up to 30 seconds
Story element references: pick characters, locations, and objects from your story bible when generating a video — their artwork guides the shot (reference-to-video) and their lore details are woven into the prompt
All three generation modes are now supported per model: text-to-video, image-to-video (animate the frame), and reference-to-video
Audio toggle in the video generator — Seedance sound design, ambience, and lip-synced dialogue on or off per clip
Duration and resolution choices now adapt to the selected model and mode, so the generator only offers settings the model actually accepts
v1.16.0
A Nudge, Not a NagAugust 29, 2026
New Features
A small card under the header in Write mode points the way to Auto-Write — click it to go straight there and it never comes back
Close that card instead and it stays away for a day, then two, then four, doubling each time you close it, so it stops asking if you are not interested
Open Auto-Write any other way — the mode switcher, a bookmark — and the card retires itself; it never suggests something you already use
v1.15.0
Know Your SceneAugust 28, 2026
Improvements
The Planning Assistant is now the World Building Assistant — same assistant, a name that says what it is for
Every assistant composer names what it is about to work on: the placeholder reads "Ask about Chapter 3 — The Long Road", "Ask about page 4", "Ask about the 42 words you selected", or "Ask about Elena Vance", and the Image Assistant names the character, location, or frame the picture is for
A context chip sits in the writing assistant's toolbar and stays put after you start typing, so the chapter, page, section, selection, or story element in scope is never a guess
Redesigned assistant composers: attachments, the input, and the tools now live inside one rounded surface with a proper focus ring, the send button sits on the toolbar beside the + button, and it dims until there is something to send
Images in the Image Assistant are noticeably larger, and clicking one opens the full-screen viewer used in the storyboard — zoom, pan, and arrow through every version you have generated in the conversation
Attached and pasted images show bigger thumbnails in every composer, and they open in that same viewer so you can check one at full size before you send it
v1.14.0
Cast Your ReferenceAugust 28, 2026
New Features
@mention your cast in the Image Assistant: type @ (or use the new + button) to pull a character, location, or object into an image prompt — their profile goes along as compact direction and, when they have a picture, that picture rides along as a visual reference so likenesses stay consistent between images
A + button in every assistant composer: attach an image from your computer, or browse your characters, locations, and objects and drop one into the prompt without typing
Enter now sends in the writing assistant and the Image Assistant — Shift+Enter still makes a new line
Improvements
The writing assistant is one continuous conversation again — past turns and the response being written share a single scroll instead of two panes fighting each other
Prompt inputs show their placeholder before you click into them, so it is clear what each composer expects
v1.13.0
Pick Your PainterAugust 28, 2026
New Features
The Image Assistant is now a conversation: after your first generation the style controls give way to a chat, and each new prompt refines the image you just made — "make it snow", "warmer light" — instead of starting over
A redesigned prompt composer: one chat-style input with the send arrow inside it and a model picker built in — choose between Nano Banana 2 (Google's latest image model) and OpenAI from a tidy popover
Nano Banana 2 is the new default for portraits, locations, scenes, and covers — it excels at consistent characters and rich, painterly detail — and your model choice is remembered between sessions
Paste images straight into assistant prompts: both the writing assistant and the Image Assistant show pasted images as preview chips in the composer — the writing assistant can discuss what it sees, and the Image Assistant uses them as references ("paint the door in this color scheme")
Generating images from the storyboard no longer hides the Image Assistant behind the scene editor
v1.12.0
One Connected WelcomeAugust 27, 2026
New Features
Getting started is now one connected journey: a progress indicator (Account, Plan, First project) follows you from sign-up through plan selection to your first project, so you always know where you are
Sign-up and sign-in are now dedicated pages, centered on a calm animated backdrop with a refined heading lockup, a quiet back-to-home link, and a simple cross-link between them, replacing the tabbed form and image slideshow
Creating an account takes you straight to plan selection, and after checkout the celebration page hands you directly into creating your first project
Improvements
The plan page now leads with choosing your plan, with your 15 free days shown as reassurance on each card ("First 15 days free, cancel anytime") instead of the headline
The plan page greets returning writers whose subscription lapsed with accurate copy ("Resubscribe, billed today") instead of promising a second free trial that Stripe would not grant
Your first project's "ready" page now closes the loop with the completed setup journey and a clear hand-off into Worldbuild, Write, Storyboard, or Focus
Signing out is now a proper farewell: a quiet "Until next time" scene with a drifting quill and a line of ink closing out your session, instead of a bare "Signing Out ..." box
v1.11.0
Novelest on Your PhoneAugust 26, 2026
New Features
Novelest now feels native on your phone — a thumb-reachable bottom bar puts the four things you do most one tap away: Navigate, Write, Notate, and More
The Navigate sheet reaches any spot in your story in a couple of taps: switch projects, drill from part to chapter to page, and jump straight there — with New Chapter and New Part right in the sheet
A slim strip at the top of every writing surface keeps you oriented — current mode, part, chapter, and page — and tapping it opens the matching sheet
The More sheet holds everything else: all eight modes, Search, Revisions, Writer Settings, Stats, your library, profile, and theme toggle
Notate mode gets a floating Notes button on phones that opens your notes as a bottom sheet — the desktop sidebar was hidden on small screens before
Prev/Next chapter navigation at the end of each chapter is redesigned for phones: big side-by-side cards with the chapter titles, and matching New Chapter / New Part buttons beneath
Improvements
No more surprise zoom while writing on iPhone or iPad — tapping into the manuscript no longer zooms the page in and strands you there (pinch-zoom still works)
The writing assistant, Auto-Write panel, and every menu now rise from the bottom edge as sheets on phones, sized for thumbs and clear of the home indicator
The bottom bar and top strip tuck away while the keyboard is up, leaving the whole screen to your words
Auto-Write on phones docks its panel as a bottom half-sheet with the manuscript above it, instead of a side panel that didn't fit
Modals are near-full-width on phones and scroll internally; Focus mode's zen type scales down to phone size
Chapters, parts, and projects pages are touch-friendly with a compact header — and desktop is completely unchanged at every size above 780px
v1.10.0
Auto-Write in the WriterAugust 26, 2026
New Features
Auto-Write mode is now the full writer — the same manuscript editor as Write mode, with a guided Auto-Write panel docked on the right
Every beat streams straight into your real manuscript as it's written — no separate preview, no copying anything anywhere; then Keep it, Rewrite it with optional guidance, or Remove it with one click
The new passage is ordinary manuscript text the moment it lands: click into it and edit it like anything else before deciding
Click any beat in the panel to write it next — including a finished beat, for a fresh take that adds a new passage without touching what's already there
Move through your whole book from the panel: a chapter switcher jumps between chapters, and "End Chapter & Start Next" rolls you into a new chapter without breaking your flow
When the outline is complete, "Outline What Happens Next" starts the next stretch — the AI reads everything written so far and keeps going, chapter after chapter
The inline selection toolbar works in Auto-Write mode too — select any passage to revise, get variations, critique, or ask the AI about it
Improvements
The panel is two simple phases — Plan and Write — with a stepper in the header to hop between them; chapter length lives right on the outline screen instead of being its own step
Planning starts on the AI path by default: one box, one button — with a one-click switch to writing your own outline (and back)
The Write phase pins what to do next in an action bar at the bottom of the panel — Write, Stop, or Keep / Rewrite / Remove are always in the same place, never scrolled out of view
A "write the next beat automatically after Keep" switch keeps the story flowing with one click per passage — it politely pauses whenever the AI suggests a chapter ending, so the chapter decision is always yours
The panel shows how far along you are at a glance: pages toward the chapter target and beats written, plus a live word count on each new passage
Rewriting a passage removes it cleanly first (and saves), so the AI never sees its own rejected draft as part of your story
The assistant drawer and Auto-Write panel share the right side gracefully — open the assistant and the panel steps aside until you close it
Header dropdowns (search, revisions, settings, stats) now open above the Auto-Write panel instead of sliding behind it
Primary action buttons are much easier to read in light mode — white text on a deeper accent (which follows your accent color), instead of dark text on mid-teal
The Auto-Write panel is wider by default and resizable — drag its left edge to any width between 340px and 680px (double-click the edge to reset); your width is remembered
v1.9.0
Story-Aware Auto-WriteAugust 26, 2026
New Features
Auto-Write now works with your existing story — it reads everything you've written across every chapter and continues from where the story leaves off, instead of starting from scratch
Watch your story being written: the write step now shows your manuscript — the chapter as it stands, with each new passage streaming in right at the end where it belongs, in your manuscript typography settings
New passages appear highlighted below your existing text and become editable in place once the AI finishes — refine them right inside the manuscript before approving
Already have chapters written? The AI premise is now optional — leave it blank and Auto-Write outlines what happens next straight from your story, or add notes to steer where it goes
Outlines and passages draw on the whole story for continuity — characters, established facts, tone, and open threads carry through, with the most recent chapters weighted heaviest
Improvements
Auto-Write never touches what you've already written — approved passages are always appended after your existing text, and the ordering is now collision-proof even after deletes and manual edits
Visiting Auto-Write directly now loads your chapter and manuscript immediately, so progress and page counts are right from the first moment
The classic Auto-Write chapter action in the editor also considers your full story now, not just the last few paragraphs
v1.8.0
Export ModeAugust 18, 2026
New Features
New Export mode — download your entire manuscript in common manuscript formats, straight from the mode switcher
Manuscript (.docx) exports follow Standard Manuscript Format: double-spaced Times New Roman, one-inch margins, a running "Surname / TITLE / page" header, indented paragraphs, and chapters opening a third of the way down a fresh page — ready to submit to agents and editors
The .docx cover page is laid out the way submissions expect: your name and contact details top left, the rounded word count opposite at the right margin, and the title with your byline just above the center of the page
E-book (.epub) exports build a chaptered EPUB with a linked table of contents and cover page — drop it onto a Kindle, Apple Books, Kobo, or send it to beta readers
Markdown (.md) and plain text (.txt) exports carry your whole manuscript into Scrivener, Obsidian, version control, or anywhere else
Bold, italics, and strikethrough survive the trip in every format that supports them; lore @-mentions become plain character and place names; scene dividers become centered # breaks
Multi-part manuscripts get proper part pages, and chapters are numbered continuously across parts
Set the author byline and cover page contact details (email, phone, address — prefilled with your account email) right on the export screen, and check the included chapters and word counts — per chapter and for the whole book — before you download
Choose exactly what to export — every part and chapter has a checkbox (all selected by default), with a live count of the chapters and words in your selection; word counts on the cover page match what you actually export
v1.7.0
AI On/Off SwitchAugust 18, 2026
New Features
Turn AI off entirely from the settings dropdown — a new "AI Features" toggle lives under your name, next to the theme switch (also available in Profile → Preferences)
With AI off, every AI surface disappears: the writing assistant, section and page assistant buttons, Auto-Write mode, planner assistants, image generation, storyboard prompt/voiceover/video generation, and the AI usage cards on your profile
The switch is enforced server-side too — while AI is off, no AI service will run for your account, no matter how a request arrives
Everything non-AI keeps working exactly as before: writing, worldbuilding, storyboarding, uploads, and notes
Flip the toggle back on at any time and every AI feature returns instantly — the preference is saved to your account and follows you across devices
v1.6.0
Notate ModeAugust 15, 2026
New Features
New Notate mode — read your manuscript and layer notes on top of it without touching a single word: annotate a whole chapter, a page, a paragraph, or an exact passage of text
Select any passage to pin a note to it — annotated text stays highlighted in amber, and clicking a highlight jumps to its note
Hover any paragraph for a margin button that attaches a note to it (or to the page it starts, when it opens one); a Chapter note button sits beside the chapter title
A notes sidebar lists every note in your project grouped by chapter — click one to jump straight to the passage it refers to, even in another chapter
Edit or delete notes in place from the sidebar; margin badges show at a glance which paragraphs carry notes
Find Notate in the mode switcher on any writing surface, right below Read
Changes
The Notes area has been removed from Worldbuild — Notate replaces it with notes that live right on your manuscript instead of in a separate list (old /planner/note links now land on Notate)
Existing Worldbuild note entries are no longer shown or fed to the AI as story context; characters, locations, and objects are unaffected
v1.5.0
Manage Your ChaptersAugust 15, 2026
New Features
New Manage Chapters page — see every chapter in the current part as a card list, with titles and descriptions at a glance
Drag chapters into a new order right from the list — grab the reorder handle and your manuscript follows
Edit a chapter's details, archive it, or jump straight into writing it, all from the same page
Open it from the chapter dropdown in the writer breadcrumbs or in Director — look for "Manage Chapters"
Bug Fixes
The assistant pill in the writer now lines up with the section assistant buttons beneath it
v1.4.0
Choose Your TypefaceAugust 14, 2026
New Features
Four typeface sets to choose from — each pairs a display face for headings, a reading face for your manuscript, and a clean sans for the interface
Literary Modern (Fraunces · Literata · Inter) — warm and bookish, built for long sittings
Editorial Sharp (Instrument Serif · Newsreader · Geist) — high contrast and magazine-crisp
Contemporary Studio (Bricolage Grotesque · Source Serif 4 · Public Sans) — modern sans headlines over serif prose
Classic stays the default, so nothing changes until you pick something else
Switch from Profile → Preferences, or from the settings popover in the writer without leaving your chapter — your choice is remembered on that browser
Bug Fixes
AI outlines in Auto-Write no longer vanish when generation finishes — the outline now turns into editable beats as intended
The last few words of any AI response are no longer dropped when the model finishes mid-sentence
The AI's end-of-chapter suggestion in Auto-Write now appears again
Generated text can no longer be wiped from your manuscript by switching chapters, restoring a revision, or approving a beat immediately after writing finishes
v1.3.0
Auto-Write ModeAugust 12, 2026
New Features
New Auto-Write mode — a guided way to draft your story with AI: build an outline, set a chapter length, and the AI writes it beat by beat while you stay in control
Outline your way: write your own beats or describe a premise and let the AI generate an editable beat-by-beat outline you can reorder, rewrite, and extend
Every passage needs your approval — edit the AI's draft directly, or give it extra directions (more dialogue, slower pacing) and regenerate before approving it into your manuscript
Chapter flow is yours to shape: set a rough pages-per-chapter target, watch progress as you approve passages, and end a chapter whenever it feels right — the AI also suggests natural chapter breaks as you go
Find Auto-Write in the mode switcher on any writing surface — your run is saved per project so you can leave and pick up where you left off
v1.2.0
Story Bible Mentions in the WriterAugust 12, 2026
New Features
Type @ while writing to reference your Story Bible — characters and locations from the Planner appear in a popup you can filter as you type, grouped by type and navigable with the keyboard
Mentions render as color-coded chips in your manuscript: characters in the app accent, locations in violet, so the two are easy to tell apart at a glance
Click any mention chip to open the planner assistant drawer for that character or location without leaving your chapter
The AI assistant sees mentions as readable "@Name" references when it reads your manuscript for context
v1.1.0
A New Front Door: SEO & AI DiscoverabilityAugust 10, 2026
New Features
The Novelest landing page now lives at the homepage — visitors see the full marketing page and sign in right at novelest.app (the old /sign-in address permanently redirects there)
New FAQ section on the landing page covering pricing, content ownership, and how the AI assistance works
Release notes are now public — share what's new with anyone, no sign-in required
Improvements
Novelest is now fully optimized for search engines and AI assistants: public pages are server-rendered, structured data includes plan pricing and FAQs, and a new llms.txt guide plus an AI-crawler-friendly robots.txt make the product easy for answer engines to discover and cite
Marketing page updated for general availability — closed-beta messaging replaced with the 15-day free trial
Fixed a metadata bug where every page declared itself the homepage to search engines; each public page now carries its own canonical URL
v1.0.0
Open Signups, Free Trials & Live BillingAugust 9, 2026
New Features
Every plan now starts with a 15-day free trial — pick Standard or Pro, add a card, and you won't be charged until the trial ends. Cancel anytime before then at no cost
Improvements
Novelest is out of closed beta — access codes are no longer required. Sign in or create an account directly from the sign-in page
Simplified plans: the limited Free tier has been retired in favor of full-featured trials of Standard and Pro
v0.21.0-beta
Search, Revisions & Writer SettingsJuly 25, 2026
New Features
Project-wide search is live — the search button in the writer header now finds matches across chapter titles, manuscript text, and your worldbuilding entries, and jumps you straight to the result
Revision history for every chapter — snapshots are captured automatically as you write, and the revisions popover lets you restore any earlier version. Your current text is always backed up before a restore, so restoring is never destructive
Writer settings have arrived — tune the manuscript font size, line spacing, and page width from the settings popover in the writer header. Your preferences are remembered on this device
Improvements
Removed a few unfinished placeholder pages that were never linked from the app
v0.20.0-beta
AI Video FramesJune 21, 2026
New Features
Generate an AI video for any storyboard frame in director mode, powered by ByteDance Seedance 2.0 — it uses the frame’s AI video prompt to bring the shot to life
Add an image to a frame and the generator can animate that exact still (image-to-video); with no image it generates from the prompt alone (text-to-video)
Choose your clip length, aspect ratio, and resolution before generating; the aspect ratio defaults to your frame’s cinematography setting
Generation runs in the background with a live progress indicator — preview the result, then keep it or start over. Saved videos re-play instantly the next time you open the frame
v0.19.0-beta
AI Description PolishJune 21, 2026
New Features
Two new AI buttons sit right above the description field when you edit a scene or frame in director mode: “Clean up” tidies grammar, clarity and flow without changing your meaning, and “Add detail” enriches the moment with sensory and narrative specifics
Every rewrite is shown as a preview first — accept it to drop it in, or discard it to keep your original. Nothing is saved until you accept
The buttons only light up when there’s already copy in the description to work with
@-mentions of your characters are preserved through every rewrite
v0.18.0-beta
Frame VoiceoversMay 27, 2026
New Features
Per-frame AI voiceovers — write a script and (optionally) a voice direction, pick a voice, and generate an MP3 right on the frame
Voiceovers are saved to your project alongside the frame image, so they re-play instantly the next time you open the scene
Upload your own audio file for any frame if you’d rather use a real recording — supports MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, and WebM up to 25MB
Regenerate a voiceover at any time without losing your script or voice direction
Improvements
Eleven OpenAI voices available per frame: alloy, ash, ballad, coral, echo, fable, nova, onyx, sage, shimmer, and verse
v0.17.0-beta
Scene Timeline & FramesMay 14, 2026
New Features
Brand-new Scenes planner with a horizontal drag-and-drop timeline — scenes can be reordered with a single drag
Frames inside every scene: storyboard each scene with a beat-by-beat film strip (title, description, optional image per frame)
Sticky scene minimap at the top of the timeline lets you jump straight to any scene
Per-scene image upload or AI generation, with story-aware prompting that pulls in mood, location, and characters
Inline insert affordance to add a scene right where you want it
Improvements
Image generation now uses gpt-image-1 — OpenAI’s latest image model — for sharper output and tighter prompt adherence
Frames also surface on the scene detail page, so the timeline and the detail view stay in lockstep
Auto-saving on every scene and frame edit with a subtle status indicator
v0.16.0-beta
Content ModerationFebruary 13, 2026
New Features
Creative writing-aware content moderation that allows fictional violence, dark themes, and mature topics while still blocking truly harmful content
Improvements
Moderation now uses severity confidence scores instead of binary flags, reducing false positives on mild references
Assistant panel automatically closes and resets when navigating to a new route
v0.15.1-beta
Polish & FixesFebruary 13, 2026
Improvements
Image generation modal is wider with 8 uniform-width style options per category and two new choices per group
Page dropdown in the breadcrumb bar now appears after a short delay instead of only when scrolling
Writer mode renamed to Write Mode in the mode selector
Bug Fixes
Fixed a race condition where the "update available" toast could appear immediately after the "you have been upgraded" toast for the same version
v0.15.0-beta
Writer Modes & AlertsFebruary 13, 2026
New Features
Flow mode is now a dedicated route (/flow) with its own page and header
Writer mode selector popover in the header bar for switching between Writer, Planner, and Flow modes
Profile usage section now shows urgency escalation with color-coded warnings when nearing or exceeding request limits
Improvements
Subscription limit banner moved to a fixed bottom bar with dismiss button and route-aware visibility
All three writing modes are now symmetric and route-based (/, /planner, /flow) with proper browser history support
Mode selector removed from sidebar and consolidated into the header breadcrumb bar across all modes
Removed duplicative mode labels from breadcrumbs — the mode dropdown now serves as the single indicator
Selected mode in the popover now has a highlighted background for better visual distinction
v0.14.0-beta
AI OverhaulFebruary 12, 2026
New Features
Subscription page now shows AI features per plan including request limits, models, and exclusive capabilities
Profile page shows separate Text Requests and Image Requests usage bars with tier-specific limits
Profile page shows AI Models info card with tier-specific model descriptions and upgrade prompt
Improvements
AI features now use a centralized routing system with per-feature model configuration
AI streaming rewritten to use OpenAI SDK directly for improved reliability
Monthly usage tracking with per-tier request limits (text and image tracked separately)
Content moderation layer added to all text AI requests
Removed per-project assistant selection — AI models are now managed system-wide
Removed model dropdown from the writing assistant panel
Subscription cards now derive project and page limits from product metadata
Bug Fixes
Fixed modal crash ("Lazy[object Object]") when opening Auto-Write, Lore forms, and planner modals
Fixed AI streaming error caused by version mismatch between ai and @ai-sdk/openai packages
Fixed MongoDB conflict error when incrementing usage counters on upsert
v0.13.0-beta
Insights & IntelligenceFebruary 11, 2026
Improvements
Release notes tabs now use route-based navigation between Novelest and Command views
v0.12.0-beta
Fixes & FoundationsFebruary 11, 2026
Bug Fixes
Fixed "new version available" popover showing the wrong version by using a single source of truth
Fixed AI image generation failing for non-lore prompts by adding artistic framing
Fixed AI image errors not surfacing to the user with a clear reason
Fixed user dropdown shadow appearing detached due to popover wrapper padding and square corners
Improvements
Centered avatar action buttons on profile page
v0.11.0-beta
Profile & PolishFebruary 11, 2026
New Features
User profile page with editable name, avatar upload, and AI avatar generation
Improvements
Improved light mode primary color for better readability and contrast
Refined user dropdown with polished hover states and profile card
Reorganized user dropdown menu with admin section, theme toggle, and cleaner interaction states
Release notes page with category tabs for admins (Novelest / Command)
v0.10.0-beta
Polish & TransparencyFebruary 10, 2026
New Features
Added Release Notes page accessible from the user dropdown menu
Upgraded to Nuxt 4 with improved performance and build times
Added Swagger/OpenAPI documentation for the entire API surface
Improved auth configuration and session handling
Improvements
Refined planner component layout and responsiveness
Better image generation flow with enhanced prompt handling
Improved error messages across all API endpoints
v0.9.0-beta
Imagination EngineJuly 18, 2025
New Features
AI image generation for characters, locations, and cover art
Image cropping and editing modal with aspect ratio controls
Lore images can now be attached to any worldbuilding entry
New image prompt builder for more precise AI-generated visuals
Improvements
Lore drawer now shows image thumbnails inline
Character cards display generated portraits
Performance improvements for projects with large image libraries
v0.8.0-beta
Planner's ToolkitFebruary 6, 2025
New Features
Planner mode for organizing stories visually before writing
Planner sections for organizing the people, places, objects, and scenes in your story
Dedicated planner navigation with section-based routing
Lore drawer for quick-reference worldbuilding while writing
Improvements
Writer mode switcher now includes Assistant, Flow, and Planner modes
Breadcrumbs updated to reflect planner navigation context
Smoother transitions between writing and planning views
v0.7.0-beta
Access & IdentitySeptember 12, 2024
New Features
Microsoft Azure AD authentication provider
Improvements
Sign-in page redesigned with all four provider options
Bug Fixes
Fixed session expiration not redirecting to sign-in
Resolved provider label showing undefined for some OAuth flows
v0.6.0-beta
Next-Gen AIMay 22, 2024
New Features
GPT-4o model support for faster, more capable AI assistance
Streaming AI responses with real-time text generation
AI assistant management: create, configure, and switch between assistants
Auto-write feature for generating entire chapters from outlines
Next paragraph suggestion powered by AI context awareness
Improvements
AI model selector in the writing interface
Assistant responses now stream token-by-token for a smoother experience
Configurable assistant personas with custom system prompts
v0.5.0-beta
Under the HoodApril 3, 2024
Improvements
Complete API factory refactor for consistent error handling
MongoDB native driver upgrade to v6 with improved connection pooling
Customer and subscription state management overhaul
Standardized API response format across all endpoints
Bug Fixes
Fixed memory leak in long writing sessions caused by orphaned subscriptions
Resolved race condition when saving chapters during AI generation
Fixed Stripe webhook signature validation in production
Corrected project deletion not cleaning up associated chapters and lore
v0.4.0-beta
The Writing ExperienceJanuary 19, 2024
New Features
Full theme system with light and dark modes
Custom design tokens for consistent styling across the app
Revision tracking to compare drafts side by side
Global navigation redesign with improved information hierarchy
Improvements
Theme preference now persists across sessions
Navigation collapses gracefully on smaller viewports
Improved keyboard navigation throughout the editor
v0.3.0-beta
Going ProOctober 5, 2023
New Features
Stripe subscription integration with three tiers: Free, Standard, and Pro
Checkout and payment confirmation flow
Invoice history and subscription management page
Modal system overhaul with consistent confirm/cancel patterns
OpenAPI documentation for the backend API
Improvements
Subscription badges now visible in the user dropdown
Project limits enforced based on subscription tier
NovelGPT token usage tracking per billing cycle
v0.2.0-beta
Structure & StoryJuly 14, 2023
New Features
Parts system for organizing chapters into acts or sections
Scene management within chapters
Project types: Novel, Short Story, and Script
Drag-and-drop reordering for projects, parts, and chapters
Character and location management pages
Lore system for worldbuilding notes
Improvements
Project creation wizard with step-by-step flow
Chapter list now groups by part with collapsible sections
Improved loading states with skeleton placeholders
v0.1.0-beta
The FoundationApril 20, 2023
New Features
Nuxt 3 rewrite of the Novelest platform
TipTap-based rich text editor with bubble menu and focus mode
OpenAI GPT-3.5 integration for AI-assisted writing