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Author's Forge
What it is
Author's Forge is a local-first writing app for drafting, organizing, formatting, and publishing books. Projects are arranged into libraries, series, books, and chapters, with front matter, back matter, and research notes. Formatting tools provide presets, typography controls, trim-size and margin settings, live preview, and reusable themes. The app exports EPUB, PDF, DOCX, and Markdown files, and lists audiobook export in MP3 format. Core writing works offline without an account, and manuscripts are stored locally in standard file formats. Paid AI features add spellcheck, writing assistance, manuscript import, cover-art generation, read aloud, and audiobook export. When AI tools are used, portions of content may be sent to OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google. The Free plan costs nothing forever and has no AI credits. Pro starts at $20 a month, and paid plans include a 7-day trial with 1,000 credits.
For and against
For
- Organizes libraries, series, books, and chapters
- Exports EPUB, PDF, DOCX, and Markdown
- Core app works offline without an account
- Reusable formatting themes and live preview
- Free plan available
Against
- Cloud sync is not available
- Free plan includes no AI credits
- AI use may send content to providers
- Paid plans start at $20 a month
The verdict
Author's Forge gives authors a structured, offline-capable desktop workflow with broad export options. Its AI tools require a paid plan and involve the stated provider data handling, while projects remain local rather than cloud-synced.
Who it suits
It suits authors who want structured book organization, manuscript formatting, and multiple publishing exports on macOS, Windows, or Linux. Writers needing cloud sync should note that it is not available.
Plans and prices
Free
Core writing features · no account or credit card needed · no AI credits
Read 7 Oct 2026 · authorsforge.com
Pro
10,000 AI credits per month · all AI features
Read 7 Oct 2026 · authorsforge.com
Pro Plus
20,000 AI credits per month · all AI features
Read 7 Oct 2026 · authorsforge.com
Pro Max
30,000 AI credits per month · all AI features
Read 7 Oct 2026 · authorsforge.com
On the record
- AI credit costs
- The pricing page says spellcheck costs 0.1 credits per pass, a writing assistant request costs 10, book import costs 50, cover art costs 20–40, and text-to-speech costs 50 per 1,000 characters.authorsforge.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- AI data handling
- The privacy policy says portions of content may be sent to AI providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google when AI features are used.authorsforge.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- AI tools
- Paid AI features include spellcheck, writing assistance, manuscript import, cover art generation, read aloud, and audiobook export.authorsforge.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker describes the product as built for authors and designed around book organization, writing, and export for publishing.authorsforge.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Credit rollover
- Monthly AI credits reset each billing period and do not roll over; separately purchased credit packs do not expire.authorsforge.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Export
- The app exports EPUB, PDF, DOCX, and Markdown files, and lists audiobook export among its features.authorsforge.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Formatting
- Its book formatting tools include presets, typography controls, trim size and margin settings, live preview, and reusable themes.authorsforge.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Local storage
- The maker says manuscripts are stored locally in standard file formats and the core app works offline without an account.authorsforge.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The privacy policy identifies the company as Authors Forge LLC and lists its address as 3104 E Camelback Rd #705, Phoenix, AZ 85016.authorsforge.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Organization
- It organizes work into libraries, series, books, and chapters, with front matter, back matter, and research notes.authorsforge.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Author's Forge is a local-first writing app for drafting, organizing, and publishing books.authorsforge.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy lists TLS/SSL encryption in transit, secure authentication, regular security assessments, and access controls and monitoring.authorsforge.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site lists [email protected] for privacy inquiries and links to a Discord community.authorsforge.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Trial
- Any paid plan can be tried free for 7 days with 1,000 credits; the selected plan is charged when the trial ends unless canceled first.authorsforge.com · read 7 Oct 2026
