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World Anvil
What it is
World Anvil is a browser-based workspace for building and managing settings for games, novels, and comics. Its wiki lets users create linked articles, sort them with categories and tags, and search across a setting. Interactive maps connect places to articles, while timelines help organize events across eras or parallel histories. For campaigns, tools include a digital GM screen, statblocks, NPC creation, character sheets, and session reports tied to campaign notes. Its online novel-writing software works with the wiki so writers can consult and edit setting details while drafting. World Anvil offers a free plan with two worlds, 42 articles, and 100 MB of storage; paid plans add capacity and other features. The service requires an internet connection, and mobile access is through an optimized browser rather than a mobile app. Listed integrations include Discord webhooks and Google Analytics, while Patreon can link to an author page, world, and published works. World Anvil says private material is limited to the user and authorized collaborators, with autosaved work backed up across servers and in the cloud.
For and against
For
- Links wiki articles, maps, timelines, and campaign notes.
- Free plan includes two worlds and 42 articles.
- Novel-writing tools work alongside the worldbuilding wiki.
- Supports Discord webhooks and Google Analytics integration.
Against
- Requires an internet connection.
- No mobile app is available.
- Free storage is limited to 100 MB.
- Free accounts are limited to two worlds and 42 articles.
The verdict
World Anvil brings reference articles, maps, timelines, campaign management, and novel drafting into a single online workspace. Check the free plan’s world, article, and storage limits against the scale of your project.
Who it suits
It suits writers, game masters, and hobbyists who want setting notes, campaign tools, or novel writing in one browser-based service. Its FAQ also describes use by professional authors, studios, and publishers.
Plans and prices
Freeman
2 worlds · 42 articles · 100 MB storage · 2 maps
Read 15 Oct 2026 · worldanvil.com
Master
10 worlds · unlimited articles · 2 GB storage · 4 co-authors
Read 15 Oct 2026 · worldanvil.com
Grandmaster
Unlimited worlds and articles · 5 GB storage · 9 co-authors · 100 subscribers
Read 15 Oct 2026 · worldanvil.com
Sage
Unlimited worlds and articles · 15 GB storage · 20 co-authors · 1000 subscribers
Read 15 Oct 2026 · worldanvil.com
On the record
- API access tier
- Application keys are available from the Grandmaster tier upward and requests are manually reviewed.worldanvil.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- API calls use an application key and user authentication token supplied in request headers.worldanvil.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API availability
- World Anvil exposes JSON APIs with GET, POST, PUT, PATCH and DELETE endpoints and Swagger documentation.worldanvil.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API licence
- The API documentation states that API use and its contents cannot be used commercially without prior World Anvil authorization.worldanvil.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API reliability disclaimer
- The API terms provide no promise about reliability, availability, specific functions or suitability and provide the API as-is.worldanvil.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- API support limitation
- World Anvil says it does not provide dedicated support for building API applications and directs developers to community Discord support.worldanvil.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Campaign tools
- Its campaign tools include a digital GM screen, statblocks, NPC creation, player character sheets, and session reports integrated with campaign notes.worldanvil.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Changelog: family trees
- A June 29, 2026 update moved family-tree creation and relationship management into the new article editor.worldanvil.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Changelog: live editing
- A June 22, 2026 update added live editing indicators, live Discovery updates and live dashboard Continue Working updates.worldanvil.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- World owners can add co-authors, editors and writers while controlling permissions and removing collaborators.worldanvil.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company facts
- LinkedIn lists World Anvil as a privately held computer-games company founded in 2017 with 2–10 employees and headquarters in London, Surrey.uk.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal entity
- A LEI record identifies the legal entity as WORLD ANVIL LTD, with headquarters at 48 East End, Melton Mowbray, LE14 4NG, Britain.lei.bloomberg.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Crunchbase profile
- Crunchbase describes World Anvil as a private London company with 11–50 employees and identifies Dimitris Havlidis as co-founder and CTO.crunchbase.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data ownership
- World Anvil states that users retain intellectual property rights, that it does not sell data without consent and does not train AI models on user work.worldanvil.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The Learn center contains beginner courses, workflow guides and feature tutorials covering articles, maps, manuscripts, access rights, campaigns, timelines, styling and APIs.worldanvil.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Free tier limits
- The FAQ says free accounts can create two worlds and 42 articles, while the pricing comparison lists 100 MB storage and maximum uploads of 1 MB or 3.5 MB for maps.worldanvil.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Independent assessment
- WorldMetrics rated World Anvil 7.1 out of 10, highlighting navigable character pages and cross-links while calling the structure heavier than single-document writing.worldmetrics.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Independent map assessment
- Gitnux rated World Anvil 7.9 out of 10 for fantasy mapping, praising linked map locations while noting setup complexity and limited external export workflows.gitnux.org · read 15 Oct 2026
