kanka.io AlternativesWorld Building Games & Novel Authoring Tools like kanka.io

kanka.io is described as 'Kanka is an easy and flexible tool to worldbuild and manage your RPG campaign online. Create and organize people, places, organizations, events and much more' and is a Novel Authoring tool in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to kanka.io, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux and Android apps. The best kanka.io alternative is Scrivener. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Fantasia Archive or Rayuela Editor. Other great sites and apps similar to kanka.io are Untold Novel, Fortelling, Campfire Write and BookCatalyst.

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  1. Scrivener icon

    Scrivener

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    Tailored for extensive writing, this tool offers flexible structure and organization, integrates project outlines, supports various formats, and allows reorganization through drag and drop, ensuring research materials are within reach for efficient work.

    123 Scrivener alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac
    • Wine
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    • Scrivener is the most popular Windows, Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to kanka.io.

    • Scrivener is the most popular commercial alternative to kanka.io.

    • Scrivener is Paid and Proprietarykanka.io is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Untold Novel

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    Untold Novel is a fresh new approach to planning your next bestseller. It helps you keep all your notes, ideas, characters, locations, and much more organized in one convenient place.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  4. Fantasia Archive icon

    Fantasia Archive

     17 likes

    Free offline worldbuilding and story creation tool with dozens of templates, complex tagging options, document linking, and project-wide search. Template examples: characters, places, events, religions, currencies, magic, species, languages.

    31 Fantasia Archive alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Fantasia Archive is the most popular Linux alternative to kanka.io.

    • Fantasia Archive is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to kanka.io.

    • Fantasia Archive is Free and Open Sourcekanka.io is Freemium and Proprietary
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  6. Rayuela Editor icon

    Rayuela Editor

     1 like

    Rayuela Editor is moderm, privacy-focused writing environment designed for long-form fiction (novels, screenplays, and theses). It bridges the gap between the structural power of Scrivener and the portability of modern web technology, wrapped in a native desktop application.

    44 Rayuela Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Rayuela Editor is the most popular Web-based alternative to kanka.io.

    • Rayuela Editor is Free and Proprietarykanka.io is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Rayuela Editor is Privacy focusedkanka.io is not according to our users
  7. Fortelling icon

    Fortelling

     7 likes

    Fortelling provides the tools you need to plot & write your book.

    58 Fortelling alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Fortelling is optimised for both a smal and a large screen.
     

    • Fortelling is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to kanka.io.

    • Fortelling is Freemium and Proprietarykanka.io is also Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Campfire Write icon

    Campfire Write

     7 likes

    Campfire provides a one-stop-shop for novelists: organizational and writing tools (Campfire Write), a hub of writing resources (Campfire Learn), & a writing and reading platform for building an audience and sharing your work (Campfire Explore).

    71 Campfire Write alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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    • Campfire Write is the most popular SaaS alternative to kanka.io.

    • Campfire Write is Freemium and Proprietarykanka.io is also Freemium and Proprietary
  10. BookCatalyst icon

    BookCatalyst

     1 like

    Modern writing app for Windows with three-panel workflow, automatic version history, writing goals, and beautiful Gruvbox themes. Ulysses for Windows users.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    World Scribe

     7 likes

    World Scribe eases the creation process by letting you keep track of every important element in your fictional setting, including the ways in which they're connected.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
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  13. Notion Story Wiki icon

    Notion Story Wiki

     7 likes

    A feature-packed Notion template built to help novelists, screenwriters, video game writers, and other storytellers flesh out their worlds, stories, and characters.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Notion
    • Web Browser
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    Chronica

     3 likes

    A campaign planner and manager with loads of world building tools. The online campaign manager has system flexibility with features include:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    Kinships and Guilds
     
  15. The Goblin's Notebook icon

    The Goblin's Notebook

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    The Goblin's Notebook is a single-pane view of your tabletop RPG campaign notes for pre-session planning, in-session note taking and post-session recapping.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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