Obsidian Portal AlternativesNovel Authoring Tools & World Building Games like Obsidian Portal

Obsidian Portal is described as 'Takes the pain out of managing your tabletop RPG' and is a Novel Authoring tool in the news & books category. There are eight alternatives to Obsidian Portal, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Android, Mac, Windows and Linux apps. The best Obsidian Portal alternative is Fantasia Archive, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Obsidian Portal are World Scribe, kanka.io, Notion Story Wiki and LegendKeeper.

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Obsidian Portal alternatives page was last updated May 8, 2025
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  1. Fantasia Archive icon

    Fantasia Archive

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    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.

    24 Fantasia Archive alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Local Storage
    2.  Integrated Search
    3.  Content Templates
    4.  Tagging
    5.  Character database
    6.  Track Characters
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Places tracking
    12.  Custom characters

    Fantasia Archive VS Obsidian Portal

     

    • Fantasia Archive is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Obsidian Portal.

    • Fantasia Archive is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Obsidian Portal.

    • Fantasia Archive is Free and Open SourceObsidian Portal is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Fantasia Archive is LightweightObsidian Portal is not according to our users
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    World Scribe

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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    World Scribe VS Obsidian Portal

     

    • World Scribe is the most popular Android alternative to Obsidian Portal.

    • World Scribe is Free and ProprietaryObsidian Portal is Freemium and Proprietary
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    kanka.io

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    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.

    17 kanka.io alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Online
    Mobile dashboard
    Desktop dashboard
    Character view

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Campaign Management

    kanka.io VS Obsidian Portal

     

    • kanka.io is the most popular Web-based alternative to Obsidian Portal.

    • kanka.io is Freemium and ProprietaryObsidian Portal is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • kanka.io is LightweightObsidian Portal is not according to our users
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    Notion Story Wiki

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

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Character database
    5.  Wiki-like local linking
    6.  Flexible database

    Notion Story Wiki VS Obsidian Portal

     

    • Notion Story Wiki is the most popular iPhone alternative to Obsidian Portal.

    • Notion Story Wiki is the most popular commercial alternative to Obsidian Portal.

    • Notion Story Wiki is Paid and ProprietaryObsidian Portal is Freemium and Proprietary
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    LegendKeeper

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    LegendKeeper makes it easy to build immersive worlds for stories and RPG campaigns.

    12 LegendKeeper alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    LegendKeeper screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Interactive map
    2.  Track Characters
    3.  Character database
    4.  Places tracking
    5.  Custom characters
    6.  Wiki-like interface
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Multiplayer
    9.  Campaign Management

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    ChronoGrapher

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    ChronoGrapher is an extremely flexible worldbuilding tool for writers, worldbuilders and game masters. It boasts a freeform notetaking wiki, interactive maps, tile map editor, extensive time and history tracking features and much more.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    ChronoGrapher Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Wiki
    3.  Interactive map
    4.  Wiki-like interface

    ChronoGrapher VS Obsidian Portal

     
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    World Anvil

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    Write articles to detail and keep track of everything in your world! Choose from over 25 templates designed to inspire you with prompts and deepen your worldbuilding! Embed your maps, and include images, music and sound effects, and even secrets and spoiler markers, for an...

    22 World Anvil alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Top World Anvil Features

    1.  World Building
    2.  Character database
    3.  Community-based
    4.  Track Characters
    5.  Custom characters
    6.  Tracking of plots
    7.  WYSIWYG Support
    8.  Plot visualisation
    9.  Scene Management
    10.  Places tracking
    11.  Web-Based
    12.  Campaign Management

    World Anvil VS Obsidian Portal

     
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    Chronica

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

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Kinships and Guilds

    Chronica Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Portable
    3.  Campaign Management
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Character database

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