Story Codex: Your Novel's Living Encyclopedia
Track every character, location, item, and faction. See how they connect. Let AI fill in the details.
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Interactive Relationship Web
Force-directed graph showing character connections. Hover to see details, drag to rearrange. Node size reflects how connected each character is.
Auto-detect Links
AI scans your scenes and automatically finds which characters appear together. No manual tagging required — your codex stays up to date as you write.
AI-powered Descriptions
One click generates detailed descriptions from your story content. Fill out character bios, location details, and item lore without leaving the editor.
Scene Mentions
See exactly which scenes each character appears in. Click to jump directly to that scene. Track presence across your entire manuscript at a glance.
Character Progressions
Track how characters evolve across the story with AI-generated progression summaries. See their arc from first appearance to final scene.
Auto-generate Aliases
Automatically split names into searchable aliases for better detection. "Lord Alistair Blackwood" becomes searchable as "Alistair," "Blackwood," and "Lord Blackwood."
World Map
Drag every place onto an interactive map. Upload your own atlas or use the built-in grid. Distances, regions, and travel routes — all visual.
Family Tree
Auto-built from typed relationships. Spouse, sibling, parent, lover — the tree assembles itself across generations with multiple themes and layouts.
AI-Generated World
One prompt, full codex. Describe your setting and the AI seeds characters, places, factions, and items with consistent lore and relationships.
Follow Every Thread with the Story Timeline
See how each character's arc unfolds chapter by chapter. The Story Timeline tracks every event, progression, and major reveal across your entire manuscript — so you always know where every thread left off.
Map Your World with the Relationship Web
Every character connection visualized as an interactive force-directed graph. Node size shows how connected each character is. Lines reveal who interacts with whom — and how often.
Trace Bloodlines with the Family Tree
Auto-built from typed relationships — spouse, sibling, parent, lover. The tree assembles itself across generations. Five themes, three layouts, one click to switch.
Place Your Story on a World Map
Drag every location onto an interactive canvas. Upload your own atlas or use the built-in grid. Distances, regions, and travel routes — all visual, all persistent.
ProseEngine vs NovelCrafter Codex
| Feature |  |  NovelCrafter |
|---|---|---|
| Entry types | Characters, Locations, Items, Factions, Events, Concepts | Characters, Locations, Items, Factions |
| Relationship web | ✓ Interactive force-directed graph | Static list |
| Auto-detect links | ✓ AI scene co-occurrence | Manual only |
| AI descriptions | ✓ Yes | Yes (BYOK) |
| Scene mentions | ✓ Click to jump to scene | Referenced in codex |
| Character progressions | ✓ AI-generated | Manual |
| Auto-generate aliases | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Family Tree view | ✓ Auto-built, 5 themes, 3 layouts | ✗ No |
| World Map | ✓ Drag places onto a custom atlas | ✗ No |
| Story Timeline | ✓ Ribbon & chapter view, AI events | Linear timeline only |
| AI World Generator | ✓ One prompt fills full codex | ✗ No |
| Typed relationships | ✓ 27 kinds, 7 categories, colour-coded | Free-text labels |
| Pricing | Free – €29/mo | $4–20/mo + API |
How It Works
Create Your Entries
Add characters, locations, factions, items, events, and concepts. Use AI to auto-fill descriptions from your manuscript.
Write Your Novel
One click detects all connections. Story Codex scans your scenes and finds which characters, locations, and factions appear together.
Visualize Your World
Four visual views — Relationship Web, Family Tree, World Map, Story Timeline. Switch themes and layouts in one click. Spot connections you never planned.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Story Codex available on the free tier?
Yes! Story Codex is available on all tiers including Free. AI-powered features like auto-detect links and AI descriptions require Writer tier or above.
Can I import my existing character sheets?
Story Codex supports manual entry, a one-click scan that pulls the characters you've tagged in your scenes, and import from existing canon files. Once entries exist, AI can auto-fill their details for you.
How does the Relationship Web work?
The Relationship Web is an interactive force-directed graph that visualizes all connections between your characters. Node size reflects how many connections each character has. Hover to see details, drag to rearrange, and click to open the full entry.
Does it work with series?
Yes. Story Codex works at both book and series level. Series-level codex entries persist across all books in the series.
How does the Family Tree get built?
Tag any relationship with a Kind — Parent, Child, Spouse, Lover, or Sibling — and the tree assembles itself across generations. Five themes (Royal, Parchment, Modern, Neon, Forest) and three layouts (vertical, horizontal, radial) are one-click switchable. Settings save per-book or per-catalog.
Can I use my own map for the World Map?
Yes. Upload any map image — hand-drawn, AI-generated, real-world atlas — or start from a blank grid. Then drag any place entry onto the canvas. Positions persist with the entry, so you keep one source of truth for the geography of your story.
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