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About StoryCAD
Our mission is to provide a free open-source resource for writers of all levels who struggle with the complexity of plotted fiction.
StoryCAD is an editor for fiction outlines from which writers can quickly create working drafts. It uses best-practice techniques and offers hundreds of suggestions for better stories. Put simply StoryCAD is CAD for fiction writers.
The elements StoryCAD works with are the elements of good fiction: realistic three
dimensional characters who are engaged in meaningful and gripping problems, dramatic
and suspenseful plots, and settings that appeal to the senses.
Built With
UNO Framework is the UI Framework for StoryCAD and is open-source
Windows Community Toolkit is available under the MIT License.
elmah.io is a commercial cloud-based error logging and uptime monitor service.
elmah.io graciously provides a free subscription to public repository open source project and we are grateful for their support.
NRtfTree is available under the GNU GPL V3 License. We maintain our asynchronous IO fork in a separate repository.
Scrivener is a commercial writing application widely used by novelists, screenwriters, playwrights, and short fiction writers.
StoryCAD contains a feature that inserts StoryCAD reports into a Scrivener project using their Scrivener 3 File Formatting Specification API.
Getting Started
StoryCAD is a duck with its feet in two ponds: the user community of writers and the community of developers.
For writers
If you are (or want to be) a fiction writer, welcome! StoryCAD is for you. An introduction to StoryCAD for users is the User Documentation.
Our YouTube videos will help you learn more about StoryCAD.
You're welcome to try the software for yourself (it's free!)
You can find complete documentation in the User Manual, which also serves as online help for the program.
For Developers
If you're a developer, welcome! A good starting place is to learn what StoryCAD is about, using the same User Documentation.
Strictly from the code side, take a look at the for developers section.
Usage
You can learn more about StoryCAD from our YouTube videos.
See the open issues for a complete list of proposed features and known bugs.
Contributing
If you would like to join the StoryCAD community and help improve the software, here are some ways to Contribute.
Copyright & License
StoryCAD and StoryCADLib use the GNU GPLv3 license.
See the LICENSE.TXT file in this directory.
Additional permissions under GPLv3 section 7 are provided in
ADDITIONAL-LICENSE-PERMISSIONS.TXT, including:
- permission to combine the Program with the proprietary “Collaborator” module
distributed by StoryCAD Foundation; and
- permission for StoryCAD Foundation to distribute compiled StoryCAD builds
via the Apple App Store under the conditions stated in that file.
The “Collaborator” module is proprietary and licensed separately.
Privacy Policy
Our privacy policy is here.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful beyond words for those who have helped bring StoryCAD back to life as free and open-source software. Some have contributed time, others have contributed ideas, and others have inspired the project.
We are most grateful for all of them especially those who toil in the arena:
Acknowledgements.
