Kindling Documentation
Kindling is a free, open-source story outlining and drafting tool for writers. Import your existing outlines from Plottr, Scrivener, Markdown, yWriter, or Longform/Obsidian, then export to DOCX, Scrivener, Markdown, Longform, or EPUB.
Getting Started
Section titled “Getting Started”- Introduction — What Kindling is and how it works
- Installation — Download and install Kindling on macOS, Windows, or Linux
Using Kindling
Section titled “Using Kindling”- Importing Projects — How to import outlines from Plottr, Scrivener, Markdown, yWriter, or Obsidian
- Scene Workflow — Beats, prose, rolling outline, and scene structure
- References — Track characters, locations, and story elements
- Exporting Projects — Export to DOCX, Scrivener, Markdown, Longform, or EPUB
- Sync & Reimport — Keep source-backed projects up to date
- Settings — App and project settings
Contributing
Section titled “Contributing”- Architecture — Codebase overview for contributors