Meet Ungated — the IDE for writers
A calm, powerful workspace where drafting, worldbuilding, and structure live together. Write faster, connect ideas, and keep your universe coherent — without leaving your flow.
The IDE built with writers in mind
Ungated combines drafting, structure, and worldbuilding into one seamless environment so you never break creative flow.
- Write at the speed of thought in a fast, keyboard-first editor with multi-cursor editing, project-wide search, and distraction-free focus.
- Real-time feedback on grammar, style, pacing, readability, and clarity — far beyond traditional spellcheck.
- Synopses, tags, notes, and structured links connect chapters, plot points, and character arcs automatically.
Build worlds, not folders
Every part of your story becomes a connected component, helping you understand relationships and narrative structure at scale.
- Model scenes, characters, locations, factions, and story elements as interconnected components that evolve with your project.
- Track plot threads and arcs visually while keeping drafts and structure perfectly synchronized.
- Switch instantly to an immersive book-like view with customizable typography and distraction-free feedback sharing.
Your story becomes a living system
Ungated understands relationships between characters, locations, and narrative elements — so complexity never turns into chaos.
- Explore characters, factions, locations, and story elements through a structured interface that reveals connections instantly.
- See who appears where, what influences what, and how narrative threads evolve across your entire project.
- Jump across linked ideas and discover hidden connections through bidirectional linking and contextual references.
Plan, track, and evolve your story
Ungated brings project-level clarity to creative writing with dashboards designed for complex storytelling.
- Design timelines, arcs, and narrative threads visually while drafts stay perfectly synchronized.
- Manage tasks, notes, revisions, and milestones from a unified workspace inspired by modern development tools.
- Experiment freely, track changes over time, and restore earlier story states without losing progress.
Everything you expect from an IDE — reimagined for writers
Ungated gives writers the same power developers expect from an IDE — without sacrificing calm or creativity.
Markdown First
Clean Markdown with tables, callouts, and footnotes for long-form writing.
Backlinking & Knowledge Web
Bidirectional links connect ideas into a living story graph.
Versioning
Track revisions, restore instantly, and experiment safely with branching drafts.
Collaboration Ready
Comments, shared previews, and collaborative workflows for editors and beta readers.
Research & Encyclopedia
Store references, quotes, and world lore alongside your writing.
Goals & Insights
Word targets, streak tracking, and readability insights help maintain momentum.
Built by writers, for writers
Designed to protect creative flow
Ungated focuses on calm productivity — powerful tools without creative friction.
Ungated feels like the first writing tool that actually understands long-form storytelling. Everything connects naturally.
Early Beta Writer
Fantasy Author
The component system changed how I plan stories. Characters, locations, and plots finally live in one place.
Indie Novelist
Sci-Fi Writer
Local-first writing with IDE-level power is exactly what writers have been missing.
Worldbuilder
RPG Creator
Stay in flow. Build without limits.
Your words stay yours. Local-first projects, offline work, and full control — with powerful tools when you need them.