Local-first AI writing assistant with story structure + chatbot + image prompt support.
- You are the author in the driver seat: your story is your story, and the AI is a creative partner (from brainstorm buddy to ghostwriter-style assistant) that supports your voice and choices.
- Join the community: r/AugmentedQuill
AugmentedQuill is a project-based writing environment for short stories, novels, and series. It combines a familiar three-panel writing interface (story structure + editor + AI chat) with AI tools that understand your story's context:
- AI writing tools — extend, rewrite, and suggest prose in the editor using your story's own context (chapters, summary, style tags).
- AI chat assistant — brainstorm, delegate prose, and manage your project (chapters, Sourcebook, metadata) through conversation.
- Sourcebook — keep characters, places, lore, and rules consistent; the AI uses the same canon on every call.
- Story structure — chapters, books, scenes, conflicts, and summaries keep long-form work organized.
- Image prompts — manage reference art and generate optimized image prompts from your project's style.
- Open source & free — AugmentedQuill is open source (GPLv3). There is no subscription, account, or usage fee.
- Runs on your machine — the app never runs in the cloud. Your projects, chapters, and Sourcebook stay in local folders on your own machine.
- AI is your choice — connect a local LLM (
llama.cpp/Ollama) for zero running cost and full privacy, or optionally connect a cloud API (OpenAI, Claude, Google, DeepSeek, OpenRouter) if you prefer — a cloud provider is never required.
- Install — download a ready-to-run build from the Releases page, use Docker, or build from source. The full Installation Guide walks through every method.
- Connect an LLM provider — AugmentedQuill does not bundle an AI server. Point it at a local
llama.cpp/Ollama endpoint (free and private) or, if you choose, a cloud OpenAI-compatible API (OpenAI, Claude, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, OpenRouter) under Settings → Machine Settings. - Start writing — create a project (or let the Writing Partner do it for you) and talk to the AI chat.
- User manual — the complete guide is in
docs/user_manual/. Start with Getting Started and the Tutorial: Writing Your First Story. - Installation Guide —
INSTALL.md - Developer Guide —
DEVELOPMENT.md(setup, commands, architecture entry points) - Technical deep dives —
docs/ARCHITECTURE.mdanddocs/ORGANIZATION.md - Contributing —
CONTRIBUTING.md
AugmentedQuill is a local-first, single-user application with no built-in authentication. Do not expose it to the public internet without adding your own reverse proxy and access control. See the Getting Started and Troubleshooting & FAQ chapters for details.
- r/AugmentedQuill — join the community
- Report bugs and request features via GitHub Issues
AugmentedQuill is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.