Getting Started with Scribeist
Everything you need to get up and running with Scribeist.
How to create an account
Learn how to create your Scribeist account and start writing in minutes. Whether you're drafting blog posts, writing novels, or organizing notes, Scribeist adapts to your creative process.
Create your first workspace
Learn how to create your first workspace on Scribeist to start your writing journey
Importing Your Work
Add your existing writing to Scribeist. Import files, PDFs, or from integrations when creating a new workspace.
Documentation Overview
In-depth guides for Scribeist's features and workflows.
AI Overview
Understanding AI features in Scribeist.
Blog Generation
Generate SEO-optimized blog posts with AI.
Canvas Overview
Visual planning and mind mapping with Canvas.
Editor Overview
Introduction to Scribeist's writing editor.
Exporting Documents
Export your work in multiple formats.
Importing Documents
Import existing documents into Scribeist.
Mythos
Track characters, locations, and world-building for your story.
Organization Overview
Organize documents with board tabs, folders, and Book workspace planning templates.
Research Overview
Collect sources and notes, search evidence with AI, and cite material while you write.
Creating Share Links
Create public share links for your documents.
Site Board Overview
Understand your site's content, topics, links, and SEO health.
Workspaces Overview
Learn what Scribeist workspaces are and how they work.
Writing Analytics
Track your writing progress, streaks, word counts, and goals across all your workspaces.
AI Chat
Chat normally, add exact workspace context, and search across your work when needed.
SEO Tools
Prepare a Scribeist document for search before publishing it.
Canvas Node Types
Understand the nodes available for notes, images, links, AI, Mythos, and timelines.
Markdown & Formatting
Quick reference for formatting text in Scribeist.
Mythos Characters
Track and manage characters in a Fiction Book workspace.
Board Tabs
Understanding board tabs in your workspace.
Using Research
Add sources and notes, find saved evidence, and use it while writing.
Managing Share Links
Edit and delete your share links.
Connecting and Crawling a Site
Connect a public website, index its pages, and keep Site Board current.
Core Features
Features available in every workspace, regardless of type.
AI Writing Assistant
Enhance selected text with AI-powered rewriting and improvements.
Publishing
Publish documents directly from Scribeist to your connected platform.
Exporting Canvas
Export canvases as PNG images.
Editor Toolbar
Understanding the editor toolbar and formatting options.
Mythos Locations
Track places and settings in your Book workspace.
Planning Templates
Start a Book workspace planning document from a guided story structure, diagram, or blank note.
Research Library
Add, organize, read, search, and export sources and notes.
Share Modes
Understanding combined and separate share modes.
SEO Health and Page Audits
Use Site Board to find site-wide and page-level SEO issues.
Workspace Settings
Customize your workspace appearance, author details, and workspace preferences.
Voice Match
Create writing and speaker styles from your own guide or an AI analysis.
Connecting Publishing Platforms
Connect the services you use to publish from Scribeist.
Images & Links
How to insert and manage images and links in your documents.
Other Mythos Entities
Track organizations, lore, items, events, and custom entities.
Folders
Organize documents with folders in your workspace.
Citations and References
Insert linked citations, maintain a reference list, and choose a citation style.
Book Workspace
Long-form fiction and non-fiction with planning, research, Mythos, and reading tools.
BYOK and AI Providers
How BYOK works in Scribeist, which providers are supported, and what changes between BYOK and standard plans.
Footnotes
Add, edit, remove, and export numbered notes from a document.
Entity Relationships
Create hierarchies and connections between Mythos entities.
Folder Overview
See a folder as a board of cards, reorder it, track progress, and read it straight through.
Using Research in Blogs
Incorporate research into AI-generated blog posts.
Blog Workspace
SEO tools, readability analysis, and publishing for content creators.
Hosted Provider Connections
Connect OpenRouter, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic, or Mistral.
Version History
Track changes and restore previous versions of your documents.
Mythos Color Coding
Visually track entities with color highlighting in your text.
Document Statuses
Mark where each document is in your process, customize your statuses, and export by status.
General Workspace
A clean, distraction-free writing environment for notes and everyday writing.
Local Providers
How to connect Ollama and LM Studio in Scribeist.
Mythos Mentions
How Mythos tracks entity appearances in your manuscript.
Moving Documents
Move documents between folders and board tabs.
Organizing Your Workspace Dashboard
Use folders, pinning, search, and ordering to organize your projects.
Custom AI Assistants
Control your AI model, thinking, instructions, language, and context—and inspect the prompt before you use it.
Right-Click Menu
Quick actions with the right-click context menu.
Workspace Templates
Start new projects from a ready-made structure, or save your own workspace as a template.
Mythos Timelines
Plan story chronology, connect events, and view them on a custom calendar.
Trash
Restore and manage deleted documents, folders, and canvases.
Billing & Subscriptions
Understand everything related to your Scribeist subscription, payment management, and common billing questions.
AppSumo Lifetime License
Activate and manage your Scribeist AppSumo license.
Free Trial
Learn how Scribeist's 7-day free trial works and what happens when it ends.
Managing Your Subscription
Upgrade, downgrade, cancel your plan, and manage billing details.
Plans & Pricing
Compare Free, Hobby, Pro, BYOK, and AppSumo access.
AI Usage & Credits
Learn how managed AI usage renews, how BYOK differs, and how AppSumo credits work.
