Novelcrafter

Novelcrafter's Layout

A beginners guide to the Novelcrafter interface.

1 min read Last updated Jan 23, 2025

Once you are in a novel, the interfaces have the same overall layout. Key sections in the main Novelcrafter interface

  1. Sidebar: Here you can access the codex, snippets, and chats, and pin these to your workspace. At the bottom you can access our help documentation, edit your prompts, and export your novel. The sync indicator also lives here.
  2. Novel Navigation: Return to your novel library, access your novel settings, and minimize the sidebar
  3. Top Navigation: Access to the Novelcrafter interfaces. For smaller screen sizes, this will appear as a dropdown menu.
  4. Main Panel: The main interface, where most of your work will take place.

The top navigation bar is made up of: Key sections in the top bar in Novelcrafter

  1. Mode: Switch between the plan, write, chat, and review interfaces.
  2. View: Select which view you want for the interface, or which chapter/s to view (in the write mode).
  3. Filters: Search your plan for key words to locate the scenes you are working on easily.
  4. Settings: Access the settings to finetune the appearance of the mode you are working in. These settings are used across all projects.