No subscription. No account. Panelogue is local-first — the free version is a real writing app, and the license is a one-time purchase that lives on your machine and stays yours.
The free version keeps the whole writing experience. The license adds the planning suite and the exports you hand to an artist, an editor, or a publisher.
| Feature | Free | Panelogue |
|---|---|---|
| Writing & formatting | ||
| Comic-aware editor, automatic formatting | Included | Included |
| Automatic page & panel numbering | Included | Included |
| Projects | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Page Health scoring | Included | Included |
| Script import | Included | Included |
| Planning & world-building | ||
| Story Board Plan the book visually, page by page | Not included | Included |
| Story Arc See pacing and beats across the whole issue | Not included | Included |
| Cast & World Building | Not included | Included |
| Editor review | ||
| Share a review link Your editor comments in the browser — no account needed on their end | 1 active · 14 days | Unlimited · persistent |
| Review history & comment sync-back | Not included | Included |
| Export & handoff | ||
| Writer-script PDF | Included | Included |
| Every export format & role exports Artist, letterer and editor cuts of the same script | Not included | Included |
| World Bible & PDF themes | Not included | Included |
Early access opens in waves — join the waitlist to be invited first, at the founding price.
Panelogue is local-first. There’s no login, no cloud folder you have to trust, and no server holding your script. Your work sits on your machine, in files you own.
One payment, no renewal. Your license includes free updates within version 1 and installs on up to three of your own machines. A future version 2 would be an optional paid upgrade — never a forced one.
No automated portal and no rigid stopwatch. If it isn’t working out, email us and we’ll do our best to make it right. Try the free version first — that’s what it’s for. Refund policy.