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Free
Everything you need to write a book.
$0 / forever
No card. No trial clock.
Start writing free →- The complete editor — nothing is held back
- Up to 3 projects
- Outline with acts, chapters & scenes
- Characters, locations & world-building
- Reference panel and citations
- Goals, streaks & progress tracking
- Real-time collaboration — 1 co-author, 2 editors, 5 alpha readers
- Comments and margin notes
- DOCX, PDF, EPUB & JSON export
- Cover designer with print bleed
- Cross-device sync
- Public writer profile
- 1 GB storage · 10 saved snapshots
Coming soon
Plus
For writers who have outgrown the limits.
$5 / month
Billing isn’t live yet.
Coming soon- Everything in Free, plus room to grow
- Unlimited projects
- 5 GB storage · 150 images per project
- No cap on individual image size
- 100 saved snapshots
- 30 days of change history
- Bigger teams — 3 co-authors, 10 editors, unlimited alpha readers
- Manuscript formatting presets
- Charts, custom tabs & front matter
- Priority support
Coming soon
Pro
For authors publishing on a schedule.
$15 / month
Billing isn’t live yet.
Coming soon- Everything in Plus, without the ceilings
- 30 GB storage · unlimited images
- Unlimited snapshots
- Complete change history, kept forever
- Continuous saving as you type
- Unlimited collaborators of every kind
- Advanced export templates
- AI writing assistant (planned)
- Dedicated support
Every subscription funds the free tier for writers who can’t pay. That’s the whole deal.
Compare
Every plan, side by side
The numbers below are the ones Charc actually enforces — not marketing rounding. Free-tier limits are generous on purpose: a 120,000-word novel is a few megabytes of text.
| Feature | Free | Plus | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writing | |||
| Projects | 3 | ∞ | ∞ |
| Words per project | ∞ | ∞ | ∞ |
| Full prose editor & themes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Outline, characters & world-building | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Goals, streaks & progress | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Storage | |||
| Total storage | 1 GB | 5 GB | 30 GB |
| Images per project | 30 | 150 | ∞ |
| Maximum image size | 5 MB | ∞ | ∞ |
| Collaboration | |||
| Co-authors per project | 1 | 3 | ∞ |
| Editors per project | 2 | 10 | ∞ |
| Alpha readers per project | 5 | ∞ | ∞ |
| Live presence & scene locks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Comments & margin notes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| History & safety | |||
| Saved snapshots | 10 | 100 | ∞ |
| Automatic saves kept | 10 recent | 50 recent | ∞ |
| Automatic saves retained for | 14 days | 60 days | Forever |
| Change history | 7 days | 30 days | Forever |
| Saves while typing | Periodic | Periodic | Continuous |
| Publishing | |||
| DOCX, PDF, EPUB & JSON export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cover designer with print bleed | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manuscript formatting presets | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced export templates | — | — | ✓ |
| Public writer profile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support | |||
| Support | Community | Priority | Dedicated |
Scroll the table sideways to see Plus and Pro →
Questions
Pricing questions
Straight answers about what free means, what happens to your work, and when paid plans arrive.
Is the free plan really free, or is it a trial?
Genuinely free, with no expiration date. You get the complete editor, the outline, characters, collaboration, exports and the cover designer — not a stripped-down preview. The paid plans raise limits; they don’t unlock the app.
Can I buy Plus or Pro today?
Not yet. Charc is in alpha and billing isn’t switched on, so everyone is on the free plan for now. The prices here are what they’ll be when subscriptions open. Nothing you build in the meantime is affected.
What happens to my work if I hit a limit?
Nothing is deleted or locked away. If you reach the project or storage ceiling, Charc stops you from adding more until you free up room or upgrade — but every word you have already written stays exactly where it is, and you can always export all of it.
Can I get my writing out of Charc?
Always, on every plan. Export to DOCX, PDF, EPUB, or JSON whenever you like. Your manuscript is yours, and there is no export paywall — we would rather you stayed because Charc is good than because leaving is painful.
Do my collaborators need to pay?
No. Team limits follow the project owner’s plan, so anyone you invite — co-author, editor or alpha reader — can join and work on your project on their own free account.
What counts against my storage?
Almost entirely images: cover art, character portraits and reference pictures. Prose barely registers — a finished 120,000-word novel is a few megabytes, so 1 GB holds far more writing than most authors will produce.
Will you cancel or refund easily when billing launches?
Yes. Subscriptions will be month to month, cancellable in a click from your account page, and you keep paid features until the period you already paid for runs out. No cancellation calls, no dark patterns.
Is there a student or hardship discount?
The free plan is the answer to that, and it is meant to be complete enough that money never decides whether you finish your book. If it falls short for you once paid plans launch, write to us and we’ll sort something out.