World Anvil

Worldbuilding wiki and setting bible for fiction and RPGs

Source codeNot open sourceClosed source, so there are no stars or commit history to show.

LicenceProprietaryFrom the vendor's terms

World Anvil is a web worldbuilding platform with articles, maps, timelines and manuscripts. It has a free tier and paid plans for larger worlds and private content.

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Runs in the browser

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Status	Freemium
Licence	Proprietary
Platforms	Web
Category	Worldbuilding & plotting
Website	worldanvil.com
Source	Not open source

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