Pinery
Mac app for writing, designing, and self-publishing books in Markdown, with an AI co-author named Prose built in.
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Product Overview
What is Pinery?
Pinery is a Mac-only writing studio that takes a manuscript from first draft to finished ePub, PDF, or website. Its distraction-free Markdown editor pairs with a live preview and fully customizable typography, so authors can write and design in one workspace. With Pinery 2.0, the app adds Prose, an AI co-author that drafts chapters in the author's own voice, proposes edits as reviewable diffs, and can even illustrate scenes—while keeping every file as open, portable Markdown that authors fully own.
Key Features
Distraction-Free Markdown Editor
A clean writing surface for drafting manuscripts, with reusable image assets and instant .docx or plain-text import.
Prose, the AI Co-Author
An in-app AI assistant that drafts new chapters in the author's tone, answers questions about the manuscript, and remembers story facts—without ever editing text without approval.
Reviewable AI Edits
Prose's proofreading, rewriting, and line-edit suggestions appear as labeled before/after diffs that can be accepted or rejected individually or in bulk.
Real-Time Design & Preview
Instant, scroll-preserving live preview shows exactly how the book will look, including Kindle e-ink and print pagination simulations.
Custom Typography & Reusable Styles
Full control over fonts, paragraph spacing, colors, and margins, with themes that can be saved and reused across projects.
Multi-Format Export
One-click export to standard ePub 3, high-quality PDF, or clean static HTML for Apple Books, Kindle, Kobo, and the web.
Use Cases
- Novel Writing : Fiction authors can draft, revise, and get AI-assisted continuations and scene illustrations while keeping full creative control.
- Non-Fiction & Technical Books : Writers and technical authors can structure long-form content in Markdown and design professional layouts for publication.
- Self-Publishing to eReaders : Authors can export polished ePub files ready for Apple Books, Amazon KDP, and Kobo without third-party conversion tools.
- Manuscript Editing & Proofreading : Writers can run AI playbooks like line-edit or developmental-edit to get structured, diff-based feedback on their drafts.
- Publishing a Book Website : Authors can turn a finished manuscript into a static website export for sharing or selling directly online.
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