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Michael Kirkland

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University of Edinburgh

As a storyteller and GM, I wasn’t satisfied with the worldbuilding tools out there. Too many of them lock your creativity behind a subscription — if you stop paying, you risk losing access to the world you spent months or years building. ✍️

That’s why I created Chronicler. It’s a free, offline, open-source worldbuilding app designed to feel like a medieval scribe’s notebook — parchment aesthetic, local storage, no logins, no subscriptions. 📜

Pages are written in plain markdown and organized with tags, backlinks, and hierarchies, making it easy to weave your world together as it grows. Whether you’re building a magical fantasy setting or a sprawling sci-fi epic, Chronicler lets you shape your world your way — without ever giving up control. 🏰

It’s a focused tool for the heart of storytelling: writing, connecting ideas, and exploring the depth of your imagination. 🧙

Featured work

  1. mak-kirkland/chronicler

    Chronicler is a free desktop app for note-takers, storytellers, researchers, and creative minds. It saves your notes as plain Markdown files on your computer — no subscriptions, no logins, and no i…

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