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Kenny Writer Documentation

Kenny Writer is a local-first desktop studio for long-form fiction and non-fiction. Use it to structure chapters in the binder, track plotlines on the timeline, and run optional AI revisions offline or with your own API key.

Kenny Writer workspace showing binder, manuscript editor, info panel, timeline dock, and AI prompt bar

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Get started

Go from install to your first local novel folder in under two minutes.

Workspace & binder

Learn how binder, editor, inspector, timeline, and word goals fit together.

AI & privacy

Run offline models with Ollama or connect your own key with diff review.

What you can do with Kenny Writer

Browse the core guides covering project folders, manuscript formats, continuity tools, and optional AI workflows.

Getting started

Go from download to your first local project folder in under two minutes.

Install Kenny Writer · Create or open a project folder · Write your first chapter

Workspace overview

How the binder, manuscript editor, inspector, and timeline dock work together.

Binder and manuscript tree · Editor, preview, and inspector · Timeline and plotlines

Import and export formats

Bring existing drafts in and compile clean files when you ship.

Importing existing manuscripts · Exporting and compiling · On-disk project layout

AI and privacy

How optional Revise and Agent prompts work offline with Ollama or with your own API keys.

Default: zero Kenny cloud · Offline AI with Ollama · Cloud providers (Bring Your Own Key)

Local files & optional AI

Kenny Writer stores projects as ordinary folders on your machine. Nothing is uploaded to a Kenny cloud, and every writing, timeline, and export feature works with AI completely disabled.

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Product facts

Price, supported OS builds, file formats, and data storage at a glance.

Kenny Writer vs Scrivener

Honest side-by-side comparison of strengths and trade-offs.

Privacy

What stays on your device and how optional cloud providers are handled.