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What shipped, what we are building now, what comes next, and what we won't build. Updated with each release.

October 2026

Shipped in 1.1

  1. An example projectPride and Prejudice, set up with chapters, notes and characters to try things on.Shipped
  2. Forget or trash a projectTake it off Home, or move its folder to the Trash.Shipped
  3. Lost your key?Ask again and it goes to the address you paid with.Shipped
Now

Moving from Scrivener

  1. Open a Scrivener projectBinder, synopses, labels, notes and comments. Your .scriv is never changed.Now
  2. Import a Word manuscriptSplit into chapters and scenes, with a preview first.Now
  3. Notes for every documentBeside each scene, and one for the whole project.Now
  4. Split and mergeSplit at the cursor or merge scenes, with a snapshot first.Now
Now

Writing every day

  1. A daily word targetA quiet bar beside the word count. No streaks, and you can hide it.Now
  2. A deadline that does the mathsPick the days you write; Bakspace works out today's number.Now
  3. Words written per dayA small record of the last month, which you can export.Now
Next

Ready to publish

  1. Print-ready PDFTrim sizes and margins that KDP and IngramSpark accept.Next
  2. Front and back matterTitle page, copyright, dedication, about the author.Next
  3. Ebook cover and languageSo the stores take it first time.Next
  4. Chapter stylesA few good looks for ebook and print. Pick one, see it, done.Next
  5. Preview before exportThe first chapter as it will look, before you save.Next
Next

Revising

  1. Two documents side by sideA character sheet or an earlier chapter open while you write.Next
  2. Send to an editorOut as Word, back with their changes, each in the right scene.Next
  3. Replace across the projectRename a character everywhere at once.Next
  4. Plot gridScenes against plotlines or point-of-view characters.Next
  5. OutlinerEvery scene as a row: synopsis, label, status, words.Next
Not planned

What we won't build

  1. AI that writes for youYour words stay yours. Nothing is sent anywhere to be read or rewritten.No
  2. An account or our own cloudA project is a folder. Sync it with whatever you already use.No
  3. A maze of compile settingsA handful of presets that work.No
  4. Streaks and guiltMissing a day is not a failure, and the app will never say so.No

Nothing here has a date on it. Things move between Now and Next as we learn.
Something missing? Write to hello@bakspace.app.