Features
Nocturne Writer is designed as an integrated, coherent writing environment. The features below are not isolated tools, but parts of a system intended to support long-form work from early notes through finished drafts.
Launcher
Nocturne Writer opens with a simple starting point. From the Launcher, you can return to a recent book, open an existing one, or create something new.
There is no account to sign into and no workspace to configure before you begin. Each book stands on its own, with its own structure and settings, so you can move between projects without carrying unnecessary context with you.
The goal is to let you start where you are, continue where you left off, or begin anew without friction.
An Editor Built for Long-Form Writing
Nocturne Writer provides a focused, Markdown-based editor designed for both sustained writing and short bursts.
The editor supports structured documents, headings, lists, tables, links, images, and inline formatting while staying out of the way once you begin writing. It is fast, predictable, and responsive, even as documents grow longer.
The goal is simple: to give you a place where writing feels continuous, not fragmented by the tool itself.
Writing and Appearance
Writing comfort matters over hours, not minutes.
Nocturne Writer allows you to adjust the workspace to suit how you work, including themes, typography, UI and text spacing, and layout density.
The interface can be scaled to suit different screen sizes and personal comfort, from small laptops to large, high-resolution displays.
Rather than forcing a single aesthetic, the application adapts to your preferences while keeping the overall environment consistent.
Organizing Your Work
Long-form projects involve more than a single document. They grow to include drafts, notes, references, and supporting material.
Nocturne Writer organises writing as projects, with clear structure and predictable behaviour. Documents can be grouped, linked, and tagged, allowing ideas to develop incrementally while remaining connected.
This approach supports both traditional manuscript writing and note-based workflows such as Zettelkasten, where ideas are refined and linked over time rather than written linearly.
The Navigator enables you to quickly
Focus Without Losing Context
Writing comfort matters over hours, not minutes.
Nocturne Writer allows you to adjust the workspace to suit how you work, including themes, typography, spacing, and layout density.
The interface can be scaled to suit different screen sizes and personal comfort, from small laptops to large, high-resolution displays.
Rather than forcing a single aesthetic, the application adapts to your preferences while keeping the overall environment consistent.
Version Control and History
Every draft matters, and so does every revision.
Nocturne Writer integrates version control directly into the writing environment. You decide when to record a snapshot of your work, and you can review or return to earlier versions at any time.
Structural changes such as moving, renaming, or deleting documents are committed automatically so projects remain internally consistent. History stays visible and inspectable, and nothing is rewritten behind the scenes.
The result is safety without friction, built into the place where you write.
Additional Capabilities
Beyond the core workflows shown above, Nocturne Writer includes a range of supporting features designed to scale with larger projects and more complex workflows.
Organization and Knowledge Work
Folder-based project structure
Tags and tag backlinks
Document linking and backlinks
Zettelkasten-style note workflows
Scratchpads and supporting documents
Writing and Editing
Markdown-based editing with rich formatting
Keyboard-driven workflows
Word and character counts
Inline highlights and annotations
Floating and dockable formatting toolbar
Appearance and Preferences
Theme system
Typography and spacing controls
Layout and density settings
Fully scalable User Interface
- Background images in the editor and focus mode
Project and Metadata Management
Document templates
YAML frontmatter and metadata
Multiple books and projects
Per-project configuration
Navigation and Findability
Global search and tag filtering
Quick document switching
Page navigator and outliner