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World Anvil
World Anvil helps writers and tabletop RPG players create, organize, publish, and manage fictional worlds and campaigns.
World Anvil is a web-based worldbuilding platform for organizing lore, characters, locations, factions, timelines, maps, and campaign information. Users can cross-link articles, collaborate with players or co-authors, and publish selected content for readers.
It also includes interactive maps, family trees, diplomacy webs, RPG campaign tools, statblocks, whiteboards, calendars, notebooks, and integrated novel-writing software. A free Freeman tier is available; advanced privacy, customization, professional publishing, and API features require paid membership.
Features
- Create linked articles for characters, places, factions, items, and other world elements
- Build interactive maps with markers, layers, labels, and linked articles
- Organize historical events with timelines, chronicles, and fantasy calendars
- Manage RPG campaigns, sessions, statblocks, and player characters
- Create family trees, diplomacy webs, content trees, and organization charts
- Write manuscripts with integrated novel-writing software
- Customize worlds with themes, CSS, custom templates, and access controls
- Access API keys and user API tokens on eligible tiers
Use cases
- Build a reference wiki for a novel or fictional setting
- Track lore, NPCs, locations, and plot details for a tabletop campaign
- Share selected world content with players, readers, or subscribers
- Map relationships between characters, factions, countries, or organizations
- Plan histories, migrations, wars, and other events on interactive timelines
- Collaborate with co-authors, players, or worldbuilding partners
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Latest updates
- World Anvil News: November 2026
World Anvil updated user profiles and introduced a new way to create worlds.
- October Feature Drop: New Manuscripts & Styling Updates! (1.5)
Manuscripts 1.5 refreshes the UI, and new options let you style your world.
- World Anvil News: October 2026
World Anvil received numerous quality-of-life improvements.
- [UPDATE] Referenced In panel
See which articles have links to the current article in the new UI.
- [UPDATE] Manuscript wordcount
You can now set a word count for your Manuscripts to track your progress and goals.
Pricing
- Starting price
- $7/mo
- Prices checked
- 2026-10-27
MASTER
- $54.00/ year
- $7.00/ month
- 2 GB storage
- 4 co-authors
- 10 subscribers
- Content privacy
- Advert free
- Theming & styling
GRANDMASTER
- $99.00/ year
- $12.00/ month
- 5 GB storage
- 9 co-authors
- 100 subscribers
- Every map feature
- Advanced containers & styling
- Custom article templates
SAGE
- $300.00/ year
- $34.00/ month
- 15 GB storage
- 20 co-authors
- 1,000 subscribers
- White-labeled worlds
- Custom domain
- Mass-access management