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easy-writing (易创) is a free, open-source, local-first desktop app for writing web novels, combining a chapter editor, word-count tracking, and optional AI-assisted writing and ranking-trend tools.
easy-writing (易创) is a free, open-source, local-first desktop app for writing web novels, combining a chapter editor, word-count tracking, and optional AI-assisted writing and ranking-trend tools.Is this a desktop app or something I use in a browser?It's a native desktop app built with Tauri 2, Vue 3 and TypeScript; a browser-based preview exists for development but it only stores data in IndexedDB/localStorage and lacks the crawler and some system features.
It's a native desktop app built with Tauri 2, Vue 3 and TypeScript; a browser-based preview exists for development but it only stores data in IndexedDB/localStorage and lacks the crawler and some system features.How do I install and start writing?Download the macOS .dmg or Windows .exe from the Releases page, open it, create a new work via '新建作品' and start writing immediately — the core writing features need no configuration.
Download the macOS .dmg or Windows .exe from the Releases page, open it, create a new work via '新建作品' and start writing immediately — the core writing features need no configuration.Do I need to bring my own AI API key?Yes, AI features use a BYOK model: configure DeepSeek, Qwen, Zhipu, Kimi, OpenAI or any OpenAI-compatible provider under '模型管理', or point it at a local Ollama/LM Studio server and leave the key blank.
Yes, AI features use a BYOK model: configure DeepSeek, Qwen, Zhipu, Kimi, OpenAI or any OpenAI-compatible provider under '模型管理', or point it at a local Ollama/LM Studio server and leave the key blank.Any install pitfalls on macOS or Windows?The macOS build isn't Apple-notarized, so you may see '已损坏/无法验证开发者' on first open — run 'xattr -cr /Applications/易创.app' in Terminal to fix it; Windows SmartScreen may also warn and needs 'more info → run anyway'.
The macOS build isn't Apple-notarized, so you may see '已损坏/无法验证开发者' on first open — run 'xattr -cr /Applications/易创.app' in Terminal to fix it; Windows SmartScreen may also warn and needs 'more info → run anyway'.What does the built-in ranking/trend feature do?A desktop-only crawler scrapes 80+ web-novel platform charts (起点, 番茄, 七猫 and others) using your own network, keeps all data local, and offers trend analysis, tag-trend views, CSV export and AI interpretation.
A desktop-only crawler scrapes 80+ web-novel platform charts (起点, 番茄, 七猫 and others) using your own network, keeps all data local, and offers trend analysis, tag-trend views, CSV export and AI interpretation.What AI writing tools come built in?There's inline AI polish/expand/correct on selected text, streaming chapter continuation with ghost-text autocomplete, a chat-style AI advisor for plot/character/setting discussion, and a one-click workflow that goes from idea to outline, setting and auto-generated chapters.
There's inline AI polish/expand/correct on selected text, streaming chapter continuation with ghost-text autocomplete, a chat-style AI advisor for plot/character/setting discussion, and a one-click workflow that goes from idea to outline, setting and auto-generated chapters.Why does outline generation fail or stall with reasoning models like DeepSeek V4?Thinking-capable models burn part of their output budget on reasoning; turning off thinking mode (fastest for structured tasks) or raising max output tokens above 32768 fixes the slow/failed outline generation.
Thinking-capable models burn part of their output budget on reasoning; turning off thinking mode (fastest for structured tasks) or raising max output tokens above 32768 fixes the slow/failed outline generation.What are similar projects?AI-drama-pound, oh-story-claudecode, oh-story-dsh, neo, solomd, HeliosGen, openless, tolaria
AI-drama-pound, oh-story-claudecode, oh-story-dsh, neo, solomd, HeliosGen, openless, tolariaWhich topics is it in?novel-writing, creative-writing, ai-writing, writing-tools, text-editor, vue3, byok, offline-first, tauri, openai-compatible, agpl, vue
novel-writing, creative-writing, ai-writing, writing-tools, text-editor, vue3, byok, offline-first, tauri, openai-compatible, agpl, vue