A beautiful, distraction-free word tracker for novel writers. Track your daily writing progress, visualize your journey, and stay motivated to reach your goals.
- Multiple Projects - Track progress across different writing projects with custom icons
- Visual Progress - Interactive chart showing your progress vs. target trajectory
- Smart Statistics - Daily averages, streaks, projected completion dates, and more
- Global Statistics - See your entire writing journey across all projects
- Flexible Units - Track words, pages, or chapters - whatever works for you
- Custom Backgrounds - Personalize each project with colors or images
- Motivational Messages - Encouraging prompts based on your writing trends
- Dark Mode - Easy on the eyes during late-night writing sessions
- Local-First - Your data stays on your machine, with optional cloud sync
- Multi-Language - Available in English and French
- Auto-Updates - Seamless updates without re-downloading the app
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Choose from multiple icons, set your target in words/pages/chapters, and customize the background.
- Download
MaPlume.Setup.x.x.x.exefrom the latest release - Run the installer
- MaPlume will be available in your Start Menu
- Download
MaPlume-x.x.x-universal.dmgfrom the latest release - Open the DMG file
- Drag MaPlume to your Applications folder
- Important: MaPlume is not signed with an Apple Developer certificate. You'll need to allow it in System Preferences. See the detailed macOS installation guide | Guide en français
Why isn't it signed? Apple charges $99/year for a Developer certificate. Help us remove this barrier by sponsoring the project.
- Download
MaPlume-x.x.x.AppImagefrom the latest release - Make it executable:
chmod +x MaPlume-x.x.x.AppImage
- Run it:
./MaPlume-x.x.x.AppImage
To add MaPlume to your application menu:
# Create desktop entry
cat > ~/.local/share/applications/maplume.desktop << EOF
[Desktop Entry]
Name=MaPlume
Exec=/path/to/MaPlume.AppImage
Icon=maplume
Type=Application
Categories=Office;WordProcessor;
EOFMaPlume automatically checks for updates and will notify you when a new version is available. Updates are lightweight (~400KB) and install seamlessly without re-downloading the entire app.
MaPlume stores your data locally in a folder you choose during first launch. This makes it easy to:
- Back up your data
- Sync via cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, etc.)
- Move your data between machines
- Node.js 20+
- npm
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Start development server
npm run dev# Build for production
npm run build
# Create distributable for your platform
npm run dist
# Or build for a specific platform
npm run dist:win # Windows
npm run dist:mac # macOS
npm run dist:linux # LinuxContributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
MIT License - see LICENSE for details.
If MaPlume helps you in your writing journey, consider sponsoring the project ☕
Made with ❤️ for writers everywhere

