Feature Ideas

We can create drafts of the main work, but there's no option to split a single, larger work into chapters (that we can then make drafts of) so that we can work and edit chapter-by-chapter.

Allow writers to manage custom dictionaries to include / exclude specific words from spell check.

I always, always use the same formatting for all my documents. I like my headers a specific, way, I like my body font justified, etc. It would be really nice to have a way to set your personalized default fonts, alignment, preferences so I don't have to reformat all the time.

I (and many writers I know) appreciate having a native PC app. For me, it allows me to work without having reliable internet and push/share changes once I am back online. It also is beneficial to have an app that lives in my toolbar that I can open that doesn't have the option for me to get sidetracked by search windows I'd forgotten about, impulsive whims, etc. It creates a more seamless work experience all around.

✅ Support writing offline 🚧 Support offline navigation 🚧 Support offline merging 🚧 Support offline version history 🚧 Support offline doc / draft creation

A highlighter, both for general highlighting, and a way to share the highlighted text in chat so that collaborators can discuss about said highlighted text.

An interactive board for story plotting. Writers could map out plot threads, characters, worldbuilding details etc. in a visual "whiteboard" tailored specifically for storytelling.

While having a document outline is great, I would like a way to collapse (and expand) the actual text in the document under the headers. I find this to be especially useful on long pieces, as this allows me to focus on the section that I am currently working on by hiding the other sections (but still keeping them readily available to cross-reference via search, as opposed to putting each section in its own document). Furthermore, when I am reviewing/proofreading, being able to break it up and keep track of where I am by collapsing/expanding each section as I review it makes the process much easier for me than scrolling through unending walls of text.

An option to share a document with another user with strictly commenting permissions rather than commenting and editing permissions would be awesome.

I searched, and found a lot of people requesting offline modes for Ellipsus - that's related, but not identical to, what I want. What I want is an option to opt out of cloud storage entirely. A fully offline program (or webapp) that allows me to control my own data, store my own drafts locally, and only let them come into contact with the internet when I'm ready for them to. Less Gdocs, more Microsoft Word in 1995. I'm oldschool. I never used Google Docs, I like my writing to be stored locally on my own machine and only backed up elsewhere if I choose to, I do not enjoy cloud storage, and I especially don't want my writing stored in cloud storage. It makes me self-conscious as I write, knowing it's not technically entirely private. A lot of what I write is really cringe and self-indulgent, I'm a fanfic author. The mandatory use of a cloud sync storage mode is currently a dealbreaker for me on Ellipsus, even though I love a lot of its other features (the export-for-ao3 option...) and my current program of choice is in the midst of integrating AI. Ellipsus devs, please consider a version of Ellipsus that offers local, rather than cloud, storage.

Hi Ellipsis team, I think it would be a great option to enable the ability to set a password. I find it a little arduous having to log in with a code sent to my email every time. This is the best writing software I have used for my needs so it would be great to see this feature added. Keep up the good work!

I primarily write in the Google Docs App on mobile/tablet, so that’s the kind of experience I’d be looking for in a substitute.I write almost every day and collaborate frequently with an editor and would really like to find an alternative to google.I was hoping this would be it, but without a robust mobile option, I just don’t know if this will be the best fit.

When presented with the merge screen with many differences, it may be useful to have a ✅ / ❌ interface (like gdocs) to accept or refuse specific changes

I know there are probably some super annoying text styling and API issues, but a huge hurdle for transitioning existing projects (especially for those of us hoping to move all of our work out of AI farms) is manually migrating. The ability to at least import docs would be amazing.

This is useful for longer docs, especially on mobile, but I would love to not have to scroll from the very beginning every time I open up a document, but instead have a button to scroll to the bottom, or just automatically be where I last left off. It's kind of annoying to have to go back to where I was if I change apps or close the screen for a bit.