Bibliarch Notes
A visual note-taking app for people who think in pictures
Put your notes on a board instead of in a list. Move them around, connect them, and see your whole project at once. Bibliarch Notes is free and runs in your browser.
Why take notes on a board?
Some ideas don’t fit in a straight line. A story has characters who know each other, places they’ve been, and events that depend on other events. On a board, all of that can sit side by side, and you can see how it fits together.
When something changes, you drag it somewhere else. You don’t have to rewrite a document to reorganize it.
What you can put on a board
- Text and sticky notesLong notes or quick thoughts.
- CharactersEach one gets a card that opens into their own profile board.
- Locations and eventsKeep track of where and when things happen.
- FoldersA folder opens into another board, so big projects stay tidy.
- Lists and tablesFor timelines, cast lists, or anything with rows.
- Relationship mapsShow who is connected to who, and how.
- ImagesAdd reference pictures and mood boards.
- Lines and arrowsDraw connections between cards.
Who it’s for
- Novelists and fanfiction writers planning plot and cast
- People with original characters who want them all in one place
- Worldbuilders and game masters keeping track of places, factions and history
- Anyone who likes seeing notes spread out, like index cards on a table
You can start from a blank board or from the ready-made Story planner, which already has sections for characters, plot and worldbuilding. When you’re ready to write the real thing, Bibliarch Books is the other half of the site.
Common questions
- Is Bibliarch Notes free?
- Yes. Bibliarch Notes is free to use. You only need an account so your boards are saved.
- What makes it different from a regular notes app?
- Regular notes apps give you a list of pages. Bibliarch Notes gives you a board, so you can place notes next to each other, connect them, and see a whole project at once. It also has card types made for stories, like characters, locations, events and relationship maps.
- Can I use it for things other than fiction?
- Yes. Text cards, sticky notes, lists, tables, images and folders work for any project. The character and relationship tools are simply there if you want them.
- Can I work on a board with someone else?
- Yes. You can invite people by username or email, or share a link. Each person can be an editor or a viewer, and changes show up live. A story can have up to 10 collaborators.
- Does it work on a phone?
- Yes. It runs in your phone’s browser, with pinch to zoom and touch controls for moving cards. There is no app to install.
- Can I get my notes out again?
- Yes. You can export a story’s notes as a text file.