Pricing
One payment. Complete ownership.
No subscriptions, no cloud accounts, no recurring charges. $49 and it's yours — including every update we ship, forever.
Own it. Forever.
RedThread Studio
$49
one-time purchase
- All features, now and with every future update
- Native macOS — built on Rust, not Electron
- Your data lives in a local SQLite file — no cloud, no account
- Unlimited stories, characters, and worlds
- No subscription, no recurring fees
- Free updates, forever
Requires macOS 13 Ventura or later
No subscriptions. No cloud lock-in. One payment, yours forever.
Why we don't do subscriptions.
Writing tools should serve writers, not extract revenue from them. Your story database is yours — it lives in a local SQLite file on your Mac, never on our servers. We earn your payment once, and we earn your trust every day after.
Price$49 one-time$12–20/month
Data locationYour Mac, local SQLiteTheir servers
Future updatesIncluded, foreverRequires active subscription
Account requiredNoYes
Works offlineAlwaysDepends
Export your dataIt's already yoursIf they let you
RedThreadTypical SaaS
Common questions
30-day money-back guarantee.
Not what you expected? Email us within 30 days for a full refund, no questions asked.
Explore all features first →