Early access · 50% off // Pricing

Half price now, while we build it in the open.

Inkbound is free to write — download and start with no account or card. Publishing (covers, audiobook, exports) is a one-time license, and during early access founding licenses are 50% off ($64.99) — no subscription, everything works offline. The catch is honest: it's a real, usable studio that's still being finished, so you trade the occasional rough edge for half price and a hand in shaping it. (AI usage is the only extra — pay-as-you-go credits, and a free account includes 50 to start.)

Early access · founding price The license
$64.99 $129.99 at launch one-time · no subscription · yours forever

Buy in during early access and lock in 50% off the launch price — your founding rate, kept for good. In return, you're getting a tool that's still being built, and your bug reports help shape it.

  • Unlocks publishing: interior design, cover lab, ISBN barcodes, and KDP / EPUB / print-PDF export — writing is free for everyone
  • Works fully offline — your manuscript and files stay on your Mac
  • A 14-day publishing trial before you pay — buy only if it earns it
  • Every update free as we build toward 1.0 — installed automatically
How to claim it

Enter code EARLYACCESS at checkout for 50% off — $64.99 instead of $129.99. The price returns to $129.99 when Inkbound leaves early access, but your founding license stays yours.

Download for Mac ↓ Apple Silicon (M1–M3) · macOS 11+ · free to write the moment it opens
AI credits
Pay as you go from $9.99 a pack · not included

The AI Studio runs on credits, and they're not part of the license — so you never pre-pay for AI you might not use.

  • A free account includes 50 credits — try the AI staff before buying any
  • Buy credit packs inside the app, only when you want them
  • Powers the optional AI Studio — co-writer, editors, publishing coach, blurb writer
  • Everything else in Inkbound needs no credits at all
  • No subscription, nothing auto-charged — pay only for what you use
Credit packs are purchased in-app as you go.
What "early access" means

Inkbound is stable enough to take a real book from first draft to publish-ready files today — but it's actively being built, so you'll meet the occasional rough edge. We ship fixes continuously and the app updates itself, so it gets better every week, and founding buyers help steer what comes next. That's the trade: half price now in exchange for buying early and helping us shape it — rather than waiting for 1.0 and paying full price.

In plain terms

Buy Inkbound once and the whole writing-to-publishing toolkit is yours. If you choose to lean on the AI staff, you top up credits as you go — like buying ink only when you're ready to write with it.

// FAQ

Pricing questions.

Is Inkbound a finished product?
No — and we're upfront about that. Inkbound is in active early access: it's stable enough to take a real book from draft to publish-ready files today, but you'll meet the occasional rough edge. It updates itself with fixes continuously, and buying now locks in 50% off plus every update through 1.0, free. Prefer to wait for the finished 1.0? It'll be there — at the full $129.99.
Why buy now instead of waiting?
Two reasons: you pay half ($64.99 vs $129.99), and you get to shape what 1.0 becomes — your bug reports and requests go straight to a two-person studio that ships fixes weekly. The trade-off is that you're using software that's still being finished. If a polished, done product matters more to you than the discount, waiting is completely fair.
Does the license include AI credits?
No. The one-time license unlocks publishing, but AI credits aren't included. The AI Studio runs on credits you buy separately, only as you use them — and a free account includes 50 credits to start.
Do I need AI credits to use Inkbound?
No. Interior formatting, the cover lab, and EPUB & print-PDF export all work fully offline with no credits. Credits power only the optional AI Studio features.
How do AI credits work?
They're pay-as-you-go. Buy a pack inside the app (from $9.99) whenever you want to use the AI Studio, and you only pay for the AI you actually use. No subscription, nothing auto-charged.
Is there a subscription?
No. Inkbound is a one-time purchase. The only optional spending is AI credits — and only if and when you use the AI Studio.
How much do I save by buying during early access?
Half. Writing is free, and the 14-day publishing trial lets you test covers and exports before paying; during early access code EARLYACCESS takes 50% off — $64.99 instead of $129.99. When Inkbound leaves early access the price returns to $129.99, but a founding license bought now stays yours at the early-access rate.
// Start writing

Try it free, then lock in 50%.

Download Inkbound and start writing free. When you're ready to publish, the 14-day trial covers it — then claim your founding license with EARLYACCESS, half price ($64.99) while we're in early access.

Download for Mac ↓ Apple Silicon (M1–M3) · macOS 11+ · Free to write — no account needed