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Roadmap

Keely is being built in three phases, each one solid before the next begins. Here's where things stand.

Timeline

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March-June 2026

Phase 1 — The Generator ✅ Nearly Complete

Turn plain text files into a living, dual-pane reader site.

  • ✔︎ Core file format designed (characters, places, groups, scenes)
  • ✔︎ Static site generator built and working Dual-pane reading experience (prose + clickable wiki, side by side)
  • ✔︎ Wiki entry pages for characters, places, and groups
  • ✔︎ Through-line navigation (follow a single POV or story thread)
  • ✔︎ Content warnings and reader preference controls
  • ✔︎ Image and portrait support
  • ✔︎ Full documentation and open-source release on GitHub
  • â—‹ keely-app.com website — Ongoing; docs, changelog, and blog sections still to come
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July-present 2026

Phase 2 — The Editor App 🚧 In Progress

A friendly desktop app so authors never have to touch a file or a terminal.

  • â—‹ keely-app.com website — Ongoing; docs, changelog, and blog sections still to come
  • ✔︎ App foundation (Tauri + React) built and running
  • ✔︎ Create and manage projects and stories from the app
  • ✔︎ Full character, place, and group editors
  • ✔︎ Custom entity types (define your own kinds of wiki pages)
  • ✔︎ Browse and organize a story's scene structure
  • â—‹ Scene prose editor (currently basic; rich Markdown coming)
  • â—‹ Wiki-link autocomplete while writing
  • â—‹ Image upload and management
  • â—‹ One-click publish and preview
  • â—‹ Auto-save version history
  • â—‹ Packaged installers for Mac, Windows, and Linux
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late 2026

Phase 3 — Reader Features 📋 Planned

Give published stories the tools to build and support an audience.

  • â—‹ Comments and reader annotations
  • â—‹ Email subscriptions and new-chapter notifications
  • â—‹ Paywalled/tiered chapter access
  • â—‹ Privacy-respecting reading analytics
  • â—‹ Hosted version (no self-hosting required)

Take Keely for a Walk!

See what serialized fiction can feel like

Open the live demo, or grab the template and make it yours!