Why reliability is a feature
Autosave, version history, backups and export aren't details — they're the foundation of trust in a tool.
A manuscript takes years. When authors talk about their writing software, the same fear comes up again and again: losing text, or hitting a sync conflict after which nobody knows which version is right.
That’s why reliability in Norwid is a system requirement for version 1, not an improvement for later.
What this means in practice
- Core work happens locally and offline.
- Autosave: there’s no Save button, and the status is always visible.
- Version history: auto versions, named versions, and safety versions made before risky actions.
- Compare and restore a single scene or the whole book.
- Backups to a folder you choose, including a cloud folder.
- Full export to Markdown, DOCX, EPUB and PDF.
The cutting rule
If time runs short, we cut the breadth of secondary features — never the reliability of your text, recovery, sync and export.