List view

Add ability to lock items from being moved or deleted in project tree

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

plannedNote: Feature planned for a later releaseNote: Feature planned for a later release

project managementComponent: Project or Project TreeComponent: Project or Project Tree

Status: Open.

#2186 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· ArchieLinux opened on Jan 12, 2025

Option to disable editing while writing

editorComponent: EditorComponent: Editor

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

plannedNote: Feature planned for a later releaseNote: Feature planned for a later release

Status: Open.

#1721 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· xahodo opened on Feb 29, 2024

Add a recently open documents panel

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

plannedNote: Feature planned for a later releaseNote: Feature planned for a later release

project managementComponent: Project or Project TreeComponent: Project or Project Tree

Status: Open.

#1440 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· vkbo opened on May 7, 2023

Preview multiple documents in one pane

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

plannedNote: Feature planned for a later releaseNote: Feature planned for a later release

writing aidsComponent: Features to help building storiesComponent: Features to help building stories

Status: Open.

#2037 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· Wysardry opened on Oct 1, 2024

Single file format (again)

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

plannedNote: Feature planned for a later releaseNote: Feature planned for a later release

Status: Open.

#977 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· vkbo opened on Jan 25, 2022

Enhanced Focus Mode with Minimalist Interface

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

user interfaceComponent: General user interfaceComponent: General user interface

Status: Open.

#2225 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· metsweet999 opened on Feb 3, 2025

Use txt extension for text documents

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

plannedNote: Feature planned for a later releaseNote: Feature planned for a later release

project managementComponent: Project or Project TreeComponent: Project or Project Tree

Status: Open.

#1964 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· vkbo opened on Jul 5, 2024

Add a text import tool

editorComponent: EditorComponent: Editor

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

Status: Open.

#1980 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· vkbo opened on Jul 16, 2024

Add EPUB format

build toolComponent: Exports or the build toolComponent: Exports or the build tool

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

plannedNote: Feature planned for a later releaseNote: Feature planned for a later release

Status: Open.

#2058 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· vkbo opened on Oct 21, 2024

Add EPUB format

Status: Open (in progress).

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#2283 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· vkbo opened on Apr 5, 2025

Editor "zoom" (view scaling without changing document font size)

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

Status: Open.

#1280 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· 20goto10 opened on Dec 5, 2022

Exclude specific documents within a project from global search?

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

plannedNote: Feature planned for a later releaseNote: Feature planned for a later release

project managementComponent: Project or Project TreeComponent: Project or Project Tree

Status: Open.

#1927 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· ahoythedinghy opened on Jun 13, 2024

Export project

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

plannedNote: Feature planned for a later releaseNote: Feature planned for a later release

project managementComponent: Project or Project TreeComponent: Project or Project Tree

Status: Open.

#1108 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· vkbo opened on Sep 11, 2022

Export documents

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

plannedNote: Feature planned for a later releaseNote: Feature planned for a later release

Status: Open.

#1001 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· vkbo opened on Feb 16, 2022

Search filters

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

project managementComponent: Project or Project TreeComponent: Project or Project Tree

Status: Open.

#2256 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· vkbo opened on Feb 22, 2025

Make Inactive Chapters also Disable their corresponding scenes.

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

Status: Open.

#2188 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· AlanDunaway opened on Jan 14, 2025

Reference list not updated when reference count changes

minor issueIssue: Mostly harmlessIssue: Mostly harmless

project managementComponent: Project or Project TreeComponent: Project or Project Tree

Status: Open.

#2124 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· vkbo opened on Nov 26, 2024

Optional word count for text only (not headings)

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

potential featureEnhancement: May be considered laterEnhancement: May be considered later

Status: Open.

#1109 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· nandoflorestan opened on Sep 11, 2022

Add session word count progress

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

plannedNote: Feature planned for a later releaseNote: Feature planned for a later release

user interfaceComponent: General user interfaceComponent: General user interface

Status: Open.

#2223 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· vkbo opened on Feb 2, 2025

Shift+F3 is stuck in current file

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

Status: Open.

#1451 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· HeyMyian opened on May 28, 2023

Auto-replace on import

editorComponent: EditorComponent: Editor

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

Status: Open.

#2533 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· cakenggt opened on Sep 28, 2025

Create document from selected text

editorComponent: EditorComponent: Editor

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

plannedNote: Feature planned for a later releaseNote: Feature planned for a later release

Status: Open.

#1486 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· vkbo opened on Jul 28, 2023

Split at Cursor into New Document

editorComponent: EditorComponent: Editor

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

plannedNote: Feature planned for a later releaseNote: Feature planned for a later release

Status: Open.

#2571 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· Alok-S-Sharma opened on Oct 30, 2025

Add accessible/tooltip labels for all buttons

accessibilityComponent: GUI accessibilityComponent: GUI accessibility

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

Status: Open.

#2338 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· vkbo opened on May 11, 2025

Right click on reference to edit tagged document

editorComponent: EditorComponent: Editor

enhancementEnhancement: New feature or improvementEnhancement: New feature or improvement

Status: Open.

#2484 In vkbo/novelWriter;

· vkbo opened on Jul 21, 2025