You've never felt more successful while writing.
Your Papyrus 12.
Welcome to the bookshelf of your creations.
When you sit down at your laptop to write, you're eager to take on your author's persona as swiftly as possible.
Your projects now welcome you clad as books.
For the love of your project: The book creation.
Give your project a cover. Fill out the blurb. Choose a genre and create your protagonist, antagonist, and more. You’re perfectly set up to dive into the first page. Don't forget to fill your bookshelf with completed projects too.
Papyrus 12 Editions
Launch offers are available to you if you had a Papyrus Author subscription.
This offer is available until March 31, 2025.
Write beautifully: Pages are just a distraction...
In a writing flow you want to tune everything out. It's all about the text. Now you can even dismiss the page display and create the perfect writing atmosphere for yourself. Your personal backgrounds are saved in the gallery, allowing you to switch them up whenever you want.
A professional layout in one step: your Book Designer.
Create a formatted manuscript in 10 minutes. Whether during writing, or at the end for your publication—make all decisions about your book's appearance. One click applies the design to your entire document.
Fonts to suit every taste. With automatic register accuracy and settings for headings and body text, you can create a book that's as good as any publisher's result.
Choose what you'd like to display in the header and footer. Select from page numbers, author name, titles, and more. Print margins ensure your formatting remains impeccable.
All essential page dimensions are prepared for you, perfect for publications on popular platforms. If you have specific desires, you can set the dimensions yourself, right down to the fraction of an inch.
You know the power of Character Sheets. Take the same creative control for your story's building blocks. Fill chapters, scenes, and events with background information and keep your key details accessible in the text.
Your chapters, scenes, and events now display an icon on the left text margin.
Double-click the icon to fill out the Story Sheets with background info.
Also check out the Organizer: This is where you can flip through all your Story Sheets.
Your narrative arc
Treat your book to Papyrus 12.
This offer is available until March 31, 2025.
How often do you review your pages for final oddities? Now it's easier:
Switch to a 6-page view and back with just one click.
Search – Find – Search – Find!
Write with the comfort of a reliable spell checker. Stay updated with the latest in comma placement, trendy words, and grammar.
The thesaurus is bursting at the seams with fresh alternative expressions.
Look for bars with more red and orange than green and blue!
Flourish your thinking with curves and characters.
Many new templates speed up your plotting. Plan the downfall—or triumph—of your villain. Organize your plot with index cards. If you're crafting the next Game of Thrones, the family tree will be your ally.
That one line that cuts across your otherwise perfect mind map? Worry no more! Smooth it into a gentle curve or an S-shape with new anchoring points.
While plotting you will now see your characters on the Thinkboard. Create new Sheets right there without leaving the canvas.
Certainly you've been eyeing one or another feature for quite some time, but just haven't clicked on it yet. Short interactive videos now show you the first steps. No matter how long you've been with us.
Icons show how the feature can assist you in your writing journey.
In the new Learning section, you can trigger specific tutorials.
Follow the tutorials right as they are playing.
This is Papyrus 12!
Your Book View with an
overview of all attachments.
Focus mode without pages and
with scenic backgrounds.
Story Sheets for chapters,
scenes, and events.
Style Session with a 6-page view
switchable back and forth.
Readability Statistics
detailed per chapter.
Thinkboards with characters
and curved lines.
New project creation with cover,
abstract, genre, etc.
Book Designer for formatting
your manuscript in one step.
Narrative arc labels
and status icons.
Spelling, grammar
and comprehensive thesaurus.
Over 70 new fonts available
for royalty-free use.
Interactive tutorial videos.
This Is Writing in 2025.
This offer is available until March 31, 2025.
