Plain-language terms.
This is a desktop app you paid for. You get a perpetual license to use it on devices you own. You don't get to resell it, bundle it into a commercial product, or decompile it for a competing product.
The license
A Novelty Writer license is personal, non-transferable, and for use on devices belonging to one human. You can install it on as many of your own machines as you like.
Updates
One year of version updates is included with purchase. After that, you keep using the version you own. Security patches to purchased versions remain free.
Refunds
If the app doesn't work on your machine within 14 days of purchase, email us and we'll refund you.
No warranty
Software is provided as-is. We're careful about data safety — hidden git, autosave, autocommit — but you should still back up your manuscript.
AI output
The app forwards prompts to providers (OpenRouter, Google, Voyage) via API keys you supply. You own the output. Check whether your publisher or contest has any rules about AI-assisted writing; that's between you and them.
Last updated: April 2026.