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Focus mode
A full‑screen editor with no toolbars, no streaks, and no counters you didn't ask for. Just you and the sentence.
MARGINALIA · A QUIET WRITING STUDIO
Write for the page, not the feed.
Marginalia is a distraction‑free writing studio with archival versioning and literary export — typography that respects your words and gets out of their way.
✓ NO ADS ✓ NO FEEDS ✓ NO ALGORITHMS
FEATURES
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Three tools, kept deliberately small, so the sentence stays the largest thing on the screen.
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Archival versioning
Every draft is kept the way libraries keep books — dated, shelved, and retrievable. Restore any version in a single keystroke.
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Literary export
Publish to PDF or EPUB with real book typography: proper margins, hanging punctuation, and old‑style figures.
PROCESS
Three steps, in order.
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Draft
Open a blank page and write in a room with the noise removed.
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Refine
Compare drafts side by side, keep marginal notes, and restore anything you regret cutting.
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Publish
Export a typeset PDF or EPUB, or share a clean reading link — no platform chrome attached.
READERS & WRITERS
Kind words, kept in ink.
“The first writing tool that treats my drafts as documents rather than data.”
— ELENA MARSH, NOVELIST
“I moved four years of essays over in an afternoon. Nothing broke, and nothing shouted at me.”
— T. OKONKWO, EDITOR
“It feels the way good paper feels — quiet, patient, and slightly proud of you.”
— A. WHITFIELD, HISTORIAN
PRICING
Pay for pages, not promises.
One currency, three shelves. Cancel whenever; keep your words always.
Reader
$0 /month
- 3 active notebooks
- Full annotation tools
- Plain‑text & Markdown export
- Community library access
Writer
$8 /month
- Unlimited notebooks
- Archival version history
- Literary PDF & EPUB export
- Focus mode & night room
- Offline drafts
Publisher
$16 /month
- Everything in Writer
- Custom reading domain
- Co‑editing & shared margins
- Print‑ready files
- Priority support
QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions.
expand_more Do I own my writing?
Yes, entirely. Export everything to plain text at any time; deleting your account deletes your work and nothing else.
expand_more Does Marginalia work offline?
Yes. Drafts are stored locally first and synchronized when you reconnect.
expand_more What can I export to?
Plain text, Markdown, typeset PDF, and EPUB. No lock‑in, ever.
expand_more Can I cancel anytime?
Any time, in two clicks, with your words exported first. No retention emails.
expand_more Can I write with other people?
Publisher plans include co‑editing and shared margins for up to five collaborators per document.
BEGIN
Begin your first draft.
Invitations go out weekly, oldest requests first.