Our customers made these suggestions for improving Dabble. Suggestions for improving Dabble.
Character templates
I want to add character templates or profiles.
Timeline Feature
I would love to be able to add one or multiple timelines, so that I can track not only certain events in my story, but also track the timeline of the underlying ...
Images in Story Notes
It would be create to add images to story notes for locations, characters, etc.
Comments in the text
I want to be able to add comments to my manuscript like I can with Google Docs
Export to Google Docs
I want to be able to export to Google Docs.
Family Trees
I would love to be able to add a family tree for each of my characters in my story notes.
Timer for Writing Sessions
Having the ability to time yourself for sections of writing and keep track of how much you've written. This is both motivational and extremely useful for getting out ...
More Formatting Options
I would like to have more formatting options to center text and have more control over the output of my manuscript.
Print from Dabble
Print the open document
Undo/redo button
An undo and redo button to return mistakenly deleted work or fix accidents
Add colors to plot points
I want to be able to label and mark plot points with colors.
Save Projects Locally on Hard Drive
I would like the option to store my projects in a folder I select on my hard drive. This could possibly be done instead of (or in addition to) a download only version.
Split Screen
For looking at different sections of a scene at same time. Useful when you want to move paragraphs around or check scene's development without having to scroll and ...
Mind mapping
I would like to arrange my characters or plot points in a mind map like Scapple does.
Version Control
I'm a developer. I love git. I can't help it. The ability to track changes on a scene by scene or page by page level and looking back to see the exact changes is ...
Export and Import Plot & Story Notes
I would like to be able to export and import an entire project, not just export the manuscript. I would like to be able to make and restore my own backups or to share ...
Grammarly support in web app
I want to use grammarly in the web app.
Find and Replace
I would be great if we could find words throughout a project and optionally replace them too.
Done
Track Changes!
It would be amazing to see our edits and revisions. I have always loved this feature cause you can see what you've added over the course of a session.
Also it is ...
Different Writing Formats - Short Story, Theatrical Play, Screenplay
I'd like to write my short stories in Dabble. Eventually, I'd love to switch my screenplays/plays from Final Draft to Dabble as well.
Set word count goals
I would like to set my own word count goals for a scene, chapter, or novel. I would also like to set word count goals for a given time-frame such as a daily goal, or ...
Link Characters to Scenes
This could be an awesome feature for when you introduce a character to your reader or main characters!
Highlighter
I would like to highlight or mark text to come back to later.
Page Numbers
Page numbers, if not in the manuscript itself, down beside the word count.
Thesaurus
in the middle of writing, I need another word, and I think having a list of suggested words would help the flow of writing.
TOC - Table of contents
An automatic table of contents for parts and chapters (which I use as individual short stories in a collection) with compability of automatic page numbering when ...
typewriter sounds
the typewriter sounds (like those found in calmlywriter.com/online) really help me focus and get into a rhythm and the absence of them in dabble has made me less ...
Export to epub
I want to export to epub for publishing
Deeper Project Structuring
As a writer of series and/or multiple stories in the same world I'd like the ability to keep all my books together with my world notes etc without having a clutter of ...
Co-authoring
I would like to be able to co-author a novel with someone else.
Project Templates
I want project templates like Scrivener provides
Add functionality to create multiple note cards per scene in Scene Notes panel
While I'm writing a scene, I keep wanting to add more notes to the Scene Notes without having to open the modal. As a visual person, I feel like it would be more ...
Auto-Capitalization at the Beginning of Sentences
It would be wonderful to have auto capitalization at the beginning of each sentence. It makes it much easier to just write and not worry about editing.
Import Options
I would like to import an existing novel from Google Docs or Scrivener.
Mark Scenes as Draft or Complete
When working on a project, I would like a way to quickly visually identify which scenes have been finished and which scenes are still in progress. Ideally, they would ...
Font Colors
I would like to change text colors as a way to label sections of text for coming back to later to change.
Export to Kindle
I want to be able to export to ebook and kindle store.
Insert images
It'd be awesome if we could insert illustrations into our texts.
Dedication, Acknowledgments, and About the Author Pages
Have the ability to insert an assigned page for your dedication, acknowledgments, and your "About The Author" statement/picture
Add scenes to plot grid
I want to add the scene list to the plot grid after I've already created it.
Strike-through Formatting
I would like to use strike-through to indicate deleted sections or words without reducing my overall word count until I am ready to edit.
Desktop-only Version
I would like a 1-time purchase desktop only version of Dabble. I am not interested in a web version or storing my novel in the cloud.
Night Mode
I would like a night mode that is easier on the eyes when writing in low light or the dark.
Done
Book Layout View
I'd like to see and edit my manuscript as it would look in a physical book to get an idea of how many pages I'm at.
Linking within Dabble
Awesome to link to sections within your project so you know where you're referencing/where to follow up.
Project Sorting
The master project page just lists all the projects that have been entered. A method to sort these projects, either grouping similar projects or just the option to ...