Desktop appWriting and editing

vela

Write long-form fiction with local AI, RAG, and structured workflows.

Stars
458
Forks
122
License
GPL-3.0
Updated
Updated Jul 14, 2026

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Project overview

Vela is a cross-platform desktop IDE for novelists and web-fiction authors who want more structure than a chat box. It combines outlining, chapter drafting, rewriting, and automated review with a local RAG knowledge base that can retrieve characters, settings, and prior context during long projects. Writers can bring keys for providers such as OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, or DeepSeek, or connect local models through Ollama and similar runtimes. Project data and retrieval stay on the user's machine, making it suited to privacy-conscious, continuity-heavy fiction work.

Repository facts

Primary language
TypeScript
License
GPL-3.0
Repository updated
Jul 14, 2026
Default branch
main

Resource types

Desktop app

Use cases

Writing and editing

Operating systems

LinuxmacOSWindows

Runtime

DesktopLocal

Protocols & integrations

Model Context Protocol

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