open source • self hosted • yours
Keely
The Serialization Solution for Authors
A static-site studio for publishing serialized fiction with a living, clickable wiki. Built in the open, one chapter at a time!
The Vision
Authors: Protect your data and your stories! Your words live as plain, portable files on your own computer/server. Portable, archival, yours to keep long after any tool is done. And fully customizable!
Readers: A fully immersive experience with all the metadata readers want… or don’t want! It also gives readers a dual-pane experience: prose on one side, a living wiki on the other, every character place clickable in the text.
Why authors choose Keely
Three promises, kept
Built for the way serialized fiction actually works.
The reader experience
Dual-pane reader with a live wiki
Prose left, a living wiki right. Names of characters and places are clickable throughout — readers roam your world without losing their place in the story.
Your content, your files
Your files on your device, no lock-in
Everything you write is plain, human-readable text on your own machine. Open it anywhere, move it to any tool, archive it forever. The files are the source of truth; Keely is optional.
Made for serialization
Built for writers and readers of serialized fiction
Through-line navigation that keeps long stories coherent, content warnings handled with care, POV filtering so readers follow exactly the thread they came for, story and scene level author notes, and more.
The road ahead
Coming Soon to Keely
This beta has momentum! Here’s what’s next:
I
The Roadmap
A public, living plan so you can see where Keely is headed, and weigh in on ideas/features.
II
Full Documentation
Two tracks: one for authors who never want to touch the backend, and one for power users. Current documentation is at the Github repo!
III
Desktop Editor App
Write and publish easily from a local app that YOU control! Based on the model of Obsidian, this app will be powerful, flexible, and customizable!
IV
Rich Reader Features
Reading tools on your live site, from bookmarks to commenting to exclusive content. Build YOUR reader community YOUR way!
Take Keely for a Walk!
See what serialized fiction can feel like
Open the live demo, or grab the template and make it yours!