Long manuscripts stay coherent. AI stays in its lane.

Palim is a professional macOS workbench for authors revising book-length projects: manuscript-first editing, reviewable AI suggestions, route exploration, old-draft intake, recovery, and export paths in one local-first workspace.

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Apple Silicon macOS Beta 0.2.0-beta.1 is available for public Beta testing. The installer and update feed are published on the official update domain.

Novel workspace — Chapter 03

Author controlled

Chapter 03: The Gate

The rain had ceased by midnight, leaving the flags of the courtyard dark and gleaming like obsidian. He stood before the stone arch, his fingers tracing the cold glyphs carved into the lintel. Behind him, the camp slept in silence. A single ember pulsated in the ash of the hearth.

He knew that if he crossed the threshold now, the return journey would be written in a language he could no longer speak.

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Chapter collaboration

Suggestions stay pending until you choose what enters the manuscript.

Suggestion Ready

Current line remains in place.

Apple Silicon macOS

The 0.2.0-beta.1 DMG is published on the official update domain and verified against the staged release checksum.

BETA.02 / UPDATES

Signed updater feed

The update feed, artifact signature, checksums, and release notes publish from the official update domain.

BETA.03 / PRICING

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Core prices are visible to set the launch frame; checkout, paid license, and Palim AI subscriptions remain closed.

BETA.04 / TRUST

Beta distribution boundary

The current Beta is not Developer ID signed or notarized; Gatekeeper prompts are documented before download.

WHY PALIM

Built for the point where a long project becomes hard to hold in your head.

Palim turns the messy middle of a book-length project into a controlled workspace: canon, branches, imported material, revision suggestions, sources, and exports each have a place.

01 / Manuscript-first editing

The chapter stays central. Binder, AI Copilot, revision workbench, and support surfaces orbit the manuscript instead of replacing it.

02 / Reviewable AI suggestions

AI can propose, compare, and explain. The author decides what enters the draft, with visible comparisons and activity evidence.

03 / Route exploration

Try a branch before it touches the mainline. Compare route impact, then write back only the pieces that earn their place.

04 / Recovery and export discipline

Version history, diagnostics, preview, print proof, and export paths keep the project usable after major revision rounds.

WHAT IS IN THE WORKBENCH

A complete long-form operating surface.

Immersive manuscript editor

A focused writing surface tuned for book-length chapters, CJK/Latin prose, local history, and comfortable reading width.

Project-aware writing context

Attach selected drafts, character briefs, world-building notes, and context to a writing task while keeping the workspace focused.

Revision workbench

AI suggestions appear as reviewable comparisons. Accepted edits return through the manuscript's normal history.

Route exploration workspace

Explore alternate routes, branch summaries, and write-back decisions safely without risking your mainline draft.

Old draft and material intake

Bring in outside draft files, reference libraries, and Scrivener projects directly as structured, editable project assets.

Preview, proof, and export

Publish structured manuscripts into reader preview, print proof, and standard exports while keeping layout separate from text.

CURRENT COMMERCIAL BOUNDARY

Start writing with the free Beta. Core pricing is shown for launch planning.

Palim Core is free during the public Beta. The prices below represent the planned commercial launch structure; they are not for sale from this Beta site and paid subscriptions are closed for now.

Public Beta

Beta access

Current Beta free

Use the core writing environment while the public Beta is open. Feedback goes through the Beta support path.

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Planned Core

Palim Core license

$39 / ¥98 standard

Planned lifetime Core license for the local workspace, automatic updates, local history, advanced import/export, and user-configured AI workflows.

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Planned Founders

Founders window

$19 / ¥58 early bird

Planned early purchase window for Beta testers after checkout and license support are ready.

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Palim AI subscriptions and managed Research services remain closed until launch readiness is verified. This site does not offer purchase, manual collection, or invite registration.

0.2.0-beta.1 release evidence for Apple Silicon macOS

This public Beta build is available for Apple Silicon macOS. The installer, updater feed, checksums, and release notes are published on the official update domain.

Version 0.2.0-beta.1

macOS installer Palim_0.2.0-beta.1_aarch64.dmg

Installer SHA-256 0ca2d491a1909b269ba145ab81dc586e860dac1c56d1601cc030472ccee37b6a

Updater feed latest.json

Updater artifact Palim.app.tar.gz

Updater SHA-256 bbc63e6c11d7da4aa0ce902902cc84d9b49504202647598d2268cb298a26e4b2

Release notes release-notes.txt

This Beta build is for evaluation; keep independent backups of important projects.
This Beta build is not Developer ID signed or notarized yet; macOS may show Gatekeeper or quarantine prompts.
Do not send manuscripts, service credentials, passwords, or full local paths when reporting installation or update issues.
Older beta builds can update through the app; this page also provides the current installer for fresh installs.

Installation and update issues should be sent to Support Policy; do not send manuscripts, service credentials, passwords, or full local paths.

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