Long manuscripts stay coherent. AI stays in its lane.

Palim is a professional macOS workbench for authors who keep revising after the story gets large: manuscript-first editing, reviewable AI suggestions, route exploration, old-draft intake, recovery, and export evidence in one local-first workspace.

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Apple Silicon macOS Beta 0.1.0-beta.2 is available for internal 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 wait for your decision. The manuscript remains the canonical surface.

Revision suggestion Pending

Original line stays in the manuscript.

Candidate rewrite waits for author review.

Decision gate

Accept, defer, or compare before anything touches the chapter.

Product-faithful reconstruction of the Palim workbench. Sample project content only.

BETA.01 / DOWNLOAD

Apple Silicon macOS

The 0.1.0-beta.2 DMG is published on the official update domain and verified against the staged release checksum.

BETA.02 / UPDATES

Signed updater feed

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

BETA.03 / SALES

Buying closed

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

BETA.04 / TRUST

Low-cost Beta trust boundary

Developer ID signing and notarization are deferred; the site states the expected Gatekeeper friction clearly.

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 becomes canon, with visible diffs and receipt-style 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 distraction-free writing surface tuned for book-length chapters, CJK/Latin prose, autosave, local history, and comfortable reading width.

Writing assistant with memory

Attach selected drafts, character briefs, world-building notes, and context to writing tasks without leaking credentials or losing your focus.

Revision workbench (Preview → Commit)

AI suggestions are presented as interactive diff comparisons. Nothing changes in your manuscript until you explicitly apply them.

Story branches and routes

Explore alternate subplots, 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 licenses are open for early registration.

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

Explore the core writing environment and bring your own connection keys or local models. Help shape the product with your feedback.

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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.

Buying closed

Planned Founders

Founders window

$19 / ¥58 early bird

Planned early purchase window for Beta testers. Secure a lifetime license at a discount and join our permanent gratitude directory.

Optional Palim AI subscriptions and managed Research tasks will be open after verification. Direct-first local AI configurations remain free.

0.1.0-beta.2 release evidence for Apple Silicon macOS

This build is prepared for controlled internal testing. The installer, updater feed, checksums, and release notes are published on the official update domain.

Version 0.1.0-beta.2

macOS installer Palim_0.1.0-beta.2_aarch64.dmg

Installer SHA-256 4555fe6f1875b2894ed0dc03013f657196cb39f15791d319688a0201daf5f3c3

Updater feed latest.json

Updater artifact Palim.app.tar.gz

Updater SHA-256 20be2499f4f4173ad8e1f388f842ae80eaa51d2945200033ce27ea1ae00665a3

Release notes release-notes.txt

This build is intended for controlled internal testing and Beta evaluation; keep independent backups of important projects.
Apple Developer ID signing and notarization are intentionally deferred for low-cost Beta; macOS may show Gatekeeper or quarantine prompts.
Do not send manuscripts, connection keys, passwords, or full local paths when reporting installation or update issues.
Each internal test build uses a higher beta version so the in-app updater can verify the full download and install path.

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

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