Built to turn your writing into audiobooks and storyboards,
Arqenne is the storyteller's studio.
Four editors. One story.
Documents, screenplay, voice, and storyboard — every kind of writing has its own room, in one project tree.
Explore the editors →
No token limits
The models run on your machine.
Arqenne ships with local models for chat and narration. They run entirely on your Mac — no credits, no per-minute fees, no arbitrary ceilings.
Chat
On-device language model answers questions about your own pages. Ask as much as you want.
Text-to-Speech
Neural voices generate narration locally. Record a whole audiobook without a meter running.
One exception
Cloud Chat (optional, powered by OpenAI) has usage limits set by the provider. Your messages are routed directly — Arqenne never stores or logs your conversations.
Inside Arqenne
Built for the long shape of a project.
Local-first
Your files live on your disk. No lock-in, no cloud requirement, no sync conflicts.
Cited answers
Every AI response points back to the exact paragraph. No hallucinations, only your material.
On-device voices
Neural TTS runs on your Mac. No per-minute pricing, no queue, no internet.
Formats that matter
Markdown, Fountain, and industry-standard screenplay PDF.
Manuscript to audiobook
Drafting, narration, and mastering — in one app, in one file tree.
Yours, privately
No telemetry. No training on your work. Your files stay on your machine.
The workflow
From first line
to finished track.
01
Draft
Write in Markdown, rich text, or Fountain. Keep research and drafts in the same tree.
02
Refine
Ask the chat to tighten a paragraph, find a word, or trace a character across chapters.
03
Record
Assign voices, tune delivery, and generate narration paragraph by paragraph.
04
Ship
Export a manuscript, screenplay PDF, or audiobook master — all from one file.
Try Arqenne.
arqenne v1 · released april 2026 · macOS 12+