Houdini iOS

Houdini is a local-first iPhone app for writers.

It helps capture ideas, catalogue them intentionally, organize characters and chapters, support structured writing, and visualize relationships through maps.

Core philosophy

• OTC by default
• Creative by invitation
• Cataloguing by command

Current status

Early development.

Planned core features

• local project database
• project selector
• OTC / Creative conversation modes
• strict command-based cataloguing
• character breakdowns
• chapter breakdowns
• content editor
• character relationship maps
• backup and export
• optional voice responses

Tech stack

• Swift
• SwiftUI
• SwiftData

Branches

• main for stable code
• dev for active development

Roadmap

See docs/MILESTONE_PLAN.md.

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