Your files
A project is one folder on your computer. Your manuscript and lore are all saved in this folder as human-readable files. You can open them in other programs, even without Loreve.
Folder layout
Section titled “Folder layout”| Location | Contents |
|---|---|
project.yaml |
Title, genre, synopsis |
manuscript/ |
Your manuscript. Each episode is one .md file, and volumes are folders inside |
notes/ |
Notes (.md files) |
codex/characters.jsonl |
Characters |
codex/relations.jsonl |
Relationships |
codex/character-fields.json |
Character field settings |
codex/lore-categories.json |
Codex categories |
codex/lore/ |
Codex entries |
codex/world-map.json |
Place positions on the world map |
schedule/ |
Events, serial settings, writing log |
memory/ |
Agent memories |
sessions/ |
Chat history with the agent |
assets/ |
Images such as portraits and maps |
A new project also comes with empty template files such as world.md, glossary.md, and plot.md. Use them or delete them as you like.
What an episode file looks like
Section titled “What an episode file looks like”An episode file has properties at the top and the text below.
---ep: 1status: writing---
Twenty-eight floors above the street, gray clouds pressed down on Yeouido beyond the glass.File names use the number_title format, like 001_The_Deal.md.
Open in other programs
Section titled “Open in other programs”- Episodes and notes (
.md) open in any text editor. - Right-click an item in a list and click Show in file manager to open its folder.
- If you edit a file in another program while Loreve is open, the change shows up in Loreve right away.
Saved outside the project folder
Section titled “Saved outside the project folder”- App settings such as theme, fonts, and shortcuts are saved separately on each computer.
- Custom instructions, Credits, and subscriptions are saved to your account.
- The search index is kept outside the project folder and is rebuilt if it’s deleted.