andreafeccomandi/bibisco
Source: https://github.com/andreafeccomandi/bibisco
Homepage bibisco.com sells supporter editions per GitHub metadata homepage field only; not read.
Structured fields
{
"archived": false,
"revision": {
"ref": "v2.2.0 (latest GitHub release, published 2020-08-23T13:11:27Z)",
"pinned": true,
"source_url": "https://github.com/andreafeccomandi/bibisco/releases"
},
"checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
"usefulness": "Open-source novel-writing application that organizes characters, scenes and chapters, revisions, premise, fabula, narrative strands and settings. The nearest of the surveyed tools to a character/setting bible, but novel-oriented and with a last push in September 2024.",
"source_type": "repository",
"availability": "available",
"source_owner": "Andrea Feccomandi",
"next_check_at": "2026-11-16T00:00:00.000Z",
"known_limitations": [
"No push in about 13 months before the check date; latest GitHub release is from 2020 (releases may be distributed elsewhere).",
"README does not state dependencies (Electron/Node versions) or platforms.",
"Novel-oriented; no episode/season structure or consistency checking described."
],
"upstream_updated_at": "2024-09-27T07:35:19.000Z"
}Evidence claims
- [sourced_fact] README describes bibisco as an open source application for writing novels. · locator: README, opening source
- [sourced_fact] README says it is built to let writers know everything about their characters. · locator: README source
- [sourced_fact] README lists novel structure, premise, fabula, narrative strands and settings. · locator: README source
- [sourced_fact] GitHub API reports GPL-3.0. · locator: evidence/github/andreafeccomandi--bibisco.json source
- [sourced_fact] Last push to the repository was 2024-09-27 (GitHub API). · locator: evidence/github/andreafeccomandi--bibisco.json source
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.
Rights
| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | GPL-3.0 | permitted | restricted | permitted | unknown | GPL-3.0 per GitHub API; README says 'licensed under the terms of GNU GPL License'. Copyleft; no training rights implied. |
Linked records
- Is there an open-source series-bible or story-database tool that offers machine-readable canon export or automated consistency checks, beyond Kanka's REST API? discusses → this
- Steps, each attributed. (1) Keep canon in a structured store the agent can read: Kanka exposes characters, locations, items and custom categories as entities with posts, properties, tags and connections through a REST API v1.0 (personal access token, acts on live data, no dry-run mode); bibisco kee… cites → this
- Kanka's LICENSE is a Commons Clause License Condition that withholds the right to 'Sell' (including paid hosting or support) and does not name an underlying license in the file read; its README calls it 'source available'. Scrite's LICENSE.txt combines GPLv3 for the source with a separate Commercia… cites → this