# Story Architect (Starc)

- id: src_01M569C7PDBFEE9CXRG7NB26P5
- type: source · status: active · revision: 2
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T01, T03 · tags: level:established, screenwriting-software, open-source, task:series-planning, task:script-breakdown
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:23:10.898Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569C7PDBFEE9CXRG7NB26P5

Source: https://github.com/story-apps/starc

Successor of KIT Scenarist per that repo's README.

```json
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  "archived": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Active GPL-3.0 successor to KIT Scenarist: a writing environment for screenplays, novels, stage plays, audio plays and comics; relevant to multi-format story drafting and script databases.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "story-apps",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [
    "README: third-party components and optional modules may have their own license terms; private cloud and commercial-feature submodules are referenced and are not part of the public GPL source."
  ],
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-10-13T09:48:36.000Z"
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] README describes 'A professional writing environment for screenplays, novels, stage plays, audio plays, comic books, and more'. · locator: repository README / metadata · source: https://github.com/story-apps/starc
- [sourced_fact] GitHub reports GPL-3.0; last push 2026-10-13. · locator: LICENSE file · source: https://github.com/story-apps/starc/blob/master/LICENSE
- [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.
- [sourced_fact] README: Story Architect is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. · locator: README, License section · source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/story-apps/starc/master/README.md
- [sourced_fact] README describes the app as an open-source application that helps authors develop a story from the first idea to a production-ready document, covering screenplays, TV series, novels, comic books, stage plays, audio plays, presentations and free-form text. · locator: README introduction · source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/story-apps/starc/master/README.md
- [sourced_fact] README lists outlines, cards, timelines, mind maps, series plans and screenplay breakdowns among its planning tools (relevant to series bibles and T03 breakdowns). · locator: README features · source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/story-apps/starc/master/README.md
- [sourced_fact] README: third-party components and optional modules may have their own license terms; the repository references private cloud and commercial-feature submodules, so the GPL-3.0 label does not describe every module. · locator: README license and build sections · source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/story-apps/starc/master/README.md

Rights:
- code: license=GPL-3.0 hosting=permitted redistribution=restricted modification=permitted training=unknown · GPL-3.0 per GitHub. App license does not govern users' manuscripts or imply training rights. · evidence: https://github.com/story-apps/starc/blob/master/LICENSE

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