Stories,
told in stills.
Stilltale is a tool for the storytelling that lives between illustration and comics: a sequence of nearly identical stills, with dialogue and small changes. Works export to a single HTML file that anyone can read in a browser — and keep.
macOS / Windows · every creation feature is free
Create, distribute, and it stays
A creation tool that is also a distribution format.
The still-story form
Nearly the same picture, with a changed mouth, a shifted gaze, a new line of dialogue. Lighter than comics, more eloquent than an art book — built in a one-row-per-page editor.
One HTML file
Exports are self-contained HTML. Readers need no app, no server, no account. Sell it on your storefront or send it by mail — as is.
Travels the world
The viewer speaks 14 languages, with per-work language switching and localized author credits. One file reaches readers everywhere.
Three steps to publish
Draw in the tools you already use. Stilltale handles the assembly and the delivery.
Draw
Import artwork from Clip Studio, Procreate, or anywhere else, layer by layer.
Assemble
One row per page. Swap layer variants and dialogue in a spreadsheet-like editor.
Distribute
One export button, one HTML file. Publish it wherever you like.
Built to stay in your hands
A tool for unpublished manuscripts should be clear about where your data lives.
- Local-first
- Your manuscripts never leave your machine. No cloud storage, no sign-up.
- No telemetry
- Zero usage data collected. Update checks are anonymous.
- No lock-in
- The exported HTML is just a file. Even without Stilltale, your work stays readable.
Pricing
Creating and reading are free for everyone. You pay only to publish under your own name.
Free
$0
Every creation feature and HTML export. A small “Created with Stilltale” note appears at the end of each work.
Pro
One-time purchase · TBD
Remove the notice and publish under your name alone, with distribution features like a custom viewer title and favicon.