Epoch Studio press kit
Everything you need to write about Epoch Studio, in one place. Every fact on this page describes the software as it exists today—not a roadmap.
Updated September 16, 2026 · Epoch Works LLC
Fact sheet
ProductEpoch Studio
Developer & publisherEpoch Works LLC
FounderChris Kantz, author of Dancing in the Dark
CategoryWriting and worldbuilding software for authors
PlatformWindows first · macOS and Linux planned
AvailabilityDirect launch in preparation; follow updates at the Launch Desk
Pricing modelBuy once. No subscription.
Launch DeskDirect launch updates at getepochstudio.com/launch
Websitegetepochstudio.com
Social@EpochStudioAI on X · YouTube · Epoch Studio Discord
Press contactsupport@getepochstudio.com
Short description
Epoch Studio is a private, local-first AI writing studio for authors and worldbuilders. Start writing your story or import a manuscript, and Epoch maps its cast, locations, and timeline—then keep writing, illustrate, compose, proof, and export your work. Buy once. No subscription.
Longer description
Epoch Studio turns a manuscript into a connected writing workspace. Authors import a draft or begin with an idea, and Epoch builds a living model of the book: its characters, locations, scenes, relationships, and chronology, each tied back to the passages it came from.
From there the same project carries the work to a finished form. Authors draft and revise with AI that works from the story’s own established context, create character portraits and scene illustrations, compose illustrated pages, proof the layout, design a cover, produce audio, and export—without assembling a pile of disconnected applications. The author decides what the AI may suggest and what becomes part of the book.
Epoch is local-first. It runs downloadable text and image models on supported hardware, and after the initial downloads its core local AI can work offline. Project files stay on the author’s computer; the current desktop release has no hosted AI provider or cloud API-key path, and Epoch does not use manuscripts to train models.
About the founder
Chris Kantz is an author and the founder of Epoch Works LLC. He wrote the 476-page novel Dancing in the Dark and is at work on The Nile’s Redemption, an Egyptian historical fantasy. Epoch Studio grew out of the practical difficulty of keeping a long manuscript coherent across years of revision. He is its developer, its support desk, and the voice in its product tour.
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An honest note on where it is
Epoch Studio is an alpha. Some parts are deeper than people expect and some will break. If a detail on this page matters to your story—a platform, a feature, a date—email and ask. You will get a straight answer from the person who wrote the software.
Press and creator contact
For interviews, review access, or anything missing here, email support@getepochstudio.com. Please mention your outlet or channel.