AI that sharpens your writing — not one that writes for you.
Nova edits your Obsidian documents in place. Select text, transform it, move on. Your notes stay yours.
In-place editing • Challenge your own thinking • Local AI supported • Free forever
Get started with Nova in 2 minutes with step-by-step setup
View real workflows from academic, creative, and technical writers
Watch Nova in Action
See how Nova tightens a rough draft — no generation, just better writing
Watch Nova sharpen a rough paragraph in seconds — exactly where you selected it.
The Problem Nova Solves
Other tools generate text and hope you'll use it. Nova edits the text you've already written.
😤 Every Other AI Tool
- Copy text from document
- Paste into separate chat
- Ask AI for suggestions
- Copy AI's response
- Switch back to document
- Hunt for where to paste
- Manually format and fix
- Lose your flow completely
✨ Nova's Direct Editing
- Write your rough draft
- Select a paragraph that needs work
- Right-click → "Improve Writing"
- Watch it tighten in place
- Challenge your arguments with one click
- Undo with Cmd+Z if needed
- Stay in flow, keep writing
- Your voice, refined — not replaced
Why Obsidian Users Love Nova
For writers who want sharper prose — not AI-generated filler.
🔒 Privacy-First Design
Use local AI (Ollama, LM Studio) or connect Claude (Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.5), OpenAI (GPT-5.2, GPT-5 Pro), or Gemini (3 Preview, 2.5 Pro) with your own API keys. No middleman, no data collection.
⚡ Native Integration
Feels like it belongs in Obsidian. Right-click menus, command palette, works seamlessly on mobile.
✍️ Editor, Not Generator
Nova's job is to make YOUR writing better — not to write for you. Select text, refine it, challenge your own arguments. The words stay yours.
Nova Is Just Getting Started
Nova's unique approach to collaborative AI writing opened the door. What comes next builds on that foundation.
Coming to Supernova Supporters
⌨️ Smart Fill
Create templates that complete themselves
Add placeholders anywhere in your document. One command fills them all intelligently, with full awareness of your content. Available now for Supernova supporters.
🎯 Writing Modes
Switch from blog tone to academic instantly
Nova adapts to your writing context automatically—no more manual prompt engineering.
🎨 Style Mirroring
AI that writes like you, not like ChatGPT
Your personality, preserved in code. Every suggestion feels genuinely yours.
🚀 Smart Autocomplete
Finish your thoughts before you finish typing them
Like GitHub Copilot for prose. Think faster, write smoother, maintain perfect flow.
Every new feature starts with Supernova supporters. They get 1-2 months early access to shape these tools before public release.
Ready to support Nova's development?
Choose Your Nova Experience
Nova is free and open source. But if you believe in the future of thoughtful, AI-powered writing, consider upgrading to Supernova.
✨ Nova
Free forever
The core plugin is open source and always will be. Every feature becomes free — supporters just get early access.
- Selection-based editing - AI transforms exactly the text you select, nothing more
- Works with your API keys & local AI
- Direct document editing
- Multi-document context
- Obsidian-native experience
No account. No tracking. No limitations.
🚀 Supernova
$29/year
Your annual pass to Nova's most powerful tools.
- Everything in Nova, plus:
- Early access to cutting-edge features
- Advanced workflow automation tools
- Priority support & development influence
- Vote on Nova's future direction
⭐ Founding Supernova
$79one-time
Lifetime access to all Supernova features:
- Unlock all Supernova features, forever
- Early, exclusive access to new features
- Influence Nova's future roadmap
- Optional credit recognition
- Personalized badge & private founders channels (coming soon)
Limited to first 500 supporters
🔒 Your Thoughts Stay Yours
Nova respects why you chose Obsidian: complete control over your data and privacy.
🏠 Local AI First
Use Ollama or LM Studio — your documents never leave your computer. Perfect for sensitive work, confidential research, or personal writing.
🔑 Your API Keys
Cloud providers use YOUR keys — not ours. Nova stores conversations in your Obsidian vault and syncs them like any other note. We never see or store your data.
Start Writing Better
Join writers who use AI to edit — not to generate.
"I built Nova because I was tired of AI tools that generate slop and call it 'assistance.' I wanted something that makes my writing better — not something that writes for me. That's what Nova does."
— Shawn, Nova creator