The Storyist File Format

Storyist's file format is based on open standards and is designed to be accessible to a wide variety of tools. The file format documentation lists the various standards used (primarily ODF) and describtes their use in Storyist. Read »

Developing an Importer or Exporter

You can add import or export support for a new file format by providing a plugin. The Storyist plugin architecture is based on the Automator Actions API as described in Apple’s Automator Programming Guide. This means that plugins (actions) written for Storyist can be used in Automator workflows and workflows created by Automator can be used by Storyist. Read »

Developing Text Processing Tools

The text processing tools in the Edit >Tools menu are also based on Automator actions. You can add new text processing tools by providing the appropriate plugin. Read »