Codex Cryptica is built to keep your notes private and easy to manage. Explore the tools that help you build your story.
Chat with the AI about your world. Ask questions, brainstorm ideas, or get help writing descriptions directly from your notes.
Navigate your lore through a dynamic, interactive map. See exactly how characters, locations, and events intertwine.
Keep your internal archive in sync with a folder on your machine. This allows you to use external tools like Obsidian to edit your campaign data seamlessly.
Your notes stay on your device. We use local storage for maximum security with no cloud accounts required.
Connect people and locations. Click one item then another to link them together, or right-click two selected items to connect them.
Save art made by the Artificial Intelligence (AI). You can drag any image created by the AI onto an entry to save it as their portrait.
The AI finds new links in your notes and suggests connections you might have missed.
Use the toolbar to quickly Apply Labels to multiple items or Merge duplicates into a single entry.
Keep secrets hidden. Hide items from your map so players don't see them during a session. Press `P` to toggle the preview.
Change your campaign. Click the folder name at the top to switch to a different story.
Pick years quickly without typing. Click the grid to zoom into specific decades and years.
Safe file loading. If a file import stops, just pick the file again to finish where you left off.
Instantly transform the look and feel of your workspace. Choose from a variety of distinct visual themes—from Ancient Parchment to Sci-Fi Terminal—to perfectly match the genre of your story.
For Advanced Tier users: Instantly generate visuals for your lore. Look for the 'DRAW' button on Oracle responses or in the sidepanel for entities without images. The AI respects your 'Art Style' notes.
Explore the tool with pre-loaded sample data. Any changes you make are transient. Click 'Save as Campaign' in Settings or the Oracle to keep your work.
Prefer a non-AI experience? Enable Lite Mode in Settings to disable all AI features. The Oracle remains available for utility commands like /roll, /create, /connect and /merge.
Our marketing and legal pages are pre-baked as static HTML for instant loading and perfect search engine indexing, while your data remains private and client-side.
Plot your campaign data onto custom geographic or tactical canvases with persistent pins and Fog of War.
Design custom layouts like conspiracy boards or quest flowcharts. Drag entities onto the infinite board, draw visual links with custom themed labels, and navigate via name-based URL slugs. Includes a theme-aware MiniMap for seamless navigation.
Visit our blog for deep dives into data sovereignty and tactical world-building guides. Check out our Comprehensive Help Guide for a full system manual.
Perform polyhedral dice rolls via the /roll command in Oracle chat or using the dedicated Die Roller modal. Click dice icons in quick succession to roll multiple dice at once, and use the reroll button to instantly repeat any previous roll.
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