A quiet room to write in. Synced wherever you go.
Sidebars and menus disappear the moment you start typing, and your files sync across your machines while staying right on your hard drive.
brew install --cask aljoshare/bok/bok
Chapter 1: The Harbor Lanterns
The mist was so thick you couldn't see the lantern at the end of the quay until you were close enough to smell the burning whale oil.
Marcus paused before the rusted gate, his breath forming small clouds in the autumn chill. He adjusted the collar of his coat, listening to the water slapping against the pier pilings below.
Behind him, soft footsteps clicked across wet cobblestones. "You're late, Marcus," whispered @Elena, her hood pulled low over her eyes.
Chapter 1: Acoustic Geometries of the Cloister
The medieval cloister was engineered as an architectural instrument for contemplative containment. Unlike the resonant cavern of the monastic church, the quadrangle cloister was constructed to dampen worldly reverberation @conant1959.
Through strict mathematical proportions governing colonnaded walkways and open central garths, master masons created an acoustic threshold separating secular clamor from interior reflection @raposo2014.
Field acoustical measurements demonstrate that porous ashlar limestone actively absorbed mid-range vocal frequencies, strictly enforcing the contemplative silence mandated by the Rule @benedict530.
Write, sync, and publish without the headache
The Writing Room
When you get stuck on a scene or need quick dialogue ideas, pull up the writing room. It reads your current chapter and your character notes alongside you, so suggestions actually fit your world. You can run private local models right on your machine or connect an API key.
Sync between devices
Start typing at your desk, close the lid, and pick up right where you left off on your laptop. You connect your own private GitHub or GitLab repo once, and bók syncs your drafts in the background without making you touch a terminal.
Automated publishing pipelines
Since everything is plain Markdown in Git, you can set up automated builds that turn your chapters into fresh PDFs, EPUBs, or web pages whenever you save. No manual copy-pasting into formatting templates.
Install on macOS, Windows, or Linux
Apple Silicon and Intel (64-bit).
Windows 10 & 11 (64-bit).
AppImage and Debian package (.deb).