Redstrings
Detective boards for stories, worlds, research, and AI-assisted visual thinking
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Brian MillotView profile
Overview
BUILD THE BOARD YOU NEED
• Plan a story across characters, scenes, clues, and reveals
• Keep factions, places, events, and lore connected while a world grows
• Break a dense idea or system into parts and name how they affect one another
• Map research, evidence, people, and competing claims
• Let a supported AI client add or update cards through the MCP server in Pro, then inspect the result on the board
FREE MAPPING TOOLS
• Unlimited boards, cards, and strings
• Seven built-in card types: Person, Team, Artifact, Process, Place, Event, and Note
• Free-text labels, direction, notes, sources, and Confirmed, Suspected, or Uncertain confidence on strings
• Search, filters, keyboard navigation, decorations, and undo/redo
• Export a project, a PNG image, or a Markdown report
• Dark theme
LOCAL FILES, NO REDSTRINGS ACCOUNT
Boards live in files on your Mac. Redstrings has no cloud account and no cloud sync. The app works offline except when you choose an online AI feature.
PRO: $19.99, ONE TIME
• Four extra themes: Cork Board, Midnight, Noir, and Blueprint
• Custom card types, icons, and colors
• Custom relationship types
• Gemini analysis with your own API key and saved reports
• MCP server for supported AI clients
Redstrings in a Nutshell
Who is it for?
Storytellers, researchers, and world-builders who want offline, flexible mapping tools for complex ideas
Problem
Users often struggle to connect characters, events, and evidence across dense narratives or research projects. They need a persistent, visual way to map relationships without relying on cloud accounts or ongoing sync, while still enabling AI assistance when desired.
Solution
Redstrings provides free mapping tools to create unlimited boards, cards, and strings offline, with flexible card types and relationship labels. It supports AI-assisted updates via an MCP server when the user chooses, then reflects changes on the board for continuous visualization of connections.
What makes it unique
It runs entirely offline with no required cloud account, yet offers optional AI augmentation through an MCP server. The product emphasizes local files, customizable card and relationship types, and multiple themes, plus export options for projects, images, and reports.
Use Cases
Plan a story across characters
Map clues and reveals
Link factions and lore
Organize research evidence
Visualize competing claims
Export project to Markdown
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