Mythistorima

Mythistorima is a local desktop writing workspace for novel authors. The current implementation in this repository is * Phase 1 - Usable Novel Workspace MVP*: a Nuxt 4 + Tauri 2 + Rust + SQLite + Tiptap application for local-first novel drafting, worldbuilding, notes, search, export, backup and theme customization.

Current Phase 1 Capabilities

• Nuxt 4 frontend with Nuxt UI / Tailwind paper-style interface.
• Tauri 2 desktop shell with Rust command/service/db layered architecture.
• SQLite local database with versioned migrations.
• Project creation, recent project list, editing, delete confirmation and project dashboard.
• Novel document tree with volume / chapter / scene hierarchy.
• Document create, rename, delete, move up/down and status updates.
• Tiptap rich text editor with autosave.
• Paragraph IDs for paragraph-level anchors.
• Current-document find and replace.
• Focus mode.
• Writing timer, today writing stats and current document targets.
• Setting cards for characters, locations and concepts.
• @ setting references in the editor with hover previews.
• Automatic extraction of setting references on save.
• Creative notes: memo, todo, foreshadow, issue and idea.
• Notes can bind to projects, documents and paragraphs.
• Search workspace for documents, setting cards and notes.
• Search index rebuild.
• Export to TXT / Markdown / HTML / project package.
• Import TXT / Markdown / HTML as new chapters.
• Manual, startup and scheduled local SQLite backups.
• Paper / light / dark themes.
• Font family, font size, line height, page width and autosave interval settings.
• Language setting foundation for zh-CN and en.
• Shared empty states and error banners.

Environment Requirements

• Bun
• Rust stable
• System dependencies required by Tauri 2

Install Dependencies

bun install

Development Launch

Standard Nuxt dev server:

bun run dev

Tauri desktop dev mode:

bun run tauri:dev

Build

bun run generate
bun run tauri:build

src-tauri/tauri.conf.json is configured with:

• devUrl: http://localhost:3000
• beforeDevCommand: bun run dev
• beforeBuildCommand: bun run generate
• frontendDist: ../dist

Database Location

Phase 1 uses a single SQLite database:

AppData/Mythistorima/mythistorima.sqlite

The actual path can be viewed on the home screen status.

Phase 1 Acceptance Path

Launch Mythistorima
→ Create a new project
→ Open the project dashboard and edit title / author / description / targets
→ Create a volume, chapters and scenes
→ Write rich text in the editor
→ Use find / replace and focus mode
→ Create character / location / concept cards
→ Insert a setting card in the editor with @
→ Hover the setting reference and see its preview
→ Add a memo / todo / foreshadow note to a document or paragraph
→ Search body text, cards and notes
→ Export TXT / Markdown / HTML
→ Export a project package
→ Import TXT / Markdown / HTML as a chapter
→ Create a manual backup and confirm startup/scheduled backup behavior
→ Switch themes and editor settings
→ Close and reopen the app
→ Confirm project, documents, cards, notes, references and settings persist

Verification

bun install
bun run typecheck
cd src-tauri
cargo check
cd ..
bun run tauri:dev