Fable is a collaborative document editor powered by voice. You write together with your team, give voice instructions to an AI editor, and watch edits stream in live. It’s built for writing teams, game writers, narrative designers, and anyone who builds stories together.

How does voice editing work?

Press the record button and speak naturally. Say things like ‘make the opening more dramatic’ or ‘add a section covering the budget breakdown.’ Your instruction is sent to our servers, which forward it to the AI to make targeted edits to your document in real time.

What data is sent to the AI?

When you give a voice instruction, the transcribed text of your instruction and your current document are sent to our servers, which forward them to the AI for editing. Your content is not stored after the edit is complete.

Can multiple people edit at the same time?

Yes. Fable supports real-time collaboration — everyone sees changes as they happen. You can invite collaborators as owners, editors, or viewers. Viewers can leave voice suggestions that editors can accept or reject.

How does the AI editor work?

When you give a voice instruction, Fable’s AI reads your full document, understands your intent, and streams targeted edits in real time. It preserves your tone and style, explains every change, and you see exactly what was modified with diff highlights.

What platforms does Fable support?

Fable is a native desktop application available for macOS and Windows. It’s fast and lightweight, with an internet connection required for AI editing and document sync.

How does pricing work?

Fable has a free Writer plan with 25 voice edits per month — enough to try it out. The Pro plan is $20/month for unlimited edits, unlimited projects, and real-time collaboration. Each additional collaborator is $10/month. Every edit shows its cost in the history timeline so there are never surprises.

Settings & Appearance

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Settings Overview

Open Settings from the sidebar icon (or press Cmd+, / Ctrl+,). You'll find seven pages:

Profile — manage your display name and account details
About — app version and info
Appearance — choose your theme
Notifications — control what alerts you receive
Hotkeys — view all keyboard shortcuts
Permissions — test and grant microphone access
Billing — view your credits and subscription (see Billing & Credits)

Themes & Appearance

Fable ships with two beautiful themes designed for long writing sessions:

Inkwell (light) — warm cream backgrounds and deep indigo ink. Feels like writing on parchment with a fountain pen. Soft, organic, and easy on the eyes.
Midnight (dark) — deep blue-ink backgrounds with warm gold accents. Feels like writing by candlelight. Rich and immersive for late-night sessions.

You can switch between light, dark, or system-matched in Settings > Appearance. The editor uses Lora, a literary serif font, while the rest of the interface uses Inter for clean readability.

Notifications

Fable has two layers of notifications:

In-app toasts — real-time feedback inside Fable for recording state, edit completion, and errors
Desktop notifications — native OS notifications for collaboration events

In Settings > Notifications, you can control which events trigger notifications:

Collaborator editing — someone starts editing a document you're working on
Edit completed — AI finishes applying changes
New version — a collaborator creates a new version of a shared document
Project invitation — someone invites you to collaborate

A master toggle lets you turn desktop notifications on or off entirely. Notification preferences are stored in your account and persist across sessions.

Permissions

Since voice editing requires microphone access, the Permissions settings page lets you test your microphone and grant access if needed. If you're having trouble recording, this is the first place to check.