Gingko, a tree-document editor

In plain words

Gingko is a web-based writing tool that organizes content into small cards, allowing writers to structure prose without getting overwhelmed. Users can freely jump between different sections—from overall concepts to specific scenes—and gradually move ideas from raw dumps to organized drafts. The card-based system is designed to reduce writing anxiety and accommodate non-linear working styles across large projects like novels and academic papers.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

" My default place to write : dump ideas, move to structure, flesh em out, rearrange, edit, export." "Very cool web tool for structuring prose. Got me through the third act of the last novel..." "It took away so much of my writing anxiety that it got me through from undergrad to a Ph.D. now." With Gingko Writer this is automatic, because you are always writing in small chunks called "cards". This allows you to tackle larger projects without getting overwhelmed . You may be writing the overall premise, and suddenly get an idea for a specific scene. Jumping around like this is a problem with traditional writing tools. But with Gingko Writer, the big picture, the details, and everything in…from gingkoapp.com

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