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The Inkwell editor is free forever. Quill, your AI writing partner, runs on credits. This guide explains how credits work, how to try Quill free, and how to keep using it.

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How Credits Work

One rule, and it’s simple: you only spend credits when Quill answers. A brainstorm, a rewrite, a note, a formatting question — you’re charged only when Quill actually responds. A typical answer costs a few credits; longer or more complex requests cost more. Nothing else costs anything. Credits are not spent when you:
  • ❌ Write, format, or paginate your script
  • ❌ Import or export (PDF, Fountain, FDX)
  • ❌ Type in the Quill panel without sending
  • ❌ Send a request that errors out before Quill answers
There’s nothing to set up or configure — Quill is ready the moment you open the panel. And because the editor is free, you only ever spend credits when you actually get an answer back.

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How to Get Credits

There are no standing free credits — no signup bonus, no monthly free allowance. You get Quill credits one of three ways:

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Try Quill free — the free week

Every new account can start a free week of Quill Pro:
  • 500 credits to spend on Quill
  • 7 days
  • No credit card, nothing to cancel
  • Opt-in — one tap after you sign in
When the week ends, you drop back to the free editor with no Quill credits. Nothing is charged, nothing is deleted, and your scripts are untouched. To keep using Quill, buy a credit pack or subscribe.

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Credit packs — $4.99 for 150

If you’d rather not subscribe, a one-time 150-credit pack is $4.99 — no recurring charge. Pack credits never expire.

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Quill Pro — 10/monthor10/month or 100/year

Quill Pro gives you 500 credits every month for 10/month∗∗,or∗∗10/month**, or **100/year (save $20/year). Credits refresh on your billing date. Pro is the same Quill — just a larger, recurring budget so you never run out mid-draft. Upgrade to Pro in Settings → Account or at inkwell.app/pro.
A user with no active trial or subscription and no credit pack has 0 Quill credits — and the editor still works fully. Credits only gate Quill answers, never your writing.

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Check Your Credit Balance

Your current credit balance is always visible in Inkwell: In the Status Bar (bottom-right corner):
  • Shows your remaining credits
  • Updates in real-time after each answer
In the Quill AI Panel:
  • Credit count appears in the header
  • Click to see detailed usage information

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Buy a Credit Pack

If you run out of credits, you can buy more anytime:
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Open Settings

Go to Inkwell → Settings… (or press Cmd+,)
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Navigate to Account

Click the Account tab.
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Buy Credits

Click Buy Credits. The credit pack is 150 credits for $4.99.
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Complete purchase

Enter payment details and confirm. Credits are added immediately.
Purchased credits never expire and can be used anytime, even months later.

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Monitor Your Usage

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View Credit History

1

Open Settings

Go to Inkwell → Settings… (or press Cmd+,)
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Account Tab

Click Account → Credit History.
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Review usage

See each answer with:
  • Date and time
  • Credits it cost
  • Remaining balance

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Make your credits count

A typical answer costs a few credits, and bigger requests cost more — so the way to stretch credits is simply to ask well: Be specific. A focused question (“rewrite this exchange to feel more like Sorkin”) gets a useful result on the first try, so you don’t spend another round of credits on a clarifying follow-up. Stay in the same thread. Quill remembers the conversation, so a follow-up like “make it darker” builds on what came before instead of starting over. Attach files once. If you attach a script or reference PDF early in a conversation, Quill keeps it for the whole thread — no need to re-attach.

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Credit Deduction Rules

Credits are spent when:
  • ✅ You send a message to Quill and Quill answers (a few credits per answer, more for bigger requests)
Credits are not spent when:
  • ❌ You type in the Quill panel without sending
  • ❌ A request fails or errors before Quill answers
  • ❌ You write, format, import, or export — those are always free
Once Quill answers, the credits for that answer aren’t refundable, even if you don’t love the result. Refine your prompt before sending if you’re not sure what you want.

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Ways to Use Quill at a Glance

The editor itself is free and unlimited on all of the above — credits only ever apply to Quill answers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

A typical answer costs a few credits. Longer or more complex requests — say a full scene rewrite — cost more. You’re only ever charged when Quill actually answers.
No. There’s no signup bonus and no monthly free allowance. The way to try Quill for free is the free week of Quill Pro — 500 credits, 7 days, no card. After that you buy a pack or subscribe.
Quill pauses until you get more credits — buy a $4.99 credit pack or subscribe to Quill Pro. Your scripts and the editor are never affected; you can keep writing, formatting, importing, and exporting for free.
Monthly Quill Pro credits do not roll over — they reset each billing period. Purchased credit packs never expire and carry forward indefinitely.
Credit packs and monthly credits aren’t refundable, but pack credits never expire — you can use them whenever you come back.
Yes. A typical answer costs a few credits, but longer or more complex requests — a full scene rewrite, say — cost more than a quick note. You’re only charged when Quill answers.
The credit for that answer still counts, since Quill did respond. Try refining your prompt for a better result. If an answer was clearly broken, contact support.
No. Credits are tied to your individual Inkwell account and cannot be transferred.

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