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Pick your Studio: Writing / Script / AI Beta Reader
Last updated June 2, 2026 · 4 min read
Slima has three Studios. You don't have to "commit" up front — you land in Writing Studio by default and can switch any time from the top-left Slima logo. This article covers what each one is for.
The three options
Clicking the top-left Slima logo opens the "Switch Studio" menu, listing the three Studios; the one you're in is marked "Current."
Writing Studio
Pick this if you're writing prose-shaped long-form — novels, memoirs, long essays, narrative non-fiction, dissertations.
Menu description: "Create and edit your works."
This is the broadest option and where most writers stay. The UI centres on a Markdown editor with the AI Coach on the right and a file tree on the left.
Script Studio
Pick this if you're writing scenes / dialogue / character entrances — screenplays, TV episodes, short films, Webtoon scripts.
Menu description: "Screenplay writing with AI mentor."
The UI is noticeably different: Scene Board, Character Bible, TW / Hollywood format toggle. If you picked this when you should have been writing a novel, the tools will feel off — just flip back to Writing Studio.
AI Beta Reader
Pick this if you already have a manuscript and what you want is "AI simulates readers, gives feedback" — not a writing environment.
Menu description: "AI-powered reading feedback and suggestions."
You're not writing here, you're testing. The manuscript can come from a Writing Studio book or be imported from Word / Markdown.
See: The 3 Studios + Slima MCP
Not sure?
Stay in Writing Studio. It covers most long-form scenarios, including the "I'll write a script later but right now I'm writing a novel" case.
You can change any time — the Studio Switcher (top-left Slima logo) flips instantly.
What's shared vs what isn't
| Shared across all Studios | Studio-specific |
|---|---|
| Account / subscription / credits | Books (Writing vs Script books are separate) |
| AI model preferences | UI layout |
| Global shortcuts | Toolbar tools |
| Motivation system / Streak / writing tree | Each Studio's unique panels |
Writer identity, streak, and the tree are shared across all Studios. Writing 800 words in Writing Studio + 200 in Script Studio = the streak day's progress is 1,000.