Free templates for documents that link
Each template is a set of short documents that link to each other, with guidance on what to write and an example. Read every page here, download the .zip, open it in any Markdown editor, or import it into Nodary as a map.
Free, no account, no email. Use them, change them, share them.
For any team
Specs, briefs, decisions and designs: the documents a product or project team writes before it builds, and keeps true while it does.
Product requirements document (PRD) template
Free PRD template: six linked Markdown documents for the problem, users, requirements with acceptance criteria, flows, launch metrics and decisions.
6 documentsDownload .zipProject brief template
Free project brief template: four linked Markdown documents for the why, objective and scope, stakeholders and RACI, milestones and budget, risks and decisions.
4 documentsDownload .zipDecision log template with ADRs
Free decision log template with ADRs: a log of numbered decisions, a record template, the decision process, and example records, one superseded by another.
6 documentsDownload .zipTechnical design document template
Free technical design document template: six linked Markdown files for context, architecture, data and APIs, operations, alternatives and risks, with diagrams.
6 documentsDownload .zip
For game teams
What a game studio keeps written down: the design, the art direction, each level, the pitch and the text to translate.
Game design document template
Free game design document template: nine linked Markdown files, from the pitch and pillars to the decision log. Opens anywhere, imports into Nodary.
9 documentsDownload .zipArt bible template
Free art bible template for games: six linked documents for visual pillars, color and light, shape language, characters, environments and production specs.
6 documentsDownload .zipLevel design document template
Free level design document template: five linked documents for one level, its flow and beats, layout and player metrics, encounters, playtests and checklist.
5 documentsDownload .zipGame pitch deck template
Free game pitch deck template: a twelve-slide deck in Markdown, with speaker notes, publisher questions and a one-page summary. Exports to PowerPoint in Nodary.
4 documentsDownload .zipLocalization string table template
Free localization string table template for games: a CSV with keys, context, length limits and five languages, plus a glossary and a translator style guide.
4 documentsDownload .zip
How the templates work
Read before you download
Each template’s page shows every document as written, with its tables and diagrams, and draws the documents as the map they make.
Open them anywhere
The files are Markdown with relative links and Mermaid diagrams, so a folder opens in Obsidian, on GitHub or in any editor. A string table is a CSV file that any spreadsheet opens.
Import them into Nodary as a map
On a project’s map, choose Import, then Folder or ZIP, then Choose a ZIP. The overview arrives with its parts filed under it, the links kept, the diagrams drawn and a CSV turned into a sheet.
The Free plan holds ten documents per workspace, the project’s own page included, so each template fits a new Free workspace. Paid plans have room for as many as you need.
Inside Nodary, 30 more
Nodary also comes with 30 built-in templates in 12 languages, from a product spec and a research note to a playtest plan and a press kit, and you can save any document as a template. The downloads here are the fuller, multi-document versions, written to be read and shared outside Nodary too.
Questions about the templates
Can I use the templates for commercial work?
Yes. Use them, change them and share them for any project, commercial or not, with or without a Nodary account. A mention is welcome, never required.
Why several linked documents instead of one file?
Short pages get read when they matter, each one can have its own owner, and a change touches one page instead of a whole file. The overview links to every part, so nothing is more than one click away.
Which format are they in?
Markdown, with relative links between the files, Markdown tables and Mermaid diagrams. The localization string table also has a CSV file. Nothing depends on one particular tool.
Do I need a Nodary account?
Not to read or download them. To import one into Nodary you need a workspace, and the Free plan is enough: every template fits in it.
Keep your documents where the team works.
Import a template into Nodary and it becomes a map that your team and your AI agents keep current. Free with two members, one project and ten documents, no card needed.