The Best 55 Scrivener Alternatives

  • True Novelist icon

    True Novelist

    Writing a novel is a large undertaking. True Novelist was created to make the process as easy as possible for authors.

    Free Web

  • FreeWriter icon

    FreeWriter

    A full featured novel writing suite with unique features to help organize ideas and reporting.

    Freemium Windows

  • Pagefour icon

    Pagefour

    Windows software for novelists and creative writers. A tabbed word processor, outliner, and organizer all in one.

    Commercial Windows

  • Novlr icon

    Novlr

    Online word processor and organizer for novel writing. Includes detailed, novel-specific statistics, chapter reorganization, and the ability to export your novel.

    Commercial Web

  • The Novel Factory icon

    The Novel Factory

    The Novel Factory is software specifically designed to help in every aspect of novel writing, from conception to publication.

    Commercial Windows

  • Wordcradle icon

    Wordcradle

    Wordcradle is a free online writing software with export functionality. It provides a place to privately store your stories, organize chapters, set writing deadlines, create characters, store research, and plan out your novels.

    Free Web

  • StoryMill icon

    StoryMill

    Storymill is a creative writing tool geared towards book writers; although, it could easily be used for other big creative writing projects, like scripts.

    Commercial Mac OS X

  • Novelize icon

    Novelize

    Novelize is an online novel writing app designed to keep authors on track. It can be used on any device.

    Commercial Web

  • Angel Writer icon

    Angel Writer

    Angel Writer is a free text editor allowing you to create impressive documents that contain formatted text, graphics and tables. You can learn how to work with Angel...

    Free Windows

  • Storyline Creator icon

    Storyline Creator

    Storyline Creator is an elegant tool to write stories ranging from short stories to novels.

    Freemium Mac OS X Windows Web

  • Nulis icon

    Nulis

    Tree editor for writers, makes outlining your stories and articles easy, fun, and convenient.

    Free Open Source Windows Linux Web Mac

  • Writing Outliner icon

    Writing Outliner

    Writing Outliner is an outliner that's seamlessly integrated with MS Word. The most important concept of Writing Outliner is project-based writing.

    Commercial Windows Microsoft Office Word

  • Typely icon

    Typely

    Typely is precise. Existing tools for improving prose raise so many false alarms that their advice cannot be trusted. Instead, the writer must carefully consider whether to accept or reject each change.

    Free Web

  • SSuite NoteBook Editor icon

    SSuite NoteBook Editor

    SSuite NoteBook Editor is a free portable text editor that has all the functionality to start you on writing that important novel, short-story or article, with enough...

    Free Windows

  • Celframe Office Write icon

    Celframe Office Write

    Celframe doesn't skimp on the features for its word processor Write. This office software application has nearly every tool you need in a word processor and has a...

    Commercial Mac OS X Windows Linux

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    Manuscripts

    Manuscripts helps you get started on the right track. The app understands the format you need when submitting to your target journal. It can even warn you of missing...

    Freemium Mac OS X