Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
Character Notes is an excellent tool for developing characters for novels and stories. There are five different areas of traits to build on: physical, personality, history, relationships, and character development.
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ghostwriter is a feature-rich text editor using Markdown syntax which makes it suitable for note-taking, document redaction, simple HTML website creation and much more.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- Haiku
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CentslessBooks has thousands of bestselling free Kindle books, changing every day! We have thousands of free Kindle books in dozens of your favorite genres!
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
Ommwriter is a simple text processor that firmly believes in making writing a pleasure once again, reinvindicating the close relationship between writer and paper. The more intimate the relation, the smoother the flow of inspiration.
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.
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The new version of Character Story Planner, planning and building a story cannot be easier with the help with this app. It helps the writer to plan the building of character, relation, group, race, creature, etc with the new template system which let the user fill the...
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
Ideal for long writing projects with flexibility in structure, Scrivener integrates easy project outlines and allows seamless restructuring with drag and drop.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- iPhone
- iPad
- PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac
- Wine
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Write.as lets you write and publish text instantly. Write a note for yourself to read later. Create a standalone article you can quickly broadcast on social media — or publish a full blog.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
- Kindle Fire
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Apple Books is the single destination for all the books you love, and the ones you’re about to. Browse the Book Store, join Oprah’s new Book Club, keep track of what you’ve read and want to read, and listen to enthralling audiobooks. All in one place.
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Wattpad is now the worlds most popular ebook community where readers and writers discover, share and connect. Delivering billions of pages from our library, Wattpad is one of the worlds largest collection of originally-created ebooks.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Organize and read content from RSS feeds into a magazine-like experience, simple sharing options, and seamless access across all devices.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Kindle Fire
- Mozilla Firefox
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Free audiobooks from the public domain, volunteer recorded, open source, and accessible globally, hosted by Internet Archive.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Android Auto
- Apple Car Play
For our users who are experiencing a crash when launching the app after updating to v3.7 from a previous version, please try deleting the app and reinstalling (although doing so will delete any favorited stations and your playlist).
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
NPR One delivers stories and podcasts from NPR and your local public radio through a personalized stream starting with latest headlines and moving through daily curated content.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
Storytel is a digital subscription service that streams audiobooks for your mobile phone. You download an app for your mobile (iPhone and Android) and create a subscription.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- iPad
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired.
The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, it provides free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public.
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Download the official BBC News app for international audiences.
Get the latest world and regional news from the BBC’s global network of more than 2000 journalists. From breaking news, to business, politics, entertainment, technology, the arts and sport, all divided into clear se.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
Medium is a new place on the Internet where people share ideas and stories that are longer than 140 characters and not just for friends. It’s designed for little stories that make your day better and manifestos that change the world.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Oxford University Press website for Academic and Professional Books, Journals, Reference, and Online Products. OUP offers a wide range of scholarly works in all academic disciplines.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
Kobo Books is an application with a large library of eBooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, and children's books, accessible on smartphones or tablets. The app includes a search system for finding books by author, title, topic, or genre.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
See what your friends are reading. Keep track of what you've read and organize your books into virtual bookshelves. Join a book club to discuss your favorite books. A better way to find good books to read!
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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The Kindle app puts millions of books, magazines, newspapers, comics, and manga at your fingertips.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Unlimited access to ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and documents with offline use, community reviews, multiple languages, and unique uploading options.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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Explore a vast library of premium audiobooks with features like chapter navigation and variable narration speed accessible through the companion app.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Apple Watch
- Android Auto
- Apple Car Play
- Android Wear
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Cambridge University Press advances learning, knowledge and research worldwide.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
Condenses over 6,000 nonfiction books and podcasts into concise 15-minute audio and text explainers, featuring expert-led guides and broad topic coverage.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Open-source writing tool with hierarchical outliner, distraction-free editor, character management, plot development, Snowflake method, and writing goal support.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- Flatpak
+5
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- iPhone
- BSD
- iPad
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