writing and planning software to try
Like this appA tailor-made writing application for fiction writers that lets you plan, organize, and write stories and series. You can create story outlines from pre-defined templates, create and manage rich and interesting characters, build immersive fictional worlds and more.
- Novel Authoring Tool
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Like this appThe cornerstone of any writing project. Set the foundation for your writing success with a powerful project management software for authors.
- Story Writing Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Like this appA web-based writing app. It is designed by novelists to have the tools and workflows they need yet be simple to use, and runs on every device (Windows, Mac, phones, etc).
- Paid • Proprietary
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Like this appShaxpir is a word-processor in the cloud, designed for authors of long-form narratives, like novels and memoirs. Designed by writers, Shaxpir offers tools for every stage of the writing process, from brainstorming and outlining to prosecraft and publishing.
- Novel Authoring Tool
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
Like this appOnline story-writing platform. Free for offline use. Only $30/year for full features. Organize your stories, track characters and locations. Groundbreaking plot interface.
- Novel Authoring Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- Online
Like this appInspire is a clone of Ulysses for Windows, with many of the core features but not all.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
Like this appnovelWriter is a Markdown-like text editor designed for writing novels and larger projects of many smaller plain text documents. It uses its own flavor of Markdown that supports a meta data syntax for comments, synopsis and cross-referencing between files.
- Note-taking Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Qt
