Character Notes AlternativesNovel Authoring Tools and other similar apps like Character Notes

Character Notes is described as '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' and is a Novel Authoring tool in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Character Notes for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad and Mac apps. The best Character Notes alternative is Scrivener. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Quoll Writer or Campfire Write. Other great apps like Character Notes are Story Planner for Writers, Metos, NovaScriber and World Scribe.

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Character Notes alternatives page was last updated May 12, 2023
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  1. Scrivener icon
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    Tailored for extensive writing, this tool offers flexible structure and organization, integrates project outlines, supports various formats, and allows reorganization through drag and drop, ensuring research materials are within reach for efficient work.

    108 Scrivener alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac
    • Wine

    Top Scrivener Features

    1.  Corkboard
    2.  Document compiler
    3.  Character database
    4.  Scene Management
    5.  Visual Organization
    6.  Split files into sections
    7.  Support for scripting
    8. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    9.  Multi-document View
    10.  Integrated Search
    11.  Folders
    12.  Word counter

    Scrivener VS Character Notes

     
    • Scrivener is the most popular Windows, Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to Character Notes.

    • Scrivener is the most popular commercial alternative to Character Notes.

    • Scrivener is Paid and ProprietaryCharacter Notes is Free and Proprietary
  2. Quoll Writer icon
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    Focus on your words not the interface. Quoll Writer is a writing application that helps you focus on your words. Clean and uncluttered. Feature rich. Features are where you would expect them to be.

    66 Quoll Writer alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Top Quoll Writer Features

    1.  Track Characters
    2.  Character database
    3.  Outliner
    4.  Distraction-free Writing
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  WYSIWYG Support
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Writing statistics
    11.  Writing assistance
    12.  Export to EPUB

    Quoll Writer VS Character Notes

     
    • Quoll Writer is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Character Notes.

    • Quoll Writer is Free and Open SourceCharacter Notes is Free and Proprietary
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    Campfire provides a one-stop-shop for novelists: organizational and writing tools (Campfire Write), a hub of writing resources (Campfire Learn), & a writing and reading platform for building an audience and sharing your work (Campfire Explore).

    63 Campfire Write alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet

    Campfire Write Features

    1.  Goal Tracking
    2.  Storyboard
    3.  Distraction-free Writing
    4.  Collaborative writing
    5.  Reading
    6.  Sci-fi

    Campfire Write VS Character Notes

     
    • Campfire Write is the most popular Web-based, SaaS & Android Tablet alternative to Character Notes.

    • Campfire Write is Freemium and ProprietaryCharacter Notes is Free and Proprietary
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    Story Planner is a focused, flexible app to outline all kind of stories. Used by writers, screenwriters, producers, directors and all kind of story tellers, Story Planner has quick and easy-to-use story organization, with sync on all your devices and export options to help you...

    50 Story Planner for Writers alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Outliner
    2.  Outline organization
    3.  Screenwriting
    4.  Plot visualisation
    5.  Track Characters
    6.  Tracking of plots
    7.  Custom characters
    8.  Outline mode
    9.  Hierarchical Structure
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Works Offline
    12. Microsoft Word icon  Export to Word

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  5. Metos icon
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    Characters and Worlds we will never forget.

    8 Metos alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Hierarchical Structure
    5.  Custom characters
    6.  Clean character sheets

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  6. NovaScriber icon
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    A most awesome tool to outline and write novels, stories, scripts and keep track of all your characters, locations, notes and ideas.

    77 NovaScriber alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    NovaScriber Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Tree structure
    3. Microsoft Word icon  Export to Word
    4.  Corkboard
    5.  Export to EPUB

    NovaScriber VS Character Notes

     
  7. World Scribe icon
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    World Scribe eases the creation process by letting you keep track of every important element in your fictional setting, including the ways in which they're connected.

    25 World Scribe alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    World Scribe VS Character Notes

     
    • World Scribe is the most popular Android alternative to Character Notes.

    • World Scribe is Free and ProprietaryCharacter Notes is also Free and Proprietary
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    Fortelling provides the tools you need to plot & write your book.

    50 Fortelling - Writer Tools alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Web Browser

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Character database
    2.  Track Characters
    3.  Portable
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Goal Setting
    7.  Real time collaboration
    8.  WYSIWYG Support
    9.  Goal Tracking
    10.  Built-in viewer
    11.  Cloud Sync
    12.  File Versioning

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  9. DocxManager icon
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    A document manager and site builder/generator for Word users. You can open Word documents in tabs, manage documents on a project basis, full-text search documents across multiple project folders, attach tags, notes, stars, and so on to the documents.

    118 DocxManager alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

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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...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Character Story Planner 2 Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Places tracking
    3.  Character database
    4.  Track Characters
    5.  Custom characters
    6.  Tracking of plots
    7.  Custom templates
    8.  Data export/import
    9.  Standard Detailed Templete

    Character Story Planner 2 VS Character Notes

     
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    A feature-packed Notion template built to help novelists, screenwriters, video game writers, and other storytellers flesh out their worlds, stories, and characters.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Notion
    • Web Browser

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Character database
    5.  Wiki-like local linking
    6.  Flexible database

    Notion Story Wiki VS Character Notes

     
  12. SceneOne.app icon
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    A 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).

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    SceneOne.app Features

    1.  Novel planning

    SceneOne.app VS Character Notes

     
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