Character Story Planner AlternativesNovel Authoring Tools and other similar apps like Character Story Planner

Character Story Planner is described as 'This app is intended to be used for novel planning, particularly character development' and is a Novel Authoring tool in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Character Story Planner for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Mac, Windows and Android Tablet apps. The best Character Story Planner alternative is yWriter, which is free. Other great apps like Character Story Planner are novelWriter, Quoll Writer, Story Planner for Writers and Metos.

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Character Story Planner alternatives page was last updated Feb 19, 2024
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  1. yWriter icon

    yWriter

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    yWriter is a writing tool that uses "scenes" as a unit of text and allows you to associate that text with all manner of story elements (characters, locations, items) as well as place it and rearrange it within the context of chapters.

    67 yWriter alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Main screen on Windows XP

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Outline mode
    3.  Tracking of plots
    4.  Project Organization
    5.  Track Characters
    6.  Scene Management
    7.  Plot visualisation
    8.  Character database

    yWriter VS Character Story Planner

     

    • yWriter is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Android Tablet alternative to Character Story Planner.

    • yWriter is the most popular free alternative to Character Story Planner.

    • yWriter is Freemium and ProprietaryCharacter Story Planner is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • yWriter is LightweightCharacter Story Planner is not according to our users
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    novelWriter

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    novelWriter 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Qt
    Screenshot of older version

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Spell Checking
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Live Preview
    9.  Tree structure
    10.  Outline organization
    11.  Scene Management
    12.  Plot visualisation

    novelWriter VS Character Story Planner

     

    • novelWriter is the most popular Linux alternative to Character Story Planner.

    • novelWriter is the most popular Open Source alternative to Character Story Planner.

    • novelWriter is Free and Open SourceCharacter Story Planner is Freemium and Proprietary
    • novelWriter is Privacy focused and LightweightCharacter Story Planner is not according to our users
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    Quoll Writer

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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.

    65 Quoll Writer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Quoll Writer screenshot 1

    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 Story Planner

     
  5. Story Planner for Writers icon

    Story Planner for Writers

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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...

    49 Story Planner for Writers alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Story Planner for Writers screenshot 1
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    Story Planner for Writers screenshot 3

    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

    Story Planner for Writers VS Character Story Planner

     

    • Story Planner for Writers is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Character Story Planner.

    • Story Planner for Writers is the most popular commercial alternative to Character Story Planner.

    • Story Planner for Writers is Paid and ProprietaryCharacter Story Planner is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. Metos icon

    Metos

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    Characters and Worlds we will never forget.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
    Web platform: brainstorm from anywhere.
    Your world, your rules. World-building tooling
    Real people, and well developed characters, have many layers.

    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

    Metos VS Character Story Planner

     

    • Metos is the most popular Web-based alternative to Character Story Planner.

    • Metos is Freemium and ProprietaryCharacter Story Planner is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Metos is LightweightCharacter Story Planner is not according to our users
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    Story Plotter

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    Story Plotter is plot creation app.

    20 Story Plotter alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Story Plotter screenshot 1

    Story Plotter Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Scene Management
    3.  Character development
    4.  Tracking of plots
    5.  User story mapping
    6.  Plot visualisation
    7.  Writing assistance
    8.  Brainstorming
    9.  Timeline

    Story Plotter VS Character Story Planner

     
  9. Character Story Planner 2 icon

    Character Story Planner 2

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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

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Character Story Planner 2 screenshot 1
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    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 Story Planner

     
    Comments about Character Story Planner 2 as an Alternative to Character Story Planner
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    It is a beautifully made and designed app that takes character story planner, fixes a few things, redraws it, and makes it it's own. But in a good way

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    • Character Story Planner 2 is Free and ProprietaryCharacter Story Planner is Freemium and Proprietary
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    World Scribe

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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    World Scribe VS Character Story Planner

     
  11. Notion Story Wiki icon

    Notion Story Wiki

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Notion
    • Web Browser
    Notion Story Wiki screenshot 1

    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 Story Planner

     
  12. Character Notes icon

    Character Notes

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    App start up page

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    Writer Assistant

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    Characters and stories planner.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Writer Assistant screenshot 1
    Writer Assistant screenshot 2
    Writer Assistant screenshot 3

    Writer Assistant VS Character Story Planner

     
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