One of the most popular alternatives to Final Draft is Manuskript, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Scrivener, Story Architect (STARC), Aevon and Untold Novel. There's no shortage of Novel Authoring Tools like Final Draft, with more than 50 alternatives for the web, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Linux.
Fountain is inspired by Markdown syntax, intended as a simple markup syntax for writing, editing and sharing screenplays in plain, human-readable text.
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Designed for creative writers, JotterPad is a plain text editor without the fuss and distraction of a word processor. It is perfect for writing books, novels, lyrics, poems, essays, drafts and screenplays.
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Shaxpir 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.
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SmartEdit Writer (formerly Atomic Scribbler) is a project management and writing environment for novelists and short story writers working on Windows PCs. Writers use the software to plan their novels, prepare and maintain research material, and then write that novel chapter by...
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Cloud-based writing platform tailored for novelists, featuring cross-device syncing, distraction-free focus mode, advanced plotting tools, detailed character and story planning, daily word goal tracking, scene organization, annotation, and editing with grammar checks.
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Novellier is a complete writing suite designed for novelists, screenwriters, and storytellers. Unlike traditional word processors, it lets you manage entire book series within a single project—switch between novels while sharing characters, locations, and resources across all of...
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A 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.
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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.
Page 2 Stage is screenwriting software designed expressly for people writing screenplays, scripts, and plays. It provides numerous features needed by screenwriters not found in standard word processors.
Chronicle combines typewriter Zen writing, visual story timelines, interactive cast presence matrices, living character codexes, on-device audio proofreading, and bookstore-ready PDF and EPUB exports.
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Shy Editor is an online text editor and writing environment that was designed for maximum writer productivity. It is used every day by novelists, non-fiction writers, students, academics, bloggers, content creators, journalists, and more.
