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.
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Microsoft Word AlternativesOnly Free apps categorised as Novel Authoring Tools
The best free Novel Authoring alternative to Microsoft Word is Quoll Writer, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Microsoft Word and seven of them are free Novel Authoring Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Novel Authoring Tool alternatives to Microsoft Word are Story Architect (STARC), Campfire Write, Fortelling and Wavemaker Novel Writing.
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- 79 Quoll Writer alternatives
45 Story Architect (STARC) alternativesA smooth yet powerful writing experience for devoted authors. With only wanted features and native workflow it runs faster than all your previous apps combined.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
- AppImageHub
- Flathub
- Android
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73 Campfire Write alternativesCampfire 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).
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
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Platforms
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Windows
- Mac
- iPad
- Android Tablet
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Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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Looking for a suite of tools for writing your book? This is not just a text editor it does so much more. Organise your story using timelines, planning boards and the snowflake tool, all integrated to make writing intuitive and fun.
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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.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Proprietary
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Platforms
- Windows
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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.
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