Novelist AlternativesNovel Authoring Tools and other similar apps like Novelist

Novelist is described as 'A portable writing assistant for novelists' and is a Novel Authoring tool in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Novelist for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and SaaS apps. The best Novelist alternative is Zettlr, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Novelist are Manuskript, Scrivener, Roam Research and Quoll Writer.

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  1. Zettlr icon

    Zettlr

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    Unified writing platform offering note-taking, easy citations with Zotero integration, LaTeX/Word templates, snippets, themes, dark modes, code highlighting, multi-language support, and knowledge management with Zettelkasten for seamless writing from notes to books.

    174 Zettlr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    • Zettlr is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Novelist.

    • Zettlr is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Novelist.

    • Zettlr is Free and Open SourceNovelist is Free and Proprietary
    • Zettlr is Privacy focused and LightweightNovelist is not according to our users
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    Manuskript

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    Open-source software offering a hierarchical outliner, distraction-free editor, character management, plot tools, Snowflake method support, section multi-organization, customizable writing workflows, cross-platform availability, and export to standard formats.

    117 Manuskript alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4. Scrivener icon

    Scrivener

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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.

    121 Scrivener alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac
    • Wine
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    • Scrivener is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Novelist.

    • Scrivener is the most popular commercial alternative to Novelist.

    • Scrivener is Paid and ProprietaryNovelist is Free and Proprietary
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    Roam Research

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    As easy to use as a word document or bulleted list, and as powerful for finding, collecting, and connecting related ideas as a graph database. Collaborate with others in real time, or store all your data locally.

    154 Roam Research alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    • Roam Research is the most popular Web-based & Android alternative to Novelist.

    • Roam Research is Paid and ProprietaryNovelist is Free and Proprietary
  8. 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.

    72 yWriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    • yWriter is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Novelist.

    • yWriter is Freemium and ProprietaryNovelist is Free and Proprietary
    • yWriter is LightweightNovelist 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.

    61 novelWriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Qt
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    Untold Novel

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    Untold Novel is a fresh new approach to planning your next bestseller. It helps you keep all your notes, ideas, characters, locations, and much more organized in one convenient place.

    53 Untold Novel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Skribisto

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    Skribisto is born from the ashes of Plume Creator , keeping the goals while adopting more recent ways to think an application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Campfire Write

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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).

    69 Campfire Write alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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    • Campfire Write is the most popular SaaS alternative to Novelist.

    • Campfire Write is Freemium and ProprietaryNovelist is Free and Proprietary
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    Bookwiz

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    Got a story in mind, but not sure how to write it? Bookwiz's AI creates your entire book, step-by-step, from synopsis to chapters. We lay out the roadmap; you steer the course.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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