Novelist Alternatives

Novelist is described as 'Free app for writing stories with tools to plot, outline, organize scenes, arrange acts and chapters, add notes and images, and set custom writing goals' and is a Novel Authoring tool in the news & books category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Novelist for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, 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 novelWriter.

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Notion
    • Web Browser
     
  2. Fountain is inspired by Markdown syntax, intended as a simple markup syntax for writing, editing and sharing screenplays in plain, human-readable text.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • BSD
    • Objective-C
     
  3. Govel icon
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    Govel is a lightweight novel writing and organizing software designed with the intention to leave your hands where they belong: on the keyboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  4. Novellier icon
     2 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Online
     
  5. DocxManager icon
     8 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Plot Factory icon
     5 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Shy Editor icon
     3 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. SceneOne.app icon
     2 likes

    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).

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Insanitomeium icon
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    Free Scrivener-style novel writing app in your browser: binder, corkboard, plot board, outliner, character sheets, and compile to PDF, DOCX and ePub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. The fiction writing app that keeps your manuscript, worldbuilding, and AI in sync.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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