Alternatives to Outline 4D for all platforms with any license

Scrivener

Typewriter. Ring-binder. Scrapbook. Scrivener combines everything you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop.
- Very customisable, possible to colour code headings making it useful for breaking eps. Guest • Mar 2019
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows iPhone iPad
Corkboard Distraction free writing Export to Word iPhone/iPod sync ... Support for LaTeX Quotas support Export to ePub Export to PDF Scripting Split files into sections Visual Organization Write in separate docs Add a feature

196 Like
Manuskript

Open-source tool for writers. With outliner, character management, plot development, distraction-free editor, etc.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Distraction free writing Export to ePub MarkDown support Export to PDF ... Social media collaboration Visual timeline Wordpress integration Add a feature

55 Like
Hemingway Editor

Hemingway App makes your writing bold and clear. The Hemingway Editor for Mac and PC highlights common errors. Use it to catch wordy sentences, adverbs, passive voice...
- This is not an outlining tool. It function as a grammatical assistant. Not even in the same genre of apps as Outline 4D Guest • Mar 2019
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Web
Collaborative writing Automated proofreading Distraction free writing Distraction-free UI ... Works Offline Readability integration Spell checking Writing assistance Writing suggestions Add a feature

40 Like
Gingko

Write and organize your ideas in Gingko tree documents. Whether building a business or writing a bestseller, Gingko lets your ideas flow naturally into place. ...

Freemium Web
Collaborative writing Support for LaTeX Real time collaboration Web-Based Add a feature

42 Like
yWriter

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...

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Wine Mono
Lightweight Outline mode Add a feature

52 Like
oStorybook

oStorybook is a free, open source novel-writing software for creative writers, novelists and authors which will help you to keep an overview of multiple plot-lines while...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Text editing Add a feature

10 Like
Typely

Typely is precise. Existing tools for improving prose raise so many false alarms that their advice cannot be trusted. Instead, the writer must carefully consider whether...

Free Web
Automated proofreading Add a feature

6 Like
UV Outliner

UV Outliner is a small and powerful single-pane outliner. It is intended for creating, organizing, and collecting information. With UV Outliner you can create plans...
- Discontinued The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.4.4, released in October 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Free Windows
No features added Add a feature

31 Like
Amazon Storywriter

Write your screenplay and focus on the story with features like auto-formatting, offline writing, and import/export.

Free Mac Windows Linux Web Chrome OS ... Chrome
Works Offline Data export/import Export to PDF Text formatting Add a feature

10 Like
Celtx

Based on the Firefox engine, supports standards, visual storyboarding, production scheduling, publication & international languages MUI support. Free tutorials...

Freemium Mac Web Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Real time collaboration Text formatting Add a feature

31 Like
True Novelist

Writing a novel is a large undertaking. True Novelist was created to make the process as easy as possible for authors.

Free Web
Auto-saving Customizable Divides to infinite sub-divisions Night mode/Dark Theme Add a feature

10 Like
FreeWriter

A full featured novel writing suite with unique features to help organize ideas and reporting.

Freemium Windows
Distraction free writing Add a feature

7 Like
SuperNotecard

SuperNotecard is an intuitive tool that uses notecards to capture and organize your ideas. These virtual notecards can be moved into decks, arranged on the screen, or...

Commercial Mac Windows Linux Web
No features added Add a feature

14 Like
Liquid Story Binder XE

Liquid Story Binder XE is a uniquely designed word processor for professional and aspiring authors, poets, and novelists. Writing software for those who require the...
- Discontinued Last update was around 2011, can still be bought.
Commercial Windows
Portable Add a feature

14 Like
Storyist

A powerful writing environment for novelists and screenwriters Do you have a story to tell? Unlike conventional word processors, Storyist helps you track your plot...

Commercial Mac iPhone iPad
Sync with iCloud Export to PDF Add a feature

6 Like