bibisco bibisco is a free and open source software for writing novels. With bibisco you can organize chapters and scenes, manage revisions, export novel in pdf or rtf, and... Laughably bad. Scrivener has the good sense to stay out of your way when you know what you're doing bibisco not only got in the way constantly (no, follow OUR tutorial!) it also insisted on doing it in, I kid you not, two inch caps. Is this some kind of joke? Guest • Nov 2017 • 17 agrees and 11 disagrees Disagree Agree It is actually a better alternative to Scrivener because of its clear, organisation features. I wish I would have discovered this before I purchased Scrivener. Bibisco is much easier to use: You don't need lengthy tutorials to read just to get started. Hands down this is better. callyw • Dec 2016 • 8 agrees and 5 disagrees Disagree Agree simple and very useful to know your characters! laurafecco • Nov 2016 • 4 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Bibisco is free, has a very good design and structure that help to create a fiction book outline . The text editor is quite simple and working is quite intuitive. Guest • Dec 2016 • 0 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Freemium Open Source Mac Windows Linux Java Distraction free writing No installation Portable Add a feature 54 Like
Manuskript Open-source tool for writers. With outliner, character management, plot development, distraction-free editor, etc. There are many similar layout features compared to Scrivener. It also has a few features Scrivener seems to be missing or doesn't define clearly such as an outline process. However, it is very early development and has many bugs to work out. Guest • Jan 2017 • 5 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Distraction free writing Export to ePub MarkDown support Export to PDF ... Visual timeline Wordpress integration Add a feature 43 Like
Bear Bear is a beautiful and flexible writing app for note-taking and prose, both on the go for iOS devices and for the Mac OS desktop. KEY FEATURES - Stay organized by... It is structured very clearly and has great options and tools. Very easy to understand, very useful. Guest • Aug 2018 Disagree Agree Freemium $ $ $ Mac iPhone iPad MarkDown support Distraction free writing Sync with iCloud Search by tags Add a feature 43 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... it's free, it's easy to use and intuitive. The only thing that would make ywriter better is if it had an option to sync to other devices or such. Seriously, this is so much better than scrivener! isahbellah • Mar 2017 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree In my traipsing about the world of effective writing applications, like many, I blindly downloaded and attempted to utilize Scrivener. As noted, this was an attempt and, to better, expound, it was a failed attempt as Scrivener lacks a WYSIWYG approach. yWriter, however, is an absolute gem providing all of the necessary development tools broken down in a logical format that follows the lifecycle of story development from inception to completion. Guest • Oct 2018 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Wine Mono Lightweight Outline mode Add a feature 52 Like
Ulysses Ulysses is a text editor for creative writers. Used by bloggers, poets, students and published novelists all over the world, it offers an integrated environment to... Primarily oriented towards "scripts" for film, play, etc. Might be useful for (non)fiction writing but does not share the wider array of tools found in Scrivener. ndas1 • Oct 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Commercial Mac iPhone iPad Distraction free writing MarkDown support Sync with iCloud Export to ePub ... Export to PDF Tabbed interface Add a feature 46 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. ... It can't show only the current document, there's no distraction free mode. It always has these columns that drill down. It doesn't have a cork-board mode or anything similar. Gingko is closer to mind mapping software, like Scrapple. Guest • Oct 2017 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Freemium Web Collaborative writing Support for LaTeX Real time collaboration Web-Based Add a feature 39 Like
True Novelist Writing a novel is a large undertaking. True Novelist was created to make the process as easy as possible for authors. It can divide your book into scenes, sub-scenes, and sub-subscenes.... the process goes on. It's the same as offering 'parts' 'chapters' and scenes. Guest • Aug 2018 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree This little page is pretty slick, and has what I consider to be Scrivener's main functionality and is hosted online and completely free. The only drawback is that development appears DOA and the creator of the site hasn't made a peep since early 2016. Guest • Sep 2018 Disagree Agree True Novelist works just like and looks almost identical to Scrivener (making it so there is no learning curb to using it), is purely online so there is no software to download, it is free, gives stats for chapter, entire document, and daily, allows for the setting of daily writing goals, saves automatically and also has snapshots, it has a distraction-free mode, and a night time setting dark theme. True Novelist is truly amazing. Guest • Apr 2017 Disagree Agree It works so well and it is free. You have no limits and you can really do whatever you want with it. It has a dark mode, works on any device with an internet connection, unlimited scenes, and is designed to be almost the same as Scrivener. Guest • Jul 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Web Divides to infinite sub-divisions Night mode/Dark Theme Add a feature 9 Like
Novlr Online word processor and organizer for novel writing. Includes detailed, novel-specific statistics, chapter reorganization, and the ability to export your novel. Commercial Web No features added Add a feature 5 Like
Quoll Writer 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... - free -clean, uncluttered interface - easy and intuitive to use Guest • Sep 2017 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Shares many features, but little of the clutter. Guest • Sep 2016 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Free; solid; several features; customizable; new versions released quickly and with new features; developer very receptive; great for writing novels. marriemuller • Mar 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Windows Distraction free writing Fullscreen support Export to ePub Export to PDF ... Tabbed interface Add a feature 16 Like
Organon Organon is a plugin for LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Organon allows to split up large texts into parts, allows tagging and opening parts of the project in new tabs. ... Essentially an advanced tree structure for an ongoing manuscript project. Possibly glance-base assistance to find sections but does nothing to contribute to the creative process. ndas1 • Oct 2017 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux LibreOffice Apache OpenOffice Libre Office Integration Tabbed interface Add a feature 23 Like
Zettlr Write Markdown documents with a comprehensive GUI and many workflow/time management tools. Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Cloud sync Export to HTML File-organization File Searching ... Integrated Search Latex Math Lightweight MarkDown support Night mode/Dark Theme Export to PDF Add a feature 7 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
Atomic Scribbler 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... Simple and clean interface. Flexible structure of the novel that you prefer. Have nice sections for research and bits of text that you might someday use. Simply enough functions to just... start... writing! Guest • 6 days ago Disagree Agree Free Windows Nested Notes Night mode/Dark Theme Add a feature 1 Like
Plume Creator With Plume Creator, organize your writing projects ! Scenes, notes, characters,... Rich Text editing, full screen editing and multiple projects … Plume Creator gives... Free Open Source Windows Linux Distraction free writing Note Manager Add a feature 13 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 9 Like
