Scrivener Alternatives

Apps similar to Scrivener include Zettlr, which is free and open source. Other options are Manuskript, Dendron, Rentry.co and Ulysses. There's no shortage of Novel Authoring Tools like Scrivener, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, the web, Mac, Linux and iPhone.

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  1. CharmWriter is a voice-first AI ghostwriter for storytellers who are not writers. You speak your story out loud and it becomes a finished book, while a living Story Bible keeps every character, plot thread, and date consistent across hundreds of pages. EN, UK, CS.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  2. Neku icon
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    Neku is a visual writing workspace where fiction writers plan their story on a canvas, write it, and share it with readers through a single link.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  3. Skrivana icon
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    Skrivana is a writing workspace for storytellers. Write your story, plan your plot, track your lore, and build your world all in one place.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. LoreBible icon
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    LoreBible is a worldbuilding app and story bible for writers, game masters, and worldbuilders. Character profiles, locations, lore—decorated with stickers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
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  5. WorkingScript is a screenwriting app that runs in any browser and installs as an app that works fully offline — on a laptop, a tablet or a phone, with the wifi off.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  6. Calliope icon
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    A distraction-free writing app for novelists whose AI never writes your prose — it tracks characters, checks consistency, and keeps your structure in view.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  7. Folio Studio is a web-based book layout tool for independent authors and self-publishers. Start from scratch with a blank book structure, or import an existing manuscript in Markdown, DOCX, ODT or PDF, then export a professionally formatted book ready for ebook stores or print...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  8. Six Axes icon
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    Six Axes turns a recorded tabletop session into the record most groups never keep. It captures the game by voice, transcribes it, and generates a session recap, an automated campaign wiki (places, NPCs, lore, and factions), and a log of every roll that actually happened.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  9. Story(Time)Line is a simple, distraction-free timeline tool built for writers, novelists, and screenwriters.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  10. Its primary goal is to make writing the first draft of your novel as easy as possible by improving the writing experience. It pulls you into your story with audio-visual themes, makes you feel comfortable in your writing space with its minimalist approach, and helps you hit...

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    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  11. StoryGuard helps writers detect plot holes, timeline conflicts, character inconsistencies, and world-building contradictions before they reach readers.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  12. Plotiar icon
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    The writing app for authors, academics, and worldbuilders who need to plan, write, and collaborate - all in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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