Scrivener Alternatives

Scrivener is described as 'Ideal for long writing projects with flexibility in structure, Scrivener integrates easy project outlines and allows seamless restructuring with drag and drop' and is a very popular Novel Authoring tool in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Scrivener for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, Linux and SaaS apps. The best Scrivener alternative is Manuskript, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Scrivener are yWriter, Zettlr, Quoll Writer and Dendron.

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Scrivener alternatives are mainly Novel Authoring Tools, but if you're looking for Note-taking Tools or Story Writing Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, Linux, Free, Online, Windows, Open Source and iPad. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Scrivener.
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  1. Lattics icon
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    Lattics is an all-in one knowledge management tool. It offers most of the things in Obsidian, Scrivener and Zotero together.

    41 Lattics alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  2. Scrite icon
     7 likes

    Scrite is an open-source screenwriting application based in Bengaluru, India. Unlike most screenwriting tools designed primarily for English, Scrite natively supports Indian language screenwriting; at launch it supported 11 Indian languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. ApolloPad icon
     5 likes

    Great online app for writers, novelists, and bloggers. Manage project timelines, outlines, characters, locations and objects, upload photos and reorganize it all as much as you need to. Contextual inline notes (including to-do items, photos, and videos) to help you keep your...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Story Planner is a focused, flexible app to outline all kind of stories. Used by writers, screenwriters, producers, directors and all kind of story tellers, Story Planner has quick and easy-to-use story organization, with sync on all your devices and export options to help you...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Story Planner for Writers vs Scrivener Comments
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    Story Planner is the best story plotting tool for novels and screenplays. It allows you to drag and drop scenes, keep all your notes in one place, simplify the outlining process... and it's one price for good, no subscription required.

    • Story Planner for Writers is Paid and ProprietaryScrivener is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Story Planner for Writers is LightweightScrivener is not according to our users
  5. kanka.io icon
     5 likes

    Kanka is an easy and flexible tool to worldbuild and manage your RPG campaign online. Create and organize people, places, organizations, events and much more.

    40 kanka.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Novel Goggles assists writers of fiction with writing cohesive, impactful stories by allowing writers to view and update their plot outline while they're writing, and providing tools for characters, locations, settings, and timelines.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Writing Outliner is an outliner that's seamlessly integrated with MS Word.

    The most important concept of Writing Outliner is project-based writing.

    A project in Writing Outliner is a long or complex text that you might work on for days, weeks, or even months, for example, a.

    64 Writing Outliner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Word
     
  8. Nulis icon
     15 likes

    Nulis makes the process of outlining your stories, articles, or books easy, fun, and convenient.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    Discontinued

    Last commit was in August 2022

    Nulis vs Scrivener Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    No rich text. I need color changes to skim and find sections.

    • Nulis is Freemium and Open SourceScrivener is Paid and Proprietary
    • Nulis is a Note-taking Scrivener is a Novel Authoring Tool
  9. Reedsy icon
     8 likes

    Reedsy allows authors to find and work with the best publishing professionals: from developmental editors to book cover designers, publicists and translators. Reedsy also provides a powerful and elegant editor, a beautiful production tool that takes care of the formatting and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. The Novel Factory is software specifically designed to help in every aspect of novel writing, from conception to publication.

    44 The Novel Factory alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    The Novel Factory vs Scrivener Comments
    Guest
    Positive
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    A great alternative for those writers who want a little help plotting their novels. Helps to keep the tension and edge of seat experience for the reader. Great support too. I use it in tandem with Scrivener.

    Guest
    Positive
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    On one of the top ten lists, this came in at #4. Scrivener was #3.

    • The Novel Factory is Paid and ProprietaryScrivener is also Paid and Proprietary
  11. Bookwiz icon
     2 likes

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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