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Rentry.co vs Scrivener Comments
- Rentry.co is Free and Proprietary
- Rentry.co is Minimalistic and Lightweight
Web-based Scrivener Alternatives
Scrivener is not available as a web app but there are plenty of alternatives that runs in the browser with similar functionality. The best Online alternative is Rentry.co, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Scrivener and loads of them are available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Online alternatives to Scrivener are Roam Research, Lore Forge, Wavemaker Novel Writing and Gingko Writer.
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188 Rentry.co alternatives
177 Roam Research alternativesAs easy to use as a word document or bulleted list, and as powerful for finding, collecting, and connecting related ideas as a graph database. Collaborate with others in real time, or store all your data locally.
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Roam Research vs Scrivener Comments
LordMaxRoam it's for a second brain system
- Roam Research is Paid and Proprietary
58 Lore Forge alternativesThe only app you'll need to write your novels and build your worlds. Organize your thoughts and cross-reference anything at any time.
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- Free
- Proprietary
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- Mac
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84 Wavemaker Novel Writing alternativesLooking for a suite of tools for writing your book? This is not just a text editor it does so much more. Organise your story using timelines, planning boards and the snowflake tool, all integrated to make writing intuitive and fun.
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Wavemaker Novel Writing vs Scrivener Comments
It's an easy to use program. Looks great, and has some really nice tools. best of all works on my chromebook and on linux too
Simply the best writing tool for ChromeOS and a strong contender for other operating systems.
RemovedUserGreat free app for writing novels. It works well across all platforms and can handle heavy word counts. It has just enough of everything you'll need as a writer.
- Wavemaker Novel Writing is Free and Open Source
- Wavemaker Novel Writing is Lightweight
87 Gingko Writer alternativesGingko Writer is a text editor that uses a tree-like structure to help you organize and visualize your thoughts, making it easier to outline, draft, and refine complex texts.
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- Paid
- Proprietary
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- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Gingko Writer vs Scrivener Comments
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.
- Gingko Writer is Paid and Proprietary
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- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
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51 Novlr alternativesAdvanced writing tool supporting online and offline modes, accessible from any device. Features chapter and scene organization, grammar checks, version history, and export options including docx and epub. Novlr syncs with cloud services for seamless access and tracks goals with analytics.
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- Freemium
- Proprietary
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- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
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- 79 Squibler alternatives
Squibler is an online book writing tool built to enable you to write books faster with a highly focused, minimalist editor and writing prompt generators to help you get ideas recorded fast.
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26 Atticus alternativesCreate professional print books and eBooks easily with the all-in-one book writing software.
34 Novelist alternativesFree tool specializing in novel writing with plotting, outlining, and organization features, including customizable categories, notes, text, images, and tagging. Directly annotate and write scenes, structure chapters and acts, and set target word counts or deadlines.
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77 Dabble alternativesCraft your story. Write your novel. Dabble is software for writing novels for the desktop (Mac and Windows) and browser, syncing between computers.
Dabble vs Scrivener Comments
It runs on Linux in a web browser, all your work is saved in the cloud, it's fairly inexpensive to subscribe, it has a super story grid, it has grammar and spell checking, it has an organizer so you can drag your scenes and chapters around, and it exports to a DOCX manuscript.
- Dabble is Paid and Proprietary
Campfire provides a one-stop-shop for novelists: organizational and writing tools (Campfire Write), a hub of writing resources (Campfire Learn), & a writing and reading platform for building an audience and sharing your work (Campfire Explore).
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