Scrivener AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Story Writing Tools

The best Story Writing alternative to Scrivener is Quoll Writer, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Scrivener and many of them are Story Writing Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Story Writing Tool alternatives to Scrivener are Pinery, novelWriter, Fantasia Archive and Novlr.

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  1. Quoll Writer icon

    Quoll Writer

     41 likes

    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 where you would expect them to be.

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    Guest
    4

    Clean interface. No non-sense kind of software that has some of the same features of Scrivener. One particular feature I like is the software's ability to automatically link items, characters, places etc. to scenes, chapters, ideas, etc. so you know where every character, item, and place is. Great for keeping track of things in your novel. Has a few bugs here and there, but the developer is friendly, helpful, and responds back in a timely fashion.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    shall
    Positive
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    No cost. Really solid features for writing novels or short stories. It's what I consider a Scrivener-like program without having the (sometimes obtuse and sometimes odd) interface that plagues Scrivener. Cards (corkboard), character/item tracking, notes, full-screen minimal mode, nice editing features, and no format lock-in make this a must-try. I will say it's not a pretty as Scrivener.

    RemovedUser
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    Free; solid; several features; customizable; new versions released quickly and with new features; developer very receptive; great for writing novels.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 5 comments
    • Quoll Writer is Free and Open SourceScrivener is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Pinery icon

    Pinery

     11 likes

    Combines Markdown writing, live preview, and powerful design controls with instant exports in ePub, PDF, and HTML formats. Open format Markdown file storage, no vendor lock-in, customizable themes, and full privacy with local or iCloud storage on Mac.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    novelWriter

     28 likes

    novelWriter is a Markdown-like text editor designed for writing novels and larger projects of many smaller plain text documents. It uses its own flavor of Markdown that supports a meta data syntax for comments, synopsis and cross-referencing between files.

    70 novelWriter alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Qt
    • Python
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    tuqueque
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    It's free, open source, fast, light, multiplatform, with a lot of features and in active development!

    • novelWriter is Free and Open SourceScrivener is Paid and Proprietary
    • novelWriter is Privacy focused and LightweightScrivener is not according to our users
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    Novlr

    Advanced 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 s...

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    Fantasia Archive

     20 likes

    Free offline worldbuilding and story creation tool with dozens of templates, complex tagging options, document linking, and project-wide search. Template examples: characters, places, events, religions, currencies, magic, species, languages.

    36 Fantasia Archive alternatives

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    • Mac
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    Novlr

     13 likes

    Advanced 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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    Final Draft

     27 likes

    Use your creative energy to focus on the content; let Final Draft take care of the style. Final Draft is the number-one selling word processor specifically designed for writing movie scripts, television episodics and stage plays.

    57 Final Draft alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  12. Campfire Write icon

    Campfire Write

     7 likes

    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).

    79 Campfire Write alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  13. Story Planner for Writers icon

    Story Planner for Writers

     12 likes

    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...

    62 Story Planner for Writers alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
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    brianda24
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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
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    Trelby

     32 likes

    Trelby is simple, fast and elegantly laid out to make screenwriting simple. It is infinitely configurable.

    31 Trelby alternatives

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    • Windows
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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Trelby is for screenwriters, not for novelists.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Trelby is Free and Open SourceScrivener is Paid and Proprietary
    • Trelby is CustomizableScrivener is not according to our users
  15. Novel Goggles icon

    Novel Goggles

     1 like

    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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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