Story Plotter AlternativesNovel Authoring Tools and other similar apps like Story Plotter

Apps similar to Story Plotter include Manuskript, which is free and open source. Other options are Scrivener, Story Architect (STARC), novelWriter and Lore Forge. There's no shortage of Novel Authoring Tools like Story Plotter, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Mac, iPhone, Linux and the web.

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  1. Manuskript icon
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    Open-source software offering a hierarchical outliner, distraction-free editor, character management, plot tools, Snowflake method support, section multi-organization, customizable writing workflows, cross-platform availability, and export to standard formats.

    169 Manuskript alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  2. Scrivener icon
     267 likes

    Tailored for extensive writing, this tool offers flexible structure and organization, integrates project outlines, supports various formats, and allows reorganization through drag and drop, ensuring research materials are within reach for efficient work.

    197 Scrivener alternatives

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    • Proprietary

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    • Wine
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  3. A smooth yet powerful writing experience for devoted authors. With only wanted features and native workflow it runs faster than all your previous apps combined.

    75 Story Architect (STARC) alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Chrome OS
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
    • Android
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  4. novelWriter icon
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    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.

    108 novelWriter alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Qt
    • Python
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  5. Lore Forge icon
     27 likes

    The only app you'll need to write your novels and build your worlds. Organize your thoughts and cross-reference anything at any time.

    84 Lore Forge alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  6. yWriter icon
     70 likes

    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, items) as well as place it and rearrange it within the context of chapters.

    120 yWriter alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  7. Trelby icon
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    Trelby is simple, fast and elegantly laid out to make screenwriting simple. It is infinitely configurable.

    55 Trelby alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  8. oStorybook icon
     28 likes

    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 writing texts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Final Draft icon
     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.

    91 Final Draft alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  10. Plottr icon
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    Visual story plotting software for planning novels with drag and drop scenes, timeline and outline views, centralized notes, features for making characters and locations, color coding, tagging, syncing across devices, and exporting to multiple formats.

    86 Plottr alternatives

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  11. ExcellentWriter is supposed to be a tool which lets you organize, write and format your novel inside Excel and in the end lets you use the power of Word to do the finishing touches.

    77 ExcellentWriter alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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