Storyist AlternativesNovel Authoring Tools and other similar apps like Storyist

Storyist is described as 'A powerful writing environment for novelists and screenwriters' and is a Novel Authoring tool in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Storyist for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and SaaS apps. The best Storyist alternative is Microsoft Word. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Manuskript or bibisco. Other great apps like Storyist are Scrivener, Aevon, Untold Novel and Hemingway Editor.

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  1. Microsoft Word icon
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    Microsoft's leading word processor, enables professional-quality document creation with SmartArt graphics, seamless PDF support, and extensive search capabilities. Compatible across desktop, online, and mobile platforms with necessary subscription or standalone purchase options.

    104 Microsoft Word alternatives

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    • Android Tablet
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  2. 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.

    131 Manuskript alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
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  3. Scrivener icon
     264 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.

    139 Scrivener alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac
    • Wine
     
  4. bibisco icon
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    Desktop application for novel structuring, offering chapter and scene management, distraction-free text editing, detailed timeline, character interviews, multilingual support, export to publishing formats, revision history, relationship diagrams, and writing goal tracking.

    63 bibisco alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Electron
    • Node.JS
     
  5. Aevon icon
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    Aevon is the all-in-one workspace where authors manage manuscripts, characters, maps, lore, and items — all connected and always in sync.

    61 Aevon alternatives

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    • Online
    • Windows
     
  6. Untold Novel icon
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    Untold Novel is a fresh new approach to planning your next bestseller. It helps you keep all your notes, ideas, characters, locations, and much more organized in one convenient place.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. yWriter icon
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    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.

    87 yWriter alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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

    36 Trelby alternatives

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    • Windows
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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  9. Rayuela Editor is moderm, privacy-focused writing environment designed for long-form fiction (novels, screenplays, and theses). It bridges the gap between the structural power of Scrivener and the portability of modern web technology, wrapped in a native desktop application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  10. oStorybook icon
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    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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