First Draft, developed by a 15-year professional writer, is an offline, artificially intelligent writing tool that assists a huge number of literary tasks.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Trelby Alternatives
Apps similar to Trelby include Manuskript, which is free and open source. Other options are Scrivener, Story Architect (STARC), GrinTale and Aevon. Novel Authoring Tools like Trelby are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for the web, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Linux.
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Assisted writing with powerful auto formatting. Script formats supported include UK and US Screenplay, Stage Play,
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
Studiovity is a screenplay software designed to enhance the writing process for screenwriters. It offers many features tailored to streamline the creation of scripts for film, television, and other visual media.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
United Kingdom
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21 Raging Page alternativesRaging Page is a free, open-source screenwriting app that runs entirely in your browser. Open it and start writing: no account, no subscription, no ads. Its goal is to make screenwriting accessible to everyone, with a clean, intuitive interface that doesn't require learning...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Online
France
EU
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Browser-based novel writing app for drafting chapters while keeping character sheets and world-building in a linked Codex. It includes timelines, grammar tools, repetition and weak-verb checks, exports to PDF, Word, or text, plus optional AI extraction and voice dictation without AI-generated prose.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
Canada
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Scriptware scriptwriting software, for writing scripts faster and easier than ever. Screenplay software for script writers. The screenwriting software choice of screenwriters on over 70 TV shows and dozens of movies!
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Guided platform for fiction authors offering structured workflows from idea to publication, with an intelligent AI writing partner, manuscript revision, packaging tools, full author control, privacy, markdown export, and flexible, template-free authoring.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
A minimal writing and worldbuilding app that lets you draft stories, organize story elements, and connect everything in one unified workspace.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Global
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Story Outlining & Script Formatting Software for Mac & PC. Write your own novel, stage play, TV show or Hollywood blockbuster. Plan your story, organize your ideas and format your screenplay. Although designed for the formats of stage and screen it's adaptable to any...
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows
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51 Tabularia alternativesTabularia is a writing app for novels and book-length work that keeps the whole manuscript continuous and typeset, with outlining, timelines, and mergeable drafts.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
United States
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The complete offline desktop suite for novelists and screenwriters. Plan with cards, write with focus, design like a professional, and prove — with a single QR — that the words are yours.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- United Kingdom
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Plan, write, and structure long-form fiction with offline scene reordering, plot timeline, character mapping, AI writing assistant, notes for world-building, export options, and privacy-first local storage. No subscriptions, one-time payment, or web account required.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
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