True Novelist Alternatives

True Novelist is described as 'Provides a way for authors to write their novel online, organize their story, view statistics about their project and writing habits, set goals, keep track of related research, and more' and is a Novel Authoring tool in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to True Novelist, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPad and Linux apps. The best True Novelist alternative is Manuskript, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to True Novelist are Scrivener, Bear, Dendron and novelWriter.

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  1. SmartEdit Writer (formerly Atomic Scribbler) is a project management and writing environment for novelists and short story writers working on Windows PCs. Writers use the software to plan their novels, prepare and maintain research material, and then write that novel chapter by...

    67 SmartEdit Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Writing Outliner is an outliner that's seamlessly integrated with MS Word.

    The most important concept of Writing Outliner is project-based writing.

    A project in Writing Outliner is a long or complex text that you might work on for days, weeks, or even months, for example, a.

    64 Writing Outliner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Word
     
  3. Liquid Story Binder XE is a uniquely designed word processor for professional and aspiring authors, poets, and novelists. Writing software for those who require the editing ability of a commercial text editor as well as a document tracking system.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    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.

    94 Squibler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Bike icon
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    Bike is a macOS (11 and later) native outliner. Bike has good performance on big outlines. Bike uses open file formats and is scriptable too. Use Bike to record and process your ideas.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Plot Factory icon
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    A tailor-made writing application for fiction writers that lets you plan, organize, and write stories and series. You can create story outlines from pre-defined templates, create and manage rich and interesting characters, build immersive fictional worlds and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. DocxManager icon
     8 likes

    A document manager and site builder/generator for Word users. You can open Word documents in tabs, manage documents on a project basis, full-text search documents across multiple project folders, attach tags, notes, stars, and so on to the documents.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Shaxpir icon
     4 likes

    Shaxpir is a word-processor in the cloud, designed for authors of long-form narratives, like novels and memoirs. Designed by writers, Shaxpir offers tools for every stage of the writing process, from brainstorming and outlining to prosecraft and publishing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  9. Nimble Writer icon
     10 likes

    Nimble Writer is a general-purpose tool for writing stories, be it short fiction stories or even complete novels or books. It focuses on being distraction-free, simple, and fully customizable.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
  10. Dabble icon
     8 likes

    Cloud-based writing platform tailored for novelists, featuring cross-device syncing, distraction-free focus mode, advanced plotting tools, detailed character and story planning, daily word goal tracking, scene organization, annotation, and editing with grammar checks.

    93 Dabble alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  11. JDarkRoom icon
     20 likes

    JDarkRoom is a popular, simple full-screen text file editor with none of the usual bells and whistles that might distract you from the job in hand. If you are writing a speech, novel, essay, thesis or just need to be able to concentrate on your writing, then JDarkRoom may help...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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