Writer's Cafè AlternativesNovel Authoring & Story Writing Tools like Writer's Cafè

Writer's Cafè is described as 'A powerful but fun writers environment that includes the StoryLines structuring tool, a notebook, journal, writing quotations, scrapbook organiser, a 60-page e-book and more' and is a Novel Authoring tool in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Writer's Cafè for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Writer's Cafè alternative is Manuskript, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Writer's Cafè are Scrivener, Pinery, bibisco and novelWriter.

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  1. Manuskript icon

    Manuskript

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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.

    118 Manuskript alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    • Manuskript is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Writer's Cafè.

    • Manuskript is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Writer's Cafè.

    • Manuskript is Free and Open SourceWriter's Cafè is Paid and Proprietary
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    Scrivener

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    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.

    120 Scrivener alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac
    • Wine
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    • Scrivener is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Writer's Cafè.

    • Scrivener is the most popular commercial alternative to Writer's Cafè.

    • Scrivener is Paid and ProprietaryWriter's Cafè is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Pinery

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    The simplest way to go from first draft to a professionally published book. See your words come to life.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    bibisco

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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.

    51 bibisco alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
    • Node.JS
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  7. novelWriter icon

    novelWriter

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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.

    62 novelWriter alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Qt
    • Python
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  8. Story Architect (STARC) icon

    Story Architect (STARC)

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    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.

    42 Story Architect (STARC) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • AppImageHub
    • Flathub
    • Android
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    • Story Architect (STARC) is the most popular Android alternative to Writer's Cafè.

    • Story Architect (STARC) is Freemium and Open SourceWriter's Cafè is Paid and Proprietary
    • Story Architect (STARC) is LightweightWriter's Cafè is not according to our users
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    Hemingway Editor

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    Hemingway App makes your writing bold and clear.

    140 Hemingway Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    • Hemingway Editor is the most popular Web-based alternative to Writer's Cafè.

    • Hemingway Editor is Paid and ProprietaryWriter's Cafè is also Paid and Proprietary
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    yWriter

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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.

    73 yWriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    • yWriter is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Writer's Cafè.

    • yWriter is Freemium and ProprietaryWriter's Cafè is Paid and Proprietary
    • yWriter is LightweightWriter's Cafè is not according to our users
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    Untold Novel

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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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    oStorybook

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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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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Trelby

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

    26 Trelby alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Trelby
     
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