Writer's Cafè Alternatives

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 25 alternatives to Writer's Cafè for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux 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, bibisco, yWriter and novelWriter.

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Writer's Cafè alternatives page was last updated Jun 1, 2025
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  1. The Novel Factory icon

    The Novel Factory

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    The Novel Factory is software specifically designed to help in every aspect of novel writing, from conception to publication.

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    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    The Novel Factory Features

    1.  Scene Management
    2.  Track Characters
    3.  Character database
    4.  Places tracking
    5.  Custom characters
    6.  Tracking of plots
    7.  Outliner
    8.  Plot visualisation

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  2. articy:draft icon

    articy:draft

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    The first professional tool for story and game design

    Create, organize and communicate your game vision. Compose every aspect of your game design in just one highly visual and versatile solution.

    Develop interactive stories, deep and meaningful characters and item bibles coveri.

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    articy:draft Features

    1.  Visual planning
    2.  Idea management
    3.  Non linear editor

    articy:draft VS Writer's Cafè

     
  4. Govel icon

    Govel

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    Govel is a lightweight novel writing and organizing software designed with the intention to leave your hands where they belong: on the keyboard.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Hierarchical Structure
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Outliner

    Govel VS Writer's Cafè

     
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    Scrivener

    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 ...

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    SceneOne.app

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    A web-based writing app. It is designed by novelists to have the tools and workflows they need yet be simple to use, and runs on every device (Windows, Mac, phones, etc).

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Clean writing interface (including a focus mode) with various automatic tools working in the background.

    SceneOne.app Features

    1.  Novel planning

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  7. CQuill Writer icon

    CQuill Writer

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    Full-featured creative writing application with unlimited thematic dictionaries and style assistants. As you type, CQuill Writer will continuously suggest ideas, examples and relevant information from other novels, authors and their works.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Windows
    CQuill Writer screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Distraction-free
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Spell Checking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  WYSIWYG Support
    5.  No Coding Required
    6.  No registration required
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Hierarchical Structure
    9.  Live Preview
    10.  Fanfiction

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  8. Outline 4D icon

    Outline 4D

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    Outline 4D is an outlining and writing program that lets you brainstorm, create, structure and organize your ideas. In addition to a traditional vertical single-pane outline format, Outline 4D has a horizontal timeline format that is an alternative to index cards, blocks, and...

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Outline 4D Features

    1.  Timeline
    2.  Screenwriting
    3.  Outliner

    Outline 4D VS Writer's Cafè

     
  10. Pagefour icon

    Pagefour

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    Windows software for novelists and creative writers. A tabbed word processor, outliner, and organizer all in one.

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    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.87, released in October 2014, can be still bought from the official website.

    Pagefour Features

    1.  Outliner

    Pagefour VS Writer's Cafè

     
  11. Slugline icon

    Slugline

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    A minimal, distraction-free environment for screenwriting.

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Minimalistic

    Features

    1.  Fountain support
    2.  Export to PDF
    3.  Sync with iCloud
    4.  Auto Formatting
    5.  Screenwriting
    6.  Fullscreen support

    Slugline VS Writer's Cafè

     
  12. First Draft icon

    First Draft

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    First Draft, developed by a 15-year professional writer, is an offline, artificially intelligent writing tool that assists a huge number of literary tasks.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    First Draft VS Writer's Cafè

     
  13. Auteureist icon

    Auteureist

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    Auteureist is a "novel" writing application for the Apple iPhone. Can export to some desktop software, like Scrivener . The website does a great job at documenting every feature, and there are a lot.

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    • iPad
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    Auteureist VS Writer's Cafè

     
  14. Hiveword icon

    Hiveword

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    Hiveword has helped writers organize their novels since 2011. The free account offers the essentials such as scenes, characters, and plotlines while the Hiveword Plus upgrade provides powerful customizability that grows with your needs.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Hiveword screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Character database
    5.  Tracking of plots
    6.  Track Characters
    7.  Plot visualisation

    Hiveword VS Writer's Cafè

     
  15. Scriptorium icon

    Scriptorium

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    Scriptorium is an all-in-one book editing tool for GNOME.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IE flagIreland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Scriptorium screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  File Versioning
    7.  Ebook writer
    8. Git icon  Git integration

    Scriptorium VS Writer's Cafè

     
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