Writing Outliner Alternatives

Writing Outliner is described as 'Outliner that's seamlessly integrated with MS Word' and is a Note-taking tool in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Writing Outliner for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Writing Outliner alternative is Workflowy, which is free. Other great apps like Writing Outliner are Manuskript, Scrivener, Dynalist and bibisco.

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  1. NovaScriber icon
     8 likes

    A most awesome tool to outline and write novels, stories, scripts and keep track of all your characters, locations, notes and ideas.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Tkoutline icon
     7 likes

    Tkoutline is a single pane, cross-platform outline editor written in Tcl/Tk . With this editor, information can be structured hierarchically in an outline and outlines can be hyperlinked together to create a web of outlines.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Really simple to use. Really fast. Doesn't need to be installed. Exports OPML. Except for not having undo or redo, it meets my needs.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Tkoutline is Free and Open SourceWriting Outliner is Paid and Proprietary
    • Tkoutline is LightweightWriting Outliner is not according to our users
  3. Kindling icon
     2 likes

    Free, open-source writing software that bridges the gap between outlining and drafting. Import your existing outline from Plottr, yWriter, or Obsidian and draft with your scene beats, character notes, and story structure visible alongside your prose.

    35 Kindling alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  4. Fountain is inspired by Markdown syntax, intended as a simple markup syntax for writing, editing and sharing screenplays in plain, human-readable text.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • BSD
    • Objective-C
     
  5. OutlineEdit icon
     3 likes

    The beautifully crafted outliner for your Mac. Keep ideas structured and collected every day.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Dashword icon
     4 likes

    Dashword is by far the most convenient and user-friendly tool for creating any semantic network, be it your business idea, an abstract of a lecture on computer science, a script for a movie or a recipe for your favorite dish.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  7. Fira icon
     1 like

    Manage tasks with markdown + boards — runs on your terms. Work offline, own your data, export anywhere. Git-friendly task management that lives with your code.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. A feature-packed Notion template built to help novelists, screenwriters, video game writers, and other storytellers flesh out their worlds, stories, and characters.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Notion
    • Web Browser
     
  9. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10.  8 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Dabble icon
     8 likes

    Craft your story. Write your novel. Dabble is software for writing novels for the desktop (Mac and Windows) and browser, syncing between computers.

    73 Dabble alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  12. DocxManager icon
     7 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
     
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