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, Web-based, Mac, iPhone and Linux apps. The best Writing Outliner alternative is Workflowy, which is free. Other great apps like Writing Outliner are Manuskript, Scrivener, Dynalist and Hemingway Editor.

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  1. Looking for a suite of tools for writing your book? This is not just a text editor it does so much more. Organise your story using timelines, planning boards and the snowflake tool, all integrated to make writing intuitive and fun.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Journalify icon
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    Journalify is a modern, intuitive platform that enables users to transform their life through journaling. It provides a space where you can focus on writing, free from worries about privacy and accessibility.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. 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.

    • Tkoutline is Free and Open SourceWriting Outliner is Paid and Proprietary
    • Tkoutline is LightweightWriting Outliner is not according to our users
  4. Storyloft icon
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    Storyloft is an AI-powered writing, design, and publishing platform that helps authors write, edit, format, and publish books—all in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. OutlineEdit icon
     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. bibisco icon
     117 likes

    Offers novel writers an organized workspace to structure chapters, develop characters, manage locations, arrange scenes, track timelines, add notes, conduct narrative analysis, and export manuscripts, with mobile support and cloud synchronization features.

    83 bibisco alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  7. 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
     
  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. 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)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • BSD
    • Objective-C
     
  10. Dashword icon
     5 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
     
  11. 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
     
  12. Bike icon
     4 likes

    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
     
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