yWriter AlternativesTop Novel Authoring Tools & Word Processors like yWriter
yWriter is described as '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' and is a popular Novel Authoring tool in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to yWriter for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and iPhone apps. The best yWriter alternative is Microsoft Word. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Manuskript or bibisco. Other great apps like yWriter are Scrivener, Daino Notes, novelWriter and Ulysses.
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- Freemium • Proprietary
- 92 Microsoft Word alternatives
Microsoft's leading word processor, enables professional-quality document creation with SmartArt graphics, seamless PDF support, and extensive search capabilities. Compatible across desktop, online, and mobile platforms with necessary subscription or standalone purchase options.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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United States
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- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Top Microsoft Word Features
Comments about Microsoft Word as an Alternative to yWriter
ForoneusyWriter has several features for writing novels that Word lacks.
- 109 Manuskript alternatives
Manuskript is an open-source tool for writers, with outliner, character management, plot development, distraction-free editor, etc.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Top Manuskript Features
Comments about Manuskript as an Alternative to yWriter
Manuskript combines concepts and functions of yWriter, Novel Factory and Scrivener. It's a bit rough in its presentation, but a good alternative for anyone who can't decide between the aforementioned tools.
- 107 Scrivener alternatives
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.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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Country of Origin
United Kingdom
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- Mac
- Windows
- iPhone
- iPad
- PlayOnLinux - PlayOnMac
- Wine
Top Scrivener Features
Comments about Scrivener as an Alternative to yWriter
Structural similarity. But it's troublesome complicated program.
Scrivener doesn't have the same layout that yWriter does, nor does it focus on scenes as much as yWriter does. Way too many features and distracting.
- 45 bibisco alternatives
bibisco is a novel writing software that helps you to write your story, in a simple way.
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- Freemium • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
- Node.JS
Comments about bibisco as an Alternative to yWriter
main character's option are really too numerous
It may not be as flexible as yWriter to move text between scenes and chapters.
- 64 Daino Notes alternatives
Daino is a fast and elegant place for all your thoughts. Write without fiddling. Store without worrying. Think without distraction.
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- Freemium • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- 54 novelWriter alternatives
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.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Qt
- 111 Ulysses alternatives
Ulysses is a text editor for creative writers. Used by bloggers, poets, students and published novelists all over the world, it offers an integrated environment to brainstorm, draft, revise and even submit text on a professional level.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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Country of Origin
Germany
EU
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- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
Ulysses Features
- 64 Quoll Writer alternatives
Focus on your words not the interface. Quoll Writer is a writing application that helps you focus on your words. Clean and uncluttered. Feature rich. Features are where you would expect them to be.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Windows
Top Quoll Writer Features
Comments about Quoll Writer as an Alternative to yWriter
Linda JenkinsonAccording to their website, Quoll Writer is not available for Linux or Mac
- 37 Lore Forge alternatives
The only app you'll need to write your novels and build your worlds. Organize your thoughts and cross-reference anything at any time.
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- Free • Proprietary
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Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
Comments about Hemingway Editor as an Alternative to yWriter
Hemingway is more of a writing style tool, while yWriter focuses on organization and structure.
Who the hell can afford Word these days? It's been around a long time and back then, it was the only way to write shit. When people try to write with something else, they panic.