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The best Word Processor alternative to yWriter is Scrivener. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try novelWriter or Lore Forge. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to yWriter and 15 are Word Processors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Word Processor alternatives to yWriter are Fortelling, Novlr, Lattics and Shaxpir.

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  1. Scrivener icon

    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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    Structural similarity. But it's troublesome complicated program.

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    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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Scrivener is a great yWriter alternative.

    • Scrivener is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to yWriter.

    • Scrivener is the most popular commercial alternative to yWriter.

    • Scrivener is Paid and ProprietaryyWriter is Freemium and Proprietary
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    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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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Qt
    • Python
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  4. Lore Forge icon

    Lore Forge

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    The only app you'll need to write your novels and build your worlds. Organize your thoughts and cross-reference anything at any time.

    46 Lore Forge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Lore Forge is the most popular Web-based alternative to yWriter.

    • Lore Forge is Free and ProprietaryyWriter is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Lore Forge is Privacy focusedyWriter is not according to our users
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    Fortelling

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    Fortelling provides the tools you need to plot & write your book.

    55 Fortelling alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Fortelling is optimised for both a smal and a large screen.
     

    • Fortelling is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to yWriter.

    • Fortelling is Freemium and ProprietaryyWriter is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    Novlr

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    Advanced writing tool supporting online and offline modes, accessible from any device. Features chapter and scene organization, grammar checks, version history, and export options including docx and epub. Novlr syncs with cloud services for seamless access and tracks goals with analytics.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Lattics

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    Lattics is an all-in one knowledge management tool. It offers most of the things in Obsidian, Scrivener and Zotero together.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Shaxpir

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    Shaxpir is a word-processor in the cloud, designed for authors of long-form narratives, like novels and memoirs. Designed by writers, Shaxpir offers tools for every stage of the writing process, from brainstorming and outlining to prosecraft and publishing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  11. ApolloPad icon

    ApolloPad

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    Great online app for writers, novelists, and bloggers. Manage project timelines, outlines, characters, locations and objects, upload photos and reorganize it all as much as you need to. Contextual inline notes (including to-do items, photos, and videos) to help you keep your...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Liquid Story Binder XE

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    Liquid Story Binder XE is a uniquely designed word processor for professional and aspiring authors, poets, and novelists. Writing software for those who require the editing ability of a commercial text editor as well as a document tracking system.

    35 Liquid Story Binder XE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Wordslingr

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    Cloud-based word processor specialized for writers, colloboration included.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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