yWriter Alternatives

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, Web-based, Mac, Linux and SaaS apps. The best yWriter alternative is Manuskript, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like yWriter are Scrivener, bibisco, novelWriter and Quoll Writer.

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  1. Hiveword icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Govel icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  3. Bookwiz icon
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    Got a story in mind, but not sure how to write it? Bookwiz's AI creates your entire book, step-by-step, from synopsis to chapters. We lay out the roadmap; you steer the course.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  4. First Draft icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Inkwell is a modern screenwriting app that combines professional formatting with an integrated AI co-writer named Quill. Designed for writers, not robots, Inkwell helps you brainstorm ideas, improve dialogue, and refine your story while keeping your creative voice in full...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  6. DocxManager icon
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    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
     
  7. Shy Editor icon
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    Shy Editor is an online text editor and writing environment that was designed for maximum writer productivity. It is used every day by novelists, non-fiction writers, students, academics, bloggers, content creators, journalists, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Doccera icon
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    A modern AI document editor, write your documents with ease with intergrated Context aware AI.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. SolidWriting icon
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    SolidWriting offers an intuitive interface and powerful features for creating and editing documents. Easily open, edit, and save SWDOC/SWDOC64 and DOCX files. With advanced text formatting, offline AI assistance, and multilingual support, streamline your writing process.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  10. 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
     
  11. Write Genre icon
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    Novel writing software. Write your novel easier and faster with all your notes where you need them – as in-text annotations.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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