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Yarny alternatives

  • Scrivener

  • Scrivener is a word processor and project management tool created specifically for writers of long texts such as novels and research papers. It won't try to tell you how to write - it just makes all the tools you have scattered around your desk available in one application.

    tags: audio-transcription distraction-free-writing drafting essay-writing export-to-word
  • bibisco

  • bibisco is a free and open source software for writing novels. With bibisco you can organize chapters and scenes, manage revisions, export novel in pdf or rtf, and write with a fully featured text editor. You can create a novel structure, define premise, fabula, narrative strands and settings: geographic, temporal and social context. And, most of all, with bibisco you can know everything about your characters.

    tags: Portable character-management characters-interview java-based no-installation
  • Gingko

  • Write and organize your ideas in Gingko tree documents.

    tags: brainstorming collaborative-writing document-organizing latex-support note-taking
  • Ulysses

  • 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.

    tags: brainstorming creative-writing distraction-free-writing icloud-sync markdown-support
  • Hemingway Editor

  • Hemingway App makes your writing bold and clear.The Hemingway Editor for Mac and PC highlights common errors. Use it to catch wordy sentences, adverbs, passive voice, and dull, complicated words.

    tags: automated-proofreading distraction-free-writing grammar-checker markdown-editor no-distraction
  • Manuskript

  • Manuskript is an open-source tool for writers, with outliner, character management, plot development, distraction-free editor, etc. OutlinerOrganize your thoughts and snippets in a hierarchical manner. Organize them as you wish, reorganize them on the go.

    tags: distraction-free-writing export-to-epub information-management markdown note-taking
  • yWriter

  • yWriter is a word processor which breaks your novel into chapters and scenes, helping you keep track of your work while leaving your mind free to create. It will not write your novel for you, suggest plot ideas or perform creative tasks of any kind. yWriter was designed by an author, not a salesman!

    tags: word-processing writing-editor write-novel writing-environment novels
  • UV Outliner

  • UV Outliner is a small and powerful single-pane outliner. It is intended for creating, organizing, and collecting information.

    tags: Discontinued brainstorm note-taking outliner personal-information-manager
  • Organon

  • Organon is a plugin for LibreOffice and OpenOffice.

    tags: libreoffice-extension libreoffice-integration openoffice-extension organization project-management
  • Plume Creator

  • With Plume Creator, organize your writing projects ! Scenes, notes, characters,... Rich Text editing, full screen editing and multiple projects …

    tags: distraction-free-writing note-manager outliner write-novel writing-editor
  • Quoll Writer

  • Quoll Writer's interface is focused on what matters, your words. Controls are where you would expect them to be. It employs a familiar tabbed interface to allow you to work on multiple chapters and assets at once.

    tags: assets chapters characters distraction-free-writing document-organizing
  • oStorybook

  • oStorybook is a free, open source novel-writing software for creative writers, novelists and authors which will help you to keep an overview of multiple plot-lines while writing texts.

    tags: java-based plot write-novel text-editing plot-line
  • OmniOutliner

  • OmniOutliner is a start-to-finish writing app. Perfect for collecting information, outlining Big Ideas, adding structure to any sort of writing, and much more. From grocery lists to email drafts to long-form composition.

    tags: document-processing note-taking opml-import outliner reference-manager
  • SuperNotecard

  • SuperNotecard is an intuitive tool that uses notecards to capture and organize your ideas. These virtual notecards can be moved into decks, arranged on the screen, or grouped and categorized with ease.

    tags: note-organizer note-taking notebook notecard wiki