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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Trelby

  • Trelby is simple, fast and elegantly laid out to make screenwriting simple. It is infinitely configurable.* Screenplay editor: Enforces correct script format and pagination, auto-completion, and spell checking.* Multiplatform : Behaves identically on all platforms, generating the exact same output.* Choice of view: Multiple views, including draft view, WYSIWYG mode, and fullscreen to suit your writing style.* Name database: Character name database containing over 200,000 names from various countries.* Reporting: Scene/location/character/dialogue reports.* Compare: Ability to compare scripts, so you know what changed between versions.* Import: Formatted text, Final Draft XML (.fdx).* Export: PDF, formatted text, HTML, RTF, Final Draft XML (.fdx).* PDF: Built-in, highly configurable PDF generator. Supports embedding your chosen font.* Free software: Licensed under the GPL, Trelby welcomes developers and screenwriters to contribute in making it more useful. »

    tags: Discontinued screenplay screenwriter wysiwyg-editor
  • 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
  • Organon

  • Organon is a plugin for LibreOffice and OpenOffice.

    tags: libreoffice-extension libreoffice-integration openoffice-extension organization project-management
  • FreeWriter

  • FreeWriter is a fully featured writing software suite to assist in writing novels and reports. It provides a fresh, new, graphical approach to writing. It includes our revolutionary 'Thoughts Canvas' technology to harness your creativity - helping deliver clear, consistent, quality writing. The word processor contains all the powerful functionality you need to format and organize documents - including spell checking, full dictionary, extensive thesaurus, global search and replace, automatic voice read-back and also speech recognition. There are facilities to help you build out robust story elements - enabling you to profile characters, places, ideas & plot themes, each within their own module. You are even presented with tools to enable you to set productivity targets, and plot your progress against these! »

    tags: distraction-free-writing ebook-writer novel-authoring tree-structure write-novel
  • 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
  • Writer's Cafè

  • Writer's Café is a set of power tools for all fiction writers, whether experienced or just starting out. The heart of Writer's Café is StoryLines, a powerful but simple to use story development tool that dramatically accelerates the creation and structuring of your novel or screenplay.

    tags: creative-writing novel-authoring quotation screenplay story-writing
  • Storyist

  • A powerful writing environment for novelists and screenwriters

    tags: character-management creative-writing icloud-sync novel-authoring plot
  • Liquid Story Binder XE

  • 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. It is for those who want the freedom to create, outline and revise but are tired of losing track of their work.

    tags: Discontinued Portable journal mind-mapping planner