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About Scrivener
Scrivener brings a writer's notes, research and draft into one project. It is built for long pieces of writing, letting you work on a manuscript in sections and keep reference material beside it, rather than scrolling through a single long document.
It has been developed since 2007 and is used by novelists, screenwriters, academics, students, journalists and translators. Versions exist for macOS, Windows and iOS, and a free trial is available before buying.
Strengths
- Keeps research, notes and draft in one project
- Suited to long, multi-part manuscripts
- Available on macOS, Windows and iOS
- Long development history since 2007
Limitations
- Paid software
- No Linux or Android version
- More complex than a plain word processor
Details
- Pricing
- PaidPaid licence, with a free trial available.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Literature & Latte
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, iOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Writers working on novels, scripts, theses and other long projects
- Categories
- Note-taking, Office tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Scrivener
Compare allSoftware that can replace Scrivener for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Ulysses
A focused writing app for Mac, iPad and iPhone with project management, sync and export.
Ulysses is a paid, distraction-free writing app with a library for large projects and grammar checking, but it runs only on Mac, iPad and iPhone, with no Windows version.
Manuskript
Plan and draft long writing projects on your desktop.
Manuskript is a free, open source desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux that keeps outlines, characters and chapters together, focusing on drafting rather than final layout.
novelWriter
Write novels as a collection of manageable text documents.
novelWriter is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux, storing a novel as readable text documents with lightweight markup instead of a visual word processor layout.
Reedsy Studio
A browser-based writing app for authors that formats a manuscript into a finished book as you write.
Reedsy Studio runs in the browser with an account, formatting the book while you write and offering real-time collaboration, with some features as paid add-ons.
Atticus
A book writing and formatting tool for producing print books and ebooks on any desktop platform.
Atticus combines writing and book formatting in one paid app for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook, with templates and e-reader previews aimed at self-publishing.
Notebooks
A writing, notes and task app for Mac and iOS that organises documents in nested books.
Notebooks is a one-time purchase for Mac and iOS that keeps notes, long documents and tasks in nested books and exports to PDF and ebook.
Scrivener as an alternative
Listings that name Scrivener as an alternative.
Effie
A minimalist writing app combining notes, outlines and mind maps, with an optional AI assistant.
Scrivener is a paid app for drafting long manuscripts with research and notes in one project on macOS, Windows and iOS, with no Android version or mind maps.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Vellum
A macOS app for formatting manuscripts into ebooks and print-ready books.
Jutoh
A desktop ebook editor that creates EPUB, Kindle and print-ready books from Word or text files.
ProWritingAid
A grammar checker and style editor with planning and critique tools aimed at fiction writers.
Hemingway Editor
Writing editor that highlights complex sentences and other issues to make text clearer and bolder.
Microsoft 365
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook with cloud storage and collaboration.
