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LivingWriterNovelcrafter
Paid

Subscription plans are listed on the pricing page.

 Paid

Paid subscription with a 21-day free trial.

Web Web
  • Visual plotting and organization for a manuscript
  • Templates for fiction and nonfiction structures
  • Codex wiki that tracks and links story elements
  • Codex can be shared across books in a series
  • Requires an account and stores work in the cloud
  • AI features may not suit writers who avoid them
  • Paid after the 21-day trial
  • Browser-based, so it depends on the web service
Web application, Hosted service Web application
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Account needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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