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The Novel FactoryScrivener
Paid

Paid software with a 30-day free trial that needs no payment details.

 Paid

Paid licence, with a free trial available.

Web Windows, macOS, iOS
  • Guided roadmap for planning a novel step by step
  • Corkboard view of scenes and plot structure
  • Keeps research, notes and draft in one project
  • Suited to long, multi-part manuscripts
  • Paid after the trial
  • Prescribes a particular planning method that may not suit every writer
  • Paid software
  • No Linux or Android version
Web application Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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