Novel & long-form writing

Manuscript organisers and novel apps that replace Scrivener, Dabble and Ulysses.

novelWriter

Markdown novel editor with a project tree and plain-text storage

Stars: ★ 3.2k
Licence: GPL-3.0
Updated: today

Alternative to Scrivener, Ulysses

Manuskript

Novel & long-form writing

Open-source novel organiser with outliner, index cards and story line

Stars: ★ 2.5k
Licence: GPL-3.0
Updated: 1 month ago

Alternative to Scrivener, Dabble

bibisco

Novel & long-form writing

Novel-writing app focused on characters and architecture of the story

Stars: ★ 770
Licence: GPL-3.0
Updated: 2 years ago

Alternative to Scrivener, Dabble

WaveMaker

Novel & long-form writing

Browser-based novel planner and writer with cards and manuscript view

Stars: ★ 19
Licence: GPL-3.0
Updated: 7 months ago

Alternative to Scrivener, Plottr

Dabble

Novel & long-form writing

Cloud novel app with plotting, goals and manuscript tools

Licence: Proprietary
Status: Proprietary

Alternative to Scrivener, Plottr

LivingWriter

Novel & long-form writing

Cloud manuscript app with outlining, boards and collaboration

Licence: Proprietary
Status: Freemium

Alternative to Scrivener, Dabble

Novlr

Novel & long-form writing

Cloud novel workspace with goals, courses and manuscript tools

Licence: Proprietary
Status: Freemium

Alternative to Scrivener, Dabble

Reedsy Book Editor

Novel & long-form writing

Free browser manuscript editor from Reedsy with clean export

Licence: Proprietary
Status: Freemium

Alternative to Scrivener, Microsoft Word

SmartEdit Writer

Novel & long-form writing

Windows novel organiser with built-in manuscript analysis

Licence: Proprietary
Status: Freemium

Alternative to Scrivener, ProWritingAid

yWriter

Novel & long-form writing

Freeware scene-based novel organiser from Spacejock Software

Licence: Freeware
Status: Free (proprietary)

Alternative to Scrivener, Dabble