Open Source Novel Authoring Tools

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  1. bibisco icon
     85 likes

    Desktop software for novel creation providing chapter and scene organization, export to PDF, DOCX, distraction-free writing, timeline, goals, and character tools.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
    • Node.JS
    Novel architecture
    Chapter detail
    Tags
    +15
    Analysis
    54 alternatives
    3.4
    Fair8 reviews
  2. novelWriter icon
     25 likes

    novelWriter is a Markdown-like text editor designed for writing novels and larger projects of many smaller plain text documents. It uses its own flavor of Markdown that supports a meta data syntax for comments, synopsis and cross-referencing between files.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Qt
    • Python
    Screenshot of older version
    Default system theme
    Dark theme
    68 alternatives
  3. oStorybook icon
     25 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    52 alternatives
  4. WorldLoom icon
     2 likes

    WorldLoom is a application which allows user to create articles, maps, scenes and timelines to tell about their story. Afterwards user can extract their project as a wiki in website format.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    Maps
    Timelines
    Timelines
    +4
    Article Templates
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  5. ifSpace icon
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    An interactive Fiction Space Engine and application for creating and playing Interactive Fiction games (e.g.: Colossal Cave, Zork, Choose your path books) with no coding required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    25 alternatives