novelWriter Alternatives

novelWriter is described as '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, synopsd cross-referencing between files' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to novelWriter for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best novelWriter alternative is Zettlr, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like novelWriter are Typora, Manuskript, ghostwriter and Marknote.

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  1. InkBreaker icon
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    Inkbreaker is a full writing platform for your whole writing practice. Draft and publish in a real editor, build a body of work, and grow alongside a community of working writers. It supports fiction, nonfiction, poetry, copywriting, journalism, technical writing, screenwriting...

    73 InkBreaker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  2. Free book writing editor with AI co-author, story bible, character tracking, and chapter management. The Scrivener alternative that lives in your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  3. Stop renting your intelligence to Cloud AI services based on quotas ! LocalProse is a writing workshop forged by and for writers, featuring a generative AI that runs directly on your own machine.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  4. IWL is a beautiful Markdown text editor designed to help you write with focus, powered by a suite of intelligent tools that elevate your writing to a professional level.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Online
     
  5. Skrivana icon
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    Skrivana is a writing workspace for storytellers. Write your story, plan your plot, track your lore, and build your world all in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. The fiction writing app that keeps your manuscript, worldbuilding, and AI in sync.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Meva icon
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    A fast, native markdown viewer built for the AI era. Browse folders, render LaTeX and Mermaid diagrams, and read AI-generated docs beautifully — all offline, under 15MB.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Plotiar icon
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    The writing app for authors, academics, and worldbuilders who need to plan, write, and collaborate - all in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. freewrite icon
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    One simple, clean place to write continuously for a set time without distraction — think through a new idea, write your next script, reflect on an event, whatever.

    53 freewrite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Extypis icon
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    Extypis is a writing studio built for the long haul — novels, theses, essays, poetry collections, screenplays, in-depth blog series. Anything that falls apart in Google Docs past chapter twelve.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. Plan, write, and structure long-form fiction with offline scene reordering, plot timeline, character mapping, AI writing assistant, notes for world-building, export options, and privacy-first local storage. No subscriptions, one-time payment, or web account required.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Its primary goal is to make writing the first draft of your novel as easy as possible by improving the writing experience. It pulls you into your story with audio-visual themes, makes you feel comfortable in your writing space with its minimalist approach, and helps you hit...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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