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Ever scribbled ideas on a piece of paper and drawn lines between related thoughts? Then you already know what Scapple does. It's a virtual sheet of paper that lets you make notes anywhere and connect them using lines or arrows.
Platforms: Mac, Windows, PC
Best for: Note-taking, Outlining, Journal, Book, Story, Essay, Poetry, and Blog
Website: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scapple/overview
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Write notes anywhere
Connect notes using drag and drop
Completely freeform
★★★★ Performance
★★ Features
★★★★ Accessibility
★★ Value
Also rated 5.0 ★ on TechRadar
Write more than ever before! Your words have the power to defeat monsters! Discover over 500 unique monsters that will push your writing to the next level!
Platforms: Online
Best for: Drafting, Book, and Story
Website: https://4thewords.com/
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Personlized writing editor
Cloud backups
Project management
Complete quests and earn items
★★★★ Performance
★★★★★ Features
★★ Accessibility
★★★ Value
Pages is a powerful word processor that lets you create stunning documents, and comes included with most Apple devices. And with real-time collaboration, your team can work together from anywhere, whether they’re on Mac, iPad, iPhone, or a PC.
Platforms: iPad, Mac, iPhone
Best for: Drafting, Book, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Story, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.apple.com/pages/
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Full feature word processor
Track changes
Syncs across devices
Offline collaberation
★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 3.6 ★ on the App Store
ApolloPad is a feature-packed online writing environment that will help you finish your novels, ebooks and short stories.
Platforms: Online
Best for: Outlining, Drafting, Story, Book, and Free
Website: https://apollopad.com/
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Project outlining & timelines
Notes in context
To-do lists
★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
An online writing app for novelists and storytellers
Platforms: Online, Chrome
Best for: Drafting, Book, Story, and Free
Website: https://thequill.app/
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Continous backups
Character profiles
Predicted completion date
★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
So, You’re looking to write a book. Well, wavemaker is here to help. It’s much much more than a text editor.
Platforms: Mac, Windows, Chrome, Android, Online, PC
Best for: Outlining, Drafting, Book, Story, and Free
Website: https://wavemaker.cards/
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Connects to Google Docs
Mind maps
Timelines
★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★★★ Accessibility
★★★ Value
Also rated 3.7 ★ on Google Play
Scribus is an Open Source program that brings professional page layout with a combination of press-ready output and new approaches to page design.
Platforms: Windows, Mac, PC
Best for: Publishing, Book, Story, and Free
Website: https://www.scribus.net/
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RBG and CMYK
Versatile PDF creation
Vector drawing tools
★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
Write without distractions. WriteRoom is a full screen writing environment. Unlike the cluttered word processors you're used to, WriteRoom lets you focus on writing.
Platforms: Mac
Best for: Drafting, Book, Story, Journal, Essay, Blog, and Poetry
Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/writeroom/id417967324?mt=12
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Distraction free
Full screen
Plain text editor
★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★ Accessibility
★ Value
Also rated 3.6 ★ on the App Store
Polish & improve your novel. Identify word and phrase over-use. Monitor adverbs and clichés, crutch words and phrases. Improve sentence structure and punctuation.
Platforms: Windows, PC
Best for: Editing, Proofreading, Book, and Story
Website: https://smart-edit.com/
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Find repeated words and phrases
Identify overused adverbs and clichés
Edit long and winding sentences
★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★ Accessibility
★★ Value
Lists for Writers is a great addition to any writer’s toolbox. Helpful to both novice and expert writers alike, this app delivers list after list of prompts and ideas for your brainstorming sessions: names, character traits, plot lines, occupations, obsessions, action verbs, and much more!
Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android
Best for: Note-taking, Outlining, Drafting, Book, Story, and Essay
Website: https://thinkamingo.com/lists-for-writers/
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Easily navigable
Dozens of lists for settings and names
★★★★ Performance
★★ Features
★★★ Accessibility
★★★ Value
Also rated 4.7 ★ on the App Store
Writer Assistant (Wassi) is an application created specifically for inventors! We all constantly invent new characters for our stories, be it a comic, a novel, a script, a play, or a game. And so that our characters are alive and riveted the attention, they need to be developed a lot! That is what the Writer Assistant was created for! Plus, with Wassi you can easily outline your stories on the go.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Outlining, Book, Story, and Free
Website: https://apps.apple.com/app/writer-assistant-wassi/id14686...
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Outline
Interlinking
Character building template
Worldbuilding template
★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★ Accessibility
★★★ Value
Also rated 3.9 ★ on the App Store
Whatever kind of writer you are, ProWritingAid will help you improve your writing and get your ideas across more clearly. Our grammar and style checker contains over 3,000 explanations and videos written by our experts, so you don't need to remember all those crazy rules.
Platforms: Mac, Windows, Online, PC, Chrome
Best for: Drafting, Editing, Proofreading, Book, Essay, Story, Blog, and Free
Website: https://prowritingaid.com/
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In-depth writing reports
Style and grammar suggestions
Built-in thesaurus
Multiple app and browser integrations
★★★★★ Performance
★★★★★ Features
★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.5 ★ on Reedsy
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