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Made by writers, for writers, Novlr is the writing platform that will have you achieving your writing goals.

Platforms: Online

Best for: Drafting, Book, Story, and Free

Website: https://www.novlr.org/

Base price:

Free

Premium price:

$15.00 monthly

Distraction-free writing interface

Set goals and get motivational messages

Track your progress

★★★ Performance

★★★★ Features

★★ Accessibility

★★★ Value

Also rated 3.0 on Reedsy

Outline faster, organize smarter, and turbocharge your productivity today with the #1 visual book planning software for writers.

Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, PC

Best for: Outlining, Book, and Story

Website: https://plottr.com/

Base price:

$99.00 one-time payment

Premium price:

$149.00 one-time payment

Visual timelines

Series planning

Starter templates & story bibles

★★★★ Performance

★★★ Features

★★★★★ Accessibility

★★★ Value

Also rated 3.0 on Reedsy

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/

Base price:

$4.00 monthly

Premium price:

Personlized writing editor

Cloud backups

Project management

Complete quests and earn items

★★★★ 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/

Base price:

$2.99 one-time payment

Premium price:

Easily navigable

Dozens of lists for settings and names

★★★★ Performance

★★ Features

★★★ Accessibility

★★★ Value

Also rated 4.7 on the App Store

The only writing platform with unlimited potential through project management, collaboration, and publishing.

Platforms: Online, Chrome

Best for: Outlining, Drafting, Book, and Story

Website: https://www.squibler.io/

Base price:

$9.99 one-time payment

Premium price:

Goal tracking

Collaboration

Corkboard organization

★★★ Performance

★★★ Features

★★ Accessibility

★★★ Value

FocusWriter is a simple, distraction-free writing environment. It utilizes a hide-away interface that you access by moving your mouse to the edges of the screen, allowing the program to have a familiar look and feel to it while still getting out of the way so that you can immerse yourself in your work.

Platforms: Windows, PC

Best for: Drafting, Book, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Story, Blog, and Free

Website: https://gottcode.org/focuswriter/

Base price:

Free

Premium price:

Full screen hide-away interface

Timers & daily goals

Customizable themes

Live statistics

★★★★★ Performance

★★★ Features

★★★ Accessibility

★★★★★ Value

Also rated 4.0 on TechRadar

Start your book, plot your book, write your book, organize your book, and export it for publishing all in one place. Leave your word processor in the dust.

Platforms: Online, Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, PC

Best for: Outlining, Drafting, Publishing, Book, and Story

Website: https://livingwriter.com/

Base price:

$96.00 yearly

Premium price:

Smart text & story elements

Outline templates

Autosave

Import and export functionalities

★★★ Performance

★★★ Features

★★★★ Accessibility

★★ Value

Also rated 3.5 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/

Base price:

Free

Premium price:

$10.00 monthly

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

Campfire is a versatile writing tool organized into modules, each one offering a different type of story element you can create. Keep track of each character's motives, history, eye color, and more. The Characters Module gives you an easy way to make quick notes or detailed character sheets about anyone in your story. Upload your map to the Maps Module, add pins to integrate it with the rest of your story, and nest other maps to keep things organized.

Platforms: Mac, Windows, Online, PC

Best for: Outlining, Drafting, Book, Story, and Free

Website: https://www.campfirewriting.com/

Base price:

Free

Premium price:

$2.00 monthly

Character Modules & Maps Modules

Flexible panel system

Create customizable DIY themes

★★★ Performance

★★★★ Features

★★★★★ Accessibility

★★★★ Value

Also rated 4.0 on Reedsy

Every character has stories and every World has histories. Planning and building a story cannot be easier with the help of this app. It helps the writer planning the story and the development of characters, relations, groups, races, creatures, etc.

Platforms: Android

Best for: Worldbuilding, Book, Story, and Free

Website: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lfantasia.n...

Base price:

Free

Premium price:

Character templates

Relationship templates

Creature templates

Deity templates

★★★★ Performance

★★★★ Features

★★ Accessibility

★★★ Value

Also rated 3.9 on Google Play

Enjoy a distraction-free writing experience, including a full screen mode and a clean interface. With Markdown, you can write now, and format later.

Platforms: Windows, Mac, PC

Best for: Drafting, Book, Story, Poetry, Journal, Blog, Essay, and Free

Website: https://ghostwriter.kde.org/

Base price:

Free

Premium price:

Light and dark themes

Focus mode

Document and session statistics

Autosave

★★★★ Performance

★★★ Features

★★★ Accessibility

★★★★★ Value

Create beautiful handwritten notes, sketch your ideas, record audio, and organize your notes like never before.

Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android

Best for: Note-taking, Journal, Book, Story, Essay, Poetry, and Blog

Website: https://www.noteshelf.net/

Base price:

$9.99 one-time payment

Premium price:

Create your own diary

Search your handwritten notes

Syncs across devices

★★★ Performance

★★★★★ Features

★★★★ Accessibility

★★★ Value

Also rated 4.4 on the App Store

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