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Write your book in Reedsy Studio. Try the beloved writing app for free today.
Craft your masterpiece in Reedsy Studio
Plan, write, edit, and format your book in our free app made for authors.
Write your book in Reedsy Studio. Try the beloved writing app for free today.
Craft your masterpiece in Reedsy Studio
Plan, write, edit, and format your book in our free app made for authors.
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Plot your next masterpiece with Pluot, the writing planner packed with features and there for you whenever inspiration strikes.
Platforms: Android
Best for: Outlining, Worldbuilding, Book, Story, and Free
Website: https://pluotstudios.com/
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Plot template
Character profiles
Location template
Interlink elements
★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.3 ★ on Google Play
The #1 text to speech solution for personal, commercial, and educational use.
Platforms: Online, iPhone, iPad, Android
Best for: Editing, Story, Book, Blog, Journal, and Free
Website: https://www.naturalreaders.com/
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Convert text to spoken audio
Cross platform compatibility
Multiple chat styles
★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.5 ★ on TechRadar
WPS Office is a lightweight, feature-rich comprehensive office suite with high compatibility. As a handy and professional office software, WPS Office allows you to edit files in Writer, Presentation, Spreadsheet, and PDF to improve your work efficiency.
Platforms: Mac, Windows, Android, iPad, iPhone, PC
Best for: Drafting, Book, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Story, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.wps.com/
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Cross platform file management
Free templates
Colorful themes
★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★ Value
Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
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
We’re more than a doc. Or a table. Customize Notion to work the way you do.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Chrome, PC
Best for: Note-taking, Outlining, Journal, Book, Story, Essay, Poetry, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.notion.so/product
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Create wikis
Link to different pages
Hundreds of pre-made wikis
Create table of contents
★★★★ Performance
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★★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
LibreOffice is a free and powerful office suite, and a successor to OpenOffice.org (commonly known as OpenOffice). Its clean interface and feature-rich tools help you unleash your creativity and enhance your productivity.
Platforms: Mac, Windows, PC
Best for: Drafting, Book, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Story, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.libreoffice.org/
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Full-feature word processor
Customizable fonts and other styles
★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
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★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.5 ★ on TechRadar
Hemingway makes your writing bold and clear. It's like a spellchecker, but for style. It makes sure that your reader will focus on your message, not your prose.
Platforms: Windows, PC, Mac
Best for: Editing, Proofreading, Book, Essay, Story, Blog, and Free
Website: https://hemingwayapp.com/
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Grammar and spell checker
Readability score
Style checker
★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
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Also rated 4.0 ★ on Reedsy
Writing can be so much fun when our creative juices are flowing. Cultivating this flow is why ilys exists -- to release within you a gushing torrent of latent creative-potential as your writing explodes through the box that once constrained it.
Platforms: Online
Best for: Drafting, Book, Story, and Poetry
Website: https://www.ilys.com/welcome
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Can't delete or edit anything
Track your writing
Text turns invisible as you write until you finish
★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★★ Accessibility
★★ Value
Elevate your writing, create beautiful documents, and collaborate with others—anywhere, anytime.
Platforms: Online, Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, Chrome, PC
Best for: Drafting, Essay, Journal, Book, Story, Poetry, and Blog
Website: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/word
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Sharing and real-time collaboration
Premium templates and stickers
Dictation and transcription
★★★★ Performance
★★★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
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Also rated 4.5 ★ on TechRadar
Open to write and follow the prompt suggestions, it's that easy. Good for poetry writing, journal writing, storytelling, narration, cinema, and more. All using a patented artificial intelligence technology.
Platforms: iPhone, iPad
Best for: Brainstorming, Story, Book, and Poetry
Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/creative-writing-prompts/id...
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Thousands of prompts
Set a daily writing goal
View custom writing stats
★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★ Accessibility
★★★ Value
Also rated 4.6 ★ 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
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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
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Also rated 4.5 ★ on TechRadar
Bring your stories to life
Our free writing app lets you set writing goals and track your progress, so you can finally write that book!