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Write your book in Reedsy Studio. Try the beloved writing app for free today.
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Craft your masterpiece in Reedsy Studio
Plan, write, edit, and format your book in our free app made for authors.
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If you write thrillers, romance, mysteries, fantasy, sci-fi, young adult, horror or one of a thousand other subgenres, we’d like you to meet our fiction-loving A.I., Marlowe. She can read and critique your work with a comprehensive 36-page report in a matter of minutes and deliver fascinating, actionable insights.
Platforms: Online
Best for: Book, Editing, and Story
Website: https://authors.ai/marlowe/
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Flag misspellings
Writing tips
Book comparisons
Cliche finder
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Reduce distractions, limit interruptions and complete tasks more efficiently – with Marinara online productivity timer.
Platforms: Online
Best for: Productivity, Book, Story, and Free
Website: https://www.marinaratimer.com/
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Pomodoro timer
Custom timer
Kitchen timer
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Also rated 4.8 ★ on Google Play
Scrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, translators and more.
Platforms: Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, PC
Best for: Outlining, Drafting, Editing, Publishing, Book, and Story
Website: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview
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Flexible corkboard
Structure outliner
Metadata and target setting
Print and export functionalities
★★★★ Performance
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Also rated 4.0 ★ on Reedsy
Slick Write is a powerful, free application that makes it easy to check your writing for grammar errors, potential stylistic mistakes, and other features of interest. Whether you're a blogger, novelist, SEO professional, or student writing an essay for school, Slick Write can help take your writing to the next level.
Platforms: Online
Best for: Editing, Proofreading, Essay, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.slickwrite.com/
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Grammar checker
Customizable feedback
Grammar reports
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Also rated 4.4 ★ on Capterra
In Outline you can create notebooks for your personal needs of widest range: travel or recipe book, any kind of journal or diary, photo album, daily planner, and so on and so forth. Just everything you could imagine!
Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac
Best for: Note-taking and Journal
Website: https://outline.app/
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Multi-touch gestures
Handwriting functionalities
Hightlight and annotate
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Also rated 4.2 ★ on the App Store
Keep peace of mind knowing your team's content is perfect.
Platforms: Online
Best for: Editing, Proofreading, Blog, Essay, and Free
Website: https://linguix.com/
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Content quality score
Advanced language insights
Get help anywhere you need
★★★ Performance
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Also rated 4.6 ★ on Capterra
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
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Story Planner is an easy-to-use and yet powerful tool for plotting novels, screenplays, and any fiction story. It works great for writers, screenwriters, producers, directors, RPG masters … All kinds of storytellers!
Platforms: iPhone, iPad
Best for: Outlining, Drafting, Story, and Book
Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/story-planner-outline-your-...
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Organize projects by tags
Link elements
Color code and organize plot lines
★★★★ Performance
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Also rated 4.7 ★ on the App Store
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
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Also rated 4.5 ★ on TechRadar
Do you have a story to tell? Unlike conventional word processors, Storyist helps you track your plot, characters, and settings, and keeps all of your writing organized and accessible—so you can focus on telling your story.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Outlining, Drafting, Book, and Story
Website: https://storyist.com/
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Stylesheets for manuscripts
Flexible outliner
Story development tools
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Also rated 4.0 ★ on PC Magazine
The best outlining app for your best work. Where brilliant ideas are captured, fleshed out, and realized.
Platforms: Online, Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows, PC
Best for: Outlining, Book, Story, Blog, Essay, and Free
Website: https://dynalist.io/
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Tags & cross-linking
Color code anything
Easy export
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Also rated 4.2 ★ on Google Play
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
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Also rated 4.6 ★ on the App Store
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!