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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.
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Showing 48 writing apps that match your search.
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
★★★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
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 4.5 ★ on TechRadar
LanguageTool’s multilingual grammar, style, and spell checker is used by millions of people around the world.
Platforms: Online, Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, PC
Best for: Editing, Proofreading, Essay, Blog, and Free
Website: https://languagetool.org/
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Personal dictionary
Distraction-free writing experience
Quality scoring for your texts
★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.8 ★ on the App Store
Traditional word processors include dozens of options for formatting text, distracting you from what really matters: writing. Calmly Writer is an editor designed to focus on what you want to tell, with a simple, unobtrusive and ease-to-use user interface.
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Online, Chrome, PC
Best for: Drafting, Book, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Story, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.calmlywriter.com/
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Focus mode
Auto save
Light and dark mode
★★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.5 ★ on TechRadar
A focused environment where you can write freely. With iA Writer, you can gain unparalleled insight into your writing structure, detect superfluous words and clichés, and navigate through your documents and notes with ease.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Android, Chrome, PC
Best for: Drafting, Book, Story, Poetry, Journal, Essay, and Blog
Website: https://ia.net/writer
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Focus mode
Markdown & syntax highlight
Style check
Wikilinks
★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★ Value
Also rated 4.0 ★ on PC Magazine
Traditional notes apps are great for writing, but getting things done requires something more. Clover’s Daily Notes introduce a new way of documenting thoughts, keeping track of tasks, and planning work within the context of your daily agenda.
Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Note-taking, Journal, and Free
Website: https://cloverapp.com/
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Rich text with rich media
Networked notes
Whiteboarding
★★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★★★ Accessibility
★★★ Value
Also rated 4.6 ★ on the App Store
Get organized. Stay creative. Milanote is an easy-to-use tool to organize your ideas and projects into visual boards.
Platforms: iPhone, iPad, PC, Windows, Mac, Android, Chrome, Online
Best for: Note-taking, Outlining, Book, Story, Journal, and Free
Website: https://milanote.com/
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Boards for notes and to-dos
Web clipper
Collaborative functionalities
Integration across platforms
★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 3.0 ★ on PC Magazine
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/
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Smart text & story elements
Outline templates
Autosave
Import and export functionalities
★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★★★ Accessibility
★★ Value
Also rated 3.5 ★ on the App Store
Ginger is more than a grammar checker, spell checker, and punctuation checker. Ginger is an all-in-one writing tool that includes Rephrase to empower you to write your best in ways that traditional online grammar checkers can’t.
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone, iPad, Online, PC
Best for: Editing, Proofreading, Book, Essay, Story, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.gingersoftware.com/
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AI-powered
Grammar and spell checker
Sentence rephraser
Punctuation checker
★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.6 ★ on the App Store
Create documents, make impact. When your work needs to wow, Craft gives you the tools to make it magnificent.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Online, PC
Best for: Note-taking, Drafting, Journal, Essay, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.craft.do/
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AI writing assistant
Document structuring
Customizable
Collaboration
★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.9 ★ on the App Store
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
The most enjoyable desktop app for writing a thesis or paper.
Platforms: Windows, Mac, PC
Best for: Drafting and Essay
Website: https://www.monsterwriter.app/
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Distraction free
Insert citations and cross-references
Automatic typesetting
★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★★★ Accessibility
★★★ Value
Also rated 3.8 ★ on the App Store
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