novelWriter Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Thank you to the forum - The last 72hrs have been amazing!

  Never buy the book, start writing the book, https://novelwriter.io/ ;). Source: over 1 year ago

• Author Resources: Tools and Software

  Https://novelwriter.io/ is free and open source (I haven't used it, only know about it). Source: almost 2 years ago

• How to install Davinci?

  NovelWriter for books is like building a dungeon in D&D I might add. All it needs is a map editor ;). Source: almost 2 years ago

• What kind of applications are missing from the Linux ecosystem?

  Novelwriter almost hits the sweet spot, but misses some features and is written in python, which makes some features hard to implement due to the nature of the programming language. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Getting into writing novels

  Try this software. It may well help you to write better -> novelWriter. Source: about 2 years ago

• Looking for a 'Scrivener Light'

  Alternatively, if you want Scrivener-like and are happy with open source projects, novelWriter scratches some of the same itch and is (a) free and (b) available on Linux, Windows, and macOS: it has a similar project-oriented interface to Scrivener, can export projects in HTML, Open Document, Markdown, Plain Text, or PDF, supports tagging and metadata, and uses Markdown for authoring. It's much less hot on... Source: about 2 years ago

• I'm Andrew Rowe, the author of Arcane Ascension, Weapons & Wielders, etc. AMA!

  MSWord is surprising to hear. I would've thought some specific tools like Vellum. There are free and open source tools as well, like https://novelwriter.io/. Source: about 2 years ago

• Making a text editor with Godot. (And learning some stuff about it.)

  I'm sure that creating a basic text editor won't be too hard using Godot considering that all the features you would want are already part of the engine and on display in the Godot editor itself. However if all you're looking for is an open source text editor that supports Russian, why not something like Gedit, Kate, OpenOffice Writer? Taking a second to search online, it seems like this open source program named... Source: about 2 years ago

• PC users, what free program would you recommend for story writing/planning?

  Have you looked at yWriter, Skribisto, novelWriter, or Wavemaker? Source: over 2 years ago

• Software for Writing on Linux

  NovelWriter is an option for specialized "novel" work. Source: over 2 years ago

• I'm looking for free screenwriting software for Endeavor OS

  There is Novelwriter, ostorybook (make sure you select the right java during install or it won't run. I used the plain 'JRE' and it worked) and also one called Manuskript. Source: over 2 years ago

• I want to install a novelwriter; a python program. Supported?

  The program in question is novelWriter. It is not yet available as flatpak, snap, or appimage. Source: over 2 years ago

• What software do you miss from Windows & macOS?

  Yeah, I actually found the AppImage after posting that comment. That goes a long way. Novelwriter also looks excellent, but it's still very much not even in the same class. Source: over 2 years ago

• Soul Relic: wholesome adventure

  Also, have you tried book writing software like https://novelwriter.io/ ? This one is FOSS, supports markdown, features to organize, cross-reference, etc. Source: over 2 years ago

• Is Scrivener worth the money?

  However, as others have mentioned, some aspects of it are still bothersome (I see endless complaints about the complexity of the Compiler), and there do exist some really good free alternatives, like SmartEdit Writer and NovelWriter, which offer very similar functionally. Source: over 3 years ago

• Looking for a piece of software that would help me in writing a book. I haven't written much so I have no expectations. I found some fancy, full-featured app for Mac that costs $50, was wondering if there was anything FOSS with fewer features.

  Https://novelwriter.io/ is another option, plus it is FOSS. Source: over 3 years ago

• If you are an author, what do you do your writing in?

  I haven't used it, but I have https://novelwriter.io/ bookmarked as a FOSS option, especially as it has markdown-like syntax. Source: almost 4 years ago