Scrivener
Writing app for novels, scripts and theses that splits long manuscripts into manageable sections
Scrivener is a writing app built for long projects like novels, screenplays, theses and non-fiction books. It keeps your draft, notes and research together in one project.
Key features:
- Break a manuscript into sections of any size, then edit them one at a time or together in Scrivenings mode.
- Restructure your draft by dragging sections around the project outline.
- Keep research such as PDFs, images and web pages open next to your writing.
- Format with familiar word-processing tools, styles, comments and footnotes.
- Write screenplays, stage plays and comic scripts in scriptwriting mode.
- Save snapshots of earlier versions of your text.
- Compile to print, PDF, ebook, Word or Final Draft.
Scrivener 3 costs $59.99 on the Mac App Store and requires macOS 11 or later; a free trial is available from the developer, and there are Windows and iOS versions.