Novelist - Write novels

3.9
6.38K reviews
1M+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Over 140,000 authors are already writing their next masterpiece using Novelist!

Novelist is the app that helps you write your novels. And it's completely free: no initial cost, zero advertising and no in-app purchases!

Sounds ambitious? Yes, it is. We don't want you to conform to some framework or methodology. We want to provide you the best tools to plot, outline, organize and schedule your stories.

Plot is when you list all the elements of your story, like on a board. Items can be edited, moved, merged, splitted, reordered and deleted. You can even set a status, write notes and texts or add tags, metadata and pictures to each item. Categories are completely customizable, as are metadata and statuses.

Write is when you put all the items together to compose scenes. Each scene is a piece of your story and can be annotated or written directly in our app!

Organize is when you structure your scenes in acts, parts, chapters and so on. Your imagination is the limit.

Schedule is when you set your goals: word count or due date.

Advanced features:
▪ Write on Web on any browser
▪ Generate and use templates when creating new books
▪ Backup and restore with Google Drive
▪ Book compilation in EPUB, ODT or HTML format
▪ Complete book preview without leaving the application
▪ Rich text editor with format, counters, find/replace and autosave
▪ Mention your items inside texts
▪ Insert and review comments in texts
▪ View and restore previous text versions
▪ Comfortable night mode

Stay tuned for further updates!
Updated on
Feb 1, 2024

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Ratings and reviews

4.0
5.64K reviews
Jessica Dailey
March 24, 2024
I've only been using this app for a few days, but it's already my favorite. I honestly can't believe it's free. I have ADHD, so being able to write/organize scenes however I want is incredible. One feature I wish for is the ability to import documents, as copy/paste doesn't always preserve formatting. Aside from that, line or paragraph spacing options would be really helpful. Either way, I love everything this app has to offer and would highly recommend.
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Alessandro Riperi
March 25, 2024
Thanks a lot Jessica! Enjoy! ☺️
Kevin Thornbloom
April 12, 2024
I can tell a lot of love went into this! Being a writing app, I think we definitely need some customization of the font, text size and line height. Not for exporting, but just during the writing process. I would also appreciate an optional "focused" view on my tablet without the sidebar, etc. Any plans for sharing files so others can mark them up with edits? Really love the concept though, thank you!
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Alessandro Riperi
April 12, 2024
Thanks for your kind feedback! Cheers
Morh
March 12, 2024
I still really love this app, but something that has been consistent lately is making a new story. When you make a new book, then click on the book to make a chapter and click on the chapter, you have to press back and click on the chapter again. Another thing is I would love if there was an option to get rid of that exiting to home page (of the app) once you make a new book. There could be one and I just haven't found it. But to anyone wondering if the app iss worth it, it definitely is
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Alessandro Riperi
March 12, 2024
Hi, please write me at info@novelist.app so I can check your problem. Sorry for the inconvenience. Cheers

What's new

• Compile/preview options
• Filter scenes by subplots
• Bug fixes