Novelist 4+
Write your novels
Alessandro Riperi
Designed for iPad
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- Free
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Description
Over 140k authors are already writing their next masterpiece using Novelist. 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, but to provide you the best tools to plot, write, 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:
▪ Generate and use templates when creating new books
▪ Backup and restore locally or in cloud
▪ 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 annotations in texts
▪ View and restore previous text versions
▪ Comfortable night mode
What’s New
Version 2023.2.7
• Compile/preview options
• Filter scenes by subplots
• Bug fixes
Ratings and Reviews
Great!
I love that I can organise my writing, it’s pretty intuitive to use and it’s amazing that it’s completely free. Only improvement is to add the function where if you hold down on the space button, you can move your cursor to anywhere in the text.
Developer Response ,
Hi, that feature should be available now. Please let me know if it doesn't work for you. Happy writing!
Fantastic app
I’m not really a professional writer but like to have a place to jot ideas down when out and about. Love how there’s just enough of what’s needed without going over the top.
The only problem personally for me is that the in app editor doesn’t allow for the iOS auto correct on the keyboard so when on the move my accuracy is rubbish while typing and I’m always going back to correct errors which can slow me down.
Whether this an API that can be utilised or integrated at a later point I am not sure. But kudos to the developer for making it free so for that I am eternally grateful.
Developer Response ,
Hi, I'm constantly improving the text editor and have inserted your suggestion in my todo list! Thanks for your kind feedback!!
Ambitious and Admirable
Having used this app for a few weeks now for planning and structuring a novel, I have to say that this app is fantastic with regard to what it sets out to do: a simple app to organise your thoughts and to set up a large, complicated project like novel writing.
The fact that it has several other features, like the plotting or the scheduling, is a welcome plus. It provides all the basic tools necessary, without any of the unnecessary trimmings that other apps may have.
The fact that all these functions are put together under one app, for free no less, is fantastic, as it gives an opportunity for people who may not have the disposable income for scrivener or other apps to do the things they want to do.
So far, everything works incredibly well, and I see no issues. Under the price tag, I believe this is an admirable endeavour.
Developer Response ,
Hi, that's exaclty why I created Novelist in the first instance. To give an opportunity to write for free. Your words are what I need to keep going on on this project. Happy writing! 😊
App Privacy
The developer, Alessandro Riperi, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Alessandro Riperi
- Size
- 43 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2017 Alessandro Riperi
- Price
- Free