Albatross

Novel Writing App

Only for Mac

Free · In‑App Purchases

Mac

Albatross is a novel writing app. It’s not a note-taking app or a second brain. It’s for writing novels. Every feature exists to help you write your story. This includes structuring scenes into chapters and parts with optional organisation tools, gaining a bird’s-eye view of your story with the outline feature, and identifying pacing issues through the insights view. ## Pricing Albatross requires an auto-renewing subscription, which includes a free trial. When your subscription ends, you can continue to read and export everything you've written. Your words are your words. ## Features - Distraction-free writing with focus and typewriter modes. - Outline view for getting a bird’s-eye view of your work. - Insights to visualise structure, pacing, and progress. - Built-in character and locations bible. - Tag scenes with POV character and locations. - Add and track custom fields such as emotional intensity and pace of action. - Global search. - Command palette: rename, duplicate, change status, or move to trash without touching the mouse. - No account needed. - No built-in AI writing tools - ever. - Local storage with files that are readable and portable. - Plays nicely with the cloud services of your choice. Albatross is for writers who value the human craft of writing, and there are no plans to develop AI writing tools. Privacy policy: https://www.thealbatross.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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• Fixed a crash in the outline view. • Cleaner sidebar appearance on macOS 26. • More reliable reopening of projects that have been moved or renamed. • Polished the Welcome window's empty state.

Version 1.0.1

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    Information

    Seller
    Rob Winters
    Size
    3.7 MB
    Category
    Productivity
    Compatibility
    Requires macOS 26.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 26.0 or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    Copyright
    © 2026 Rob Winters
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    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Some in-app purchases and subscriptions may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled. Learn More

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