Novelist - Write novels

Alessandro Riperi

About this app

Join over 200k authors writing their next masterpiece with Novelist!

Novelist is the all-in-one app for writing your novels—completely free with no ads or in-app purchases.

We give you the freedom to create without limits. Whether you're plotting, outlining, organizing, or scheduling, Novelist provides powerful tools to help bring your story to life.


Key Features:

▪ Plot: Organize your story elements like on a board. Easily edit, move, merge, reorder, and add notes, tags, metadata, or images. Everything is customizable.
▪ Write: Craft scenes directly in the app. Annotate or write with rich formatting tools.
▪ Organize: Structure your story into acts, chapters, or any format you like.
▪ Schedule: Set word count goals or deadlines to stay on track.


Advanced Tools:

▪ Autosave, find/replace, add comments, and restore previous versions from history
▪ Mention story items directly in your text for quick reference
▪ Split your screen with reference panels to inspect items while writing
▪ Track your progress daily with detailed stats
▪ Real-time preview without leaving the app
▪ Export and share your manuscript in EPUB, ODT, or HTML formats
▪ Enjoy an interface optimized for large screens
▪ Write on any browser with the companion web app
▪ Create templates for book series to streamline your workflow
▪ Backup and restore locally or with Google Drive
▪ Switch to dark mode for comfortable writing during long sessions


Your story, your way—with Novelist.

Ratings and reviews

Overall, this is a fairly simple app and I love that! its not so overwhelming as to give me the blank page Anxiety, and its relatively easy to understand and use right off the bat. the only thing I wish I could do was move scenes/sections around once they're created. the only way to do that is to redo the whole list, which doesn't really work when the goal is to write it down fast and brainstorm as you go. being able to move sections/ scenes around would make it so much easier to use.

I found this app to be quite terrible, frankly. it seems simple, and it technically is, but it seems like its bugged. when im writing in a section, if i want to go back up a few paragraphs to change a sentence, i cant just click up there, or even go up there with a keystroke. i have to delete eevrything until i get back up there. I dont understand if thats a feature or a bug, but it makes it basically unusable.

pretty solid! it's amazing for keeping things organized and tidy. its also great that theres no payments or subscriptions. the only issue is that it can be a bit tricky and daunting to use at first before you get the hang of it. small things; but I wished there was a log in so I didn't have to add my stuff to the cloud if I wanted to write on different devices and I wish you could change fonts. But those are just personal wishes. overall, pretty good writing app!!!

What’s new

▪ Introduced a dedicated page for third-party licenses
▪ Scene status colors now visible in the Organize screen
▪ Added a sample book to help new users get started
▪ Implemented various bug fixes to enhance stability