Scrivener

Scrivener

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About

Microsoft OneNote is your all-in-one digital notebook for capturing ideas, organizing thoughts, and collaborating seamlessly. With Copilot in OneNote, you can draft plans, generate ideas, and structure your notes using simple natural-language prompts. Sketch, annotate, and highlight freely using digital ink that feels as natural as pen on paper. Share notebooks in real time to brainstorm, plan, or learn together with teammates, classmates, or family. Built-in voice transcription ensures you never miss key details from meetings or lectures. Whether at home, school, or work, OneNote helps you stay organized and creative across all your devices.

About

Typewriter. Ring-binder. Scrapbook. Scrivener combines all the tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Scrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, translators and more. Scrivener won't tell you how to write—it simply provides everything you need to start writing and keep writing. Tailor-made for long writing projects, Scrivener banishes page fright by allowing you to compose your text in any order, in sections as large or small as you like. Got a great idea but don't know where it fits? Write when inspiration strikes and find its place later. Grow your manuscript organically, idea by idea. Whether you plan or plunge, Scrivener works your way: hammer out every last detail before typing a word, or carve out a draft and restructure later. Or mix your methods and do a bit of both.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Students, professionals, educators, and teams who need a smart, collaborative, and AI-powered notebook to capture ideas, organize projects, and enhance productivity across multiple devices

Audience

Writers, novelists, students

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$49 one-time fee
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 4.8 / 5
features 4.7 / 5
design 4.8 / 5
support 4.6 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 3.7 / 5
ease 3.7 / 5
features 3.7 / 5
design 3.7 / 5
support 4.0 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • This is an amazing tool in keeping notes and documents at your fingertips! Easy to use, easy to add sections & pages, love this tool to keep notes and stay organized!
  • - It is an easy-to-use tool that helps tremendously in organizing notes. - It has useful tools that fulfill the requirements for both personal and professional use. - Different sections can be created to organize and separate the notes. - The user interface of the application is fluid to use because of the animation and looks pleasing to the eyes. - It autosaves the notes, which is lifesaver features in times when the system shuts down abruptly.
  • I can sync my notes on my PC and access them on my phone very quickly and easily. Creating notes with images and links is fun and works well. Best of all it syncs to OneDrive to access all your PC files on your phone.
  • Syncs between devices. Works great with keyboards, styluses, and finger inputs. Many drawing options. Can add images, audio, documents.
  • Our organization is using OneNote to manage employee documents in a secure and organized manner. It is beneficial for saving the data and images on a secured office 365 cloud. We can create a customize graphical dashboard to manage and analyze the activities. We can save the data by adding multiple specific tabs with their titles. We can share the data/files across the organization. - Great application for documentation - Customizable graphical dashboard to analyze the progress/records. - Data saving and sharing feature. - Searching capability is incredible. - We can create the slides for representation - Friendly user interface and easy to use. - Open-source application - Cross-platform and highly secured Office 365 tool - Mobile version

Cons

  • No cons that I can think of honestly. I love this tool!
  • - It limits the user in terms of integration, as it does not support third-party integration with many applications other than Microsoft's applications.
  • Sometimes syncing can be slow and there are not enough sharing options like other note-taking apps.
  • File size can get large. There is a bug (?) on android where typing with a keyboard does not allow you to use ctrl+b, ctrl+i, ctrl+u, ctrl+arrow left or right and other common shortcuts. I can't fathom why!!
  • Nothing to dislike with OneNote. Everything is working fine for me. I love this product.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The low one-time fee is a great model in a world where everything is subscription. The many panels and options the software offers allows for sorting and organization of incredibly deep world and plot management easily.
  • You can organize your thoughts for story writing and the text processor is alright. There's also the infamous corkboard view that so many people love, though I'm personally meh about. Still, it gives you some variety in how you view things, and I'm never against that even if I personally don't like how it looks.
  • Great interface Writing, Editing and lots of other uses Comparison tool Distraction free writing Export to multiple formats Single license for multiple installs

Cons

  • Very tricky interface to get used to. It is still a text editor at heart with robust features but not much more.
  • This is probably one of the most overrated writing software out there. All "writer" focused software is overrated, and typically overpriced. What Scrivener can do, you can do absolutely for free much easier in Evernote or any other program like that. I've actually found Notepad++ to be much better at organizing writing and notes than all of the more polished, newer programs out there. It rarely gets support, especially for the PC users. Mac is clearly prioritized. I've also known people, thanks to how they verify your license is active (which apparently needs to be done every time you use it even though it's a one time purchase!) lose access because they changed servers, resulting in them having to rebuy the exact same product again. Updates are few and far between, and discounts are promised on products that don't exist yet.
  • No updates for Windows version. No feature for collaboration.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Microsoft
Founded: 1975
United States
www.onenote.com

Company Information

Literature & Latte
Founded: 2006
United States
www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview

Alternatives

Alternatives

Notion

Notion

Notion Labs
Outline

Outline

Gorillized Corporation
Noteastic

Noteastic

Noteastic OG

Categories

Corporate Wiki Supported
Lesson Planning Supported
Note-Taking Supported
Productivity Supported

Categories

Screenwriting Supported
Writing Supported

Integrations

Abacus Private Cloud Supported
Axis LMS Supported
Egnyte Supported
FastStone Capture Supported
FileCloud Supported
Fleece AI Supported
Flow XO Supported
GB Network Solutions Supported
Microsoft Sway Supported
Microsoft To Do Supported
My ConneX Supported
Obindo Supported
Postach.io Supported
Propello Cloud Supported
Prosperoware CAM Supported
Refold Supported
SurveyMethods Supported
Wattpad Not Supported
WinJur Supported
meez Supported

Integrations

Abacus Private Cloud Not Supported
Axis LMS Not Supported
Egnyte Not Supported
FastStone Capture Not Supported
FileCloud Not Supported
Fleece AI Not Supported
Flow XO Not Supported
GB Network Solutions Not Supported
Microsoft Sway Not Supported
Microsoft To Do Not Supported
My ConneX Not Supported
Obindo Not Supported
Postach.io Not Supported
Propello Cloud Not Supported
Prosperoware CAM Not Supported
Refold Not Supported
SurveyMethods Not Supported
Wattpad Supported
WinJur Not Supported
meez Not Supported
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