Scyn
Scyn is a visual plot-mapping tool for novelists. The surface is a causal graph, not a timeline grid. Each scene is a node, and when one event produces another you draw a directional link from the first to the second. A node carries a title, an optional description, a chapter or act tag, and a colour. Links can carry a short label. Filters narrow the map by act, chapter, or colour. Story Mode reads the same map back in chapter order.
Scyn is web only. There is no desktop or mobile app and no manuscript editor. It is a plot logic layer, not a writing suite, so it sits alongside Scrivener, Dabble, or a word processor rather than replacing them.
The free plan needs no card and has no time limit: one novel, 100 scenes, 200 links, 5 restorable versions, PNG export. Pro is $4.99/month or $49/year and adds unlimited projects, 1,000 scenes and 2,000 links per map, Story Mode, Cast and Places, unlisted sharing with 5 collaborators, 30 versions, PDF and DOCX export.
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Atticus
Atticus is an all-in-one writing and formatting tool designed specifically for authors who want to create, edit, and publish books from a single platform. It combines a full writing editor with professional formatting tools, allowing users to draft their manuscript, organize chapters, and track writing goals within an interface built by authors for authors. It simplifies the publishing process by enabling users to import existing documents and quickly transform them into professionally formatted ebooks or print-ready files using customizable templates and design options. Atticus includes features such as drag-and-drop chapter organization, word count tracking, and preview tools that show how a book will appear across different devices before publication. It supports exporting to multiple formats, including EPUB, PDF, and DOCX, ensuring compatibility with major publishing platforms and marketplaces.
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Storyist
A powerful writing environment for novelists and screenwriters. Do you have a story to tell? Unlike conventional word processors, Storyist helps you track your plot, characters, and settings, and keeps all of your writing organized and accessible— so you can focus on telling your story. Storyist provides a rich text editor with support for comments, images, headers, footers, and style sheets so you can create properly formatted manuscripts and screenplays. And Storyist comes with manuscript and screenplay templates so you can focus on the writing, not the formatting. Storyist lets you sketch out a story using index cards and then refine it with customizable plot, character, and setting sheets. When you're ready to put words on the page, Storyist can even display your index cards next to your manuscript as you write. Storyist organizes your novel manuscripts, screenplays, research, and other project-related writing and can store them in the cloud so you can access them quickly.
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GrinTale
GrinTale is a cloud writing editor built for long-form fiction: chapters, characters, a mind map, and notes in one place, with nothing to install and nothing to save manually.
Key features:
- Tree-structured binder for chapters and folders, with drag and drop
- Corkboard and outliner views for a full overview of the manuscript
- Full character sheets: identity, physical traits, psychology, backstory
- Mind map to connect characters, chapters, and project files
- Word (.docx) import with automatic chapter detection
- Export to PDF, DOCX, and EPUB
- Built-in encyclopedia and dictionary lookup inside the editor
15-day free trial, no credit card required. Available in Italian, English, French, and German.
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