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Scrivener 3

Scrivener 3

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price
$48.99
Reviews
4.5 (496)
United States United States
Description
Typewriter. Corkboard. Scrapbook. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop.

“The biggest software advance for writers since the word processor.”
- Best-selling novelist Michael Marshall Smith

GROW YOUR MANUSCRIPT YOUR WAY
Tailor-made for creating long manuscripts, Scrivener lets you break up your writing into sections as small or large as you like. At its heart is a simple ring-binder metaphor—gather material and switch between writing, notes and research with ease. Got a great idea but don’t know where it fits? Compose your text in any order you want—write when inspiration strikes and find its place later.

SEE THE FOREST *OR* THE TREES
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 do a bit of both. All text sections in Scrivener are integrated with an easy-to-use project outline, so working with an overview of your manuscript is only ever a click away, and turning Chapter Four into Chapter One is as simple as drag and drop.

RESEARCH WITHIN REACH
Need to refer to research? In Scrivener, your background material is always at hand, and you can open it right alongside what you’re working on. Write a description based on a photograph. Transcribe an interview. Or check for consistency against an earlier chapter.

GETTING IT OUT THERE
Once you’re ready to share your work with the world, turn your manuscript into a beautiful ebook or PDF, export to Word, or simply print it out. You can even share using different formatting, so that you can write in your favorite font and still keep your editor happy.

Scrivener’s users include best-selling novelists, screenwriters, students, academics, lawyers, journalists and translators. It won’t tell you how to write—it just provides everything you need to start writing and keep writing.

FEATURES

Get Started
• Project templates for novels, scripts, essays and more
• Import many different types of file
• Easily split imported text into separate sections

Get Writing
• Familiar writing and formatting tools
• Easily switch between working on small sections, chapters and the whole manuscript
• Styles support
• Distraction-free full-screen mode
• Scriptwriting mode for screenplays, stage plays, comic scripts and more
• Live word count
• Mark up text with comments
• Footnote support
• Keep “snapshots” of older versions of your writing
• Name generator
• MathType support
• Set writing targets
• Track your writing history
• Automatic backups

Find Your Structure
• Write in any order and reorganize later
• Assign a synopsis to any section, then work with an overview of your manuscript in the outliner
• Plot your ideas using the corkboard
• Track different threads using labels
• Fast project-wide search
• Apply custom icons to your sections
• Use document templates for new sections (e.g. character sheets in novels)

Refer to Research
• Import research—images, web pages, PDF files and more
• View research files or other sections alongside your writing
• Transcribe audio files

Get it Out There
• Compile to a single document for sharing or printing
• Export to Word
• Print or create PDF files
• Create Epub and Kindle files
• Export to Final Draft
• Supports MultiMarkdown and LaTeX export
• Convert rich text to Markdown

Write Anywhere
• Sync with our iOS version (available separately)

Introduction and Tutorial Videos:
http://www.literatureandlatte.com/learn-and-support/video-tutorials?os=macOS


TESTIMONIALS
We have a whole heap of testimonials from published authors—see our testimonials page at http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/testimonials to read what they have to say.


SUPPORT
Email: [email protected]
Forums: http://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum
Twitter: @scrivenerapp
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Best app for novels and research projects, period

I've tried every Scrivener lookalike and copycat. yWriter, Manuskript, Bibisco, Ulysses, you name it. Many of them are decent, but Scrivener is the ONLY app I will be using for as long as I draw breath. Why is Scrivener so amazing? -Gets out of the way and lets you focus on writing; Scrivener doesn't waste your time with gimmicky features or fancy formatting, it just lets you write. It lets you use as many or as few of the features as you so desire. -Distraction free writing with typewriter mode -Unparalleled organization -Virtually bug free (had only a handful of small bugs in my time using it) -Devs are very responsive and helpful; each time I've reached out to them, they helped me step by step until I fixed the issue -Pay once, keep forever; Scrivener is a one-time payment, and you get the full update cycle of your version until the next version releases--and in some cases, like with me, they give you the latest version free of charge. -Works with just about any cloud sync software (I've used OneDrive and Dropbox without issues) -Crossplatform; just about every Scrivener copycat/lookalike is Mac only or Windows only. Scrivener works flawlessly across Windows, iOS, and Mac through your preferred syncing solution. Only thing missing is an Android app. -Files are unencrypted, allowing you to encrypt them at your end whether that be on Windows or Mac. Scrivener is not trying to be some bloated freemium software that loses sight of its goal over time. It is trying to be a reliable writing app with minimal frills and useful tools--which you can ignore if you just need an easy writing experience. It avoids the SaaS craze these days by giving you lifelong software that you choose how to back up and sync with other devices. In their own words, they're trying to get out of your way and let you write. The only thing that could be improved would be to have an Android app, but as an Apple-only user, I couldn't care less.

KorbrusSun, Feb 12, 2023
United StatesUnited States

i want a refund your app doesnt work

its very confusing and it crashes when trying to open files to work on

jsgsbsndTue, Feb 7, 2023
United StatesUnited States

Love this program, but no longer shows changes!

I love Scrivener - it's a super-powerful tool for writing large projects. I can't imagine writing a book any other way. I also love the ability to share the project with the mobile version - both iPhone and iPad - so that I can drop in changes and notes when I'm on-the-go or traveling. Since the Ventura update, Scrivener can no longer show the difference between snapshots of documents, a critical feature. This has been a problem for months and Scrivener Mac has not been updated for over a year. Please fix and update!

lovegreatthingsThu, Feb 2, 2023
United StatesUnited States

Word is still the best

Word is still the best I thought Scrivener would be a cheaper alternative to upgrading Word, but Word is still the best word processor and editor. With Scrivener you cannot select text with just a click or two of the mouse. You have to mouse over or pull down a menu, which slows you down. Also Scrivener does not have the format painter, which is handy if you work in more than one language and have to alternate between fonts. I thought the corkboard would be a good thing, but it doesn’t do anything. Scrivener has lots of fancy features which I will never use. If I could get my money back, I would.

UmapatiSat, Jul 9, 2022
United StatesUnited States

Can Not Open Saved Files

Trying to open a project I had been working on in a previous session fails. Every time. I need to go to my backup directory and unzip the most recent backup to continue working. Then repeat that the next session and so on... Ridiculous.

briproweSun, May 15, 2022
United StatesUnited States

Great App...BUT

This is a great app. Its laid out well and does most of what I need it to. The only negative I can see is when you use the Mac version I can store/retrieve my files from icloud but when you use the version for iphone/ipad, it has to be on Dropbox....why can't it use icloud also?

Craylola11398Tue, Mar 29, 2022
United StatesUnited States

Too laggy.

Feels getting heavier day by day. I regret buying.

patrick miracleWed, Mar 16, 2022
United StatesUnited States
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About
Bundle Id
com.literatureandlatte.scrivener3
Min Os. Version
10.12
Release Date
Mon, Nov 27, 2017
Update Date
Mon, Oct 25, 2021
Content Rating
4+
Has IMessage
No
Support Watch
No
Support Siri
No
File Size
93.81MB
Has Game Center
No
Family Sharing
No
Support Passbook
No
Supported Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish, Swedish
What's New
version
3.2.3
updated
2 years ago
• Updated for macOS 12 Monterey.
• Added an “Update NaNoWriMo Word Count” feature to the Project menu for those taking part in National Novel Writing Month. The feature is available when using the special NaNoWriMo project template available from our site, or for any project with a target of 50,000 words and a deadline of 30th November.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.
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