Based on our record, FocusWriter seems to be a lot more popular than Manuskript. While we know about 25 links to FocusWriter, we've tracked only 1 mention of Manuskript. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Reminds me of the (dead) RoughDraft mac app by 43 Folders(?). There is also FocusWriter - opensource and multi-platform. https://gottcode.org/focuswriter/. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago
FocusWriter - Price: Free Distraction-free writing app for Mac that allows you to focus on your writing. Source: 10 months ago
You can get it here: https://gottcode.org/focuswriter/. Source: 10 months ago
Also, if you're kinda of an indie author, try Bibisco or Focuswriter. Source: 11 months ago
If you have a spare laptop, I recommend just disabling the Internet altogether. But before then, install a program called FocusWriter - it goes full screen. Or instead of the spare computer idea, maybe create a new user account on your computer maybe called Writing, install FocusWriter and have it launch on startup, and disable that account's Internet. Source: 12 months ago
Looks like you want something that integrates well with your workflow. The closest to your description seems to be Manuskript although I haven't used it. But your requirement of "keeping notes and frameworks and linking back and forth" should be possible by stitching together existing Linux tools using a syntax like markdown or asciidoc so that you can use any text editor to write your story and use external tools... Source: over 2 years ago
Scrivener - Scrivener is a content-generation tool for composing and structuring documents.
iA Writer - Minimal Design, Maximum Focus
yWriter - Free writing software designed by the author of the Hal Spacejock and Hal Junior series. yWriter6 helps you write a book by organising chapters, scenes, characters and locations in an easy-to-use interface.
Typora - A minimal Markdown reading & writing app.
StoryMill - Developers and publishers of Mac, Win, and iOS productivity, home and office and writing software such as MacGourmet, Paperless and many more. Based in MN.
WriteMonkey - Software for full screen distraction free creative writing. No whistles and bells, just empty screen, you and your words. WriteMonkey is light, fast, and perfectly handy for those who enjoy the simplicity of a typewriter but live in modern times.