Based on our record, OmPad should be more popular than Manuskript. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. 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.
I’m 🙈 like everyone else about writing directly into the AO3 editor (don’t know about Wattpad, does that autosave?) – even a browser-based alternative that autosaves like online notepad app, ompad, zenpen or an etherpad would be safer for writing (not for storing drafts ofc). Maybe if you look for something very clean with cloud storage + autosave you could try Dropbox Paper. Or Focuswriter might be a great and... Source: about 2 years ago
I use this website for deep focus: https://xaviesteve.com/pro/ompad/. Source: almost 3 years 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
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