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Top 10 Open-Source Alternatives to Final Draft

Trelby iA Writer Manuskript Story Architect (STARC) Typora Superdesk StackEdit Vim MacDown novelWriter

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Final Draft are Trelby, iA Writer, and Manuskript. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. 1
    The free, multiplatform, feature-rich screenwriting program!
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Writing #Writing Tools #Text Editors

  2. Minimal Design, Maximum Focus
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Paid
    • Free Trial
    • $29.99 / One-off

    #Markdown Editor #Text Editors #Writing Tools 6 social mentions

  3. Open-source tool for writers.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Writing Tools #Markdown Editor #Text Editors 1 social mentions

  4. STARC - A smooth yet powerful screenwriting experience for devoted authors. With only wanted features and simple workflow it runs faster than all your previous apps combined.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Freemium
    • Free Trial
    • $3.34 / Monthly (Pro)

    #Writing #Markdown Editor #Text Editors 12 social mentions

  5. 5
    A minimal Markdown reading & writing app.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Markdown Editor #Text Editors #Markdown Viewer 84 social mentions

  6. Digital newsroom management system
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Rundown Software #Project Management #TV Media System

  7. Full-featured, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Markdown Editor #Text Editors #Office & Productivity 49 social mentions

  8. 8

    Vim

    Highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text editing
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Text Editors #Software Development #IDE 10 social mentions

  9. MacDown is an open source Markdown editor for OS X, released under the MIT License.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Markdown Editor #Text Editors #Office & Productivity 7 social mentions

  10. Multi-document markdown-like editor for writing novels.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Markdown Editor #Text Editors #Writing 17 social mentions

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