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Scrivener is a content-generation tool for composing and structuring documents.

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Scrivener

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Manuskript iA Writer Typora Trelby Story Architect (STARC) Zettlr Typst Vim StackEdit Haroopad

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Scrivener are Manuskript, iA Writer, and Typora. 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. Open-source tool for writers.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

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

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

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

  3. 3
    A minimal Markdown reading & writing app.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Text Editors #Knowledge Management #Markdown Editor 89 social mentions

  4. 4
    The free, multiplatform, feature-rich screenwriting program!
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Text Editors #Markdown Editor #Writing Tools

  5. 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)

    #Text Editors #Team Collaboration #Markdown Editor 12 social mentions

  6. 6
    Write Markdown documents with a comprehensive GUI and many workflow/time management tools.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Knowledge Management #Note Taking #Markdown Editor 10 social mentions

  7. 7
    Focus on your text and let Typst take care of layout and formatting. Join the wait list so you can be part of the beta phase.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Document Management #Text Editors #Education 35 social mentions

  8. 8

    Vim

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

    #Software Development #IDE #Text Editors 10 social mentions

  9. 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

    #Text Editors #Markdown Editor #Office & Productivity 51 social mentions

  10. Haroopad is a markdown enabled document processor for creating web-friendly documents.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Text Editors #Graphic Design Software #Markdown Editor

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

    #Text Editors #Markdown Editor #Writing Tools 17 social mentions

  12. TextMate brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Software Development #IDE #Text Editors 15 social mentions

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