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LanguageTool’s multilingual grammar, style, and spell checker is used by millions of people around the world.
Platforms: Online, Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, PC
Best for: Editing, Proofreading, Essay, Blog, and Free
Website: https://languagetool.org/
Base price:
Free
Premium price:
$6.66
monthly
Personal dictionary
Distraction-free writing experience
Quality scoring for your texts
★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.8 ★ on the App Store
Elevate your writing, create beautiful documents, and collaborate with others—anywhere, anytime.
Platforms: Online, Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, Chrome, PC
Best for: Drafting, Essay, Journal, Book, Story, Poetry, and Blog
Website: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/word
Base price:
$6.99
monthly
Premium price:
$9.99
monthly
Sharing and real-time collaboration
Premium templates and stickers
Dictation and transcription
★★★★ Performance
★★★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
Write without distractions. WriteRoom is a full screen writing environment. Unlike the cluttered word processors you're used to, WriteRoom lets you focus on writing.
Platforms: Mac
Best for: Drafting, Book, Story, Journal, Essay, Blog, and Poetry
Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/writeroom/id417967324?mt=12
Base price:
$4.99
one-time payment
Premium price:
–
Distraction free
Full screen
Plain text editor
★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★ Accessibility
★ Value
Also rated 3.6 ★ on the App Store
Are you using the right tool to get your novel written? If you want a finished manuscript, you need intuitive novel writing software that keeps you on track and helps you write more novels. Writing a novel is not easy, but it should be simple. Novelize has all the features you need while minimizing distractions. Just write!
Platforms: Online, Chrome
Best for: Outlining, Drafting, Book, and Story
Website: https://www.getnovelize.com/
Base price:
$65.00
yearly
Premium price:
–
Easily navigable
Dozens of lists for settings and names
★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★ Accessibility
★ Value
Also rated 3.5 ★ on PC Magazine
Drafts opens to a new page with the keyboard ready so you can type immediately. Go hands-free with Dictation. Drafts lets you get things down before you forget without fiddling folders, naming, etc.
Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac
Best for: Note-taking, Journal, Essay, Blog, and Free
Website: https://getdrafts.com/
Base price:
Free
Premium price:
–
Dictation
Tags for organization
Customizable ediitng
Fast sync
★★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★ Accessibility
★★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.8 ★ on the App Store
Track your progress. Stay accountable. Finish your drafts.
Platforms: Online, Chrome
Best for: Drafting, Book, and Story
Website: https://www.writinganalytics.co/
Base price:
$9.00
monthly
Premium price:
$90.00
yearly
Write alongside friends or strangers
Automatic analytics
Habit tracker
Draft versioning
★★★★ Performance
★★★★★ Features
★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Scribus is an Open Source program that brings professional page layout with a combination of press-ready output and new approaches to page design.
Platforms: Windows, Mac, PC
Best for: Publishing, Book, Story, and Free
Website: https://www.scribus.net/
Base price:
Free
Premium price:
–
RBG and CMYK
Versatile PDF creation
Vector drawing tools
★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
