Those apps have tools for tracking characters, locations, lines of dialogue, and so forth, not to mention auto-formatting for making sure all the people involved in producing a script can understand it. Script Studio ($199.95) comes with sample content from movies you may have seen to help you write. Final Draft ($249) is on the high end, although you can sometimes get it at a discount. Fade In ($79.95) is your low-cost option here. A few examples are Scrivener ($49), Ulysses ($49.99 per year), Storyist ($59.99), and Novelize ($65 per year). Apps for novelists and book authors typically run about $50 to $60, or $50 to $60 per year when sold as a subscription. Writer's higher suggested donation price ($24.95) is extremely reasonable when you compare it with the cost of other writing apps. The free yWriter has you compose your long-form works one scene at a time. This one-time fee is really just a way to support the developer. The higher price entitles you to a discount on Hayes's manuscript evaluation and ebook creation services, but other than that, you don't get any special features or treatment for registering. A suggested donation of either $11.95 or $24.95 supports the business and registers your app. The app was developed by one person, Simon Hayes, operating under the business name Spacejock. YWriter is totally free to download and use. Editors’ Choice pick Final Draft is the best option for writing screenplays. While yWriter is notable for being free and offering a Windows app, our Editors' Choices winners are Ulysses (macOS only) and Scrivener for long-form writers.

However, yWriter doesn’t provide any templates or support collaboration features. yWriter also gives you dozens of places to store details about your work and compiles all this metadata into useful charts and tables-it's a wonderful tool if you're not easily distracted by this kind of data. Rich with stats and heavy on structure, this free writing app encourages you to compose scenes rather than chapters, because scenes are smaller and more manageable. YWriter satisfies the type-A side of a writer's personality.

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