Ever tried writing a novel in Microsoft Word? Trust us, you don’t want to. That’s why writing professionals around the world use Scrivener, the word processor and project management tool that stays with you from your first, unformed idea all the way through to the final draft. As you’re writing, outline your ideas, take notes, and view research all at once. Scrivener takes all the tools you have scattered around your desk and makes them available in one application.

• View & edit different sections of your writing in isolation or as a whole


• Take a “snapshot” of a document, then edit & rewrite knowing you can restore an earlier revision at any time


• Easily storyboard & rearrange your project


• Utilize the fully-featured outliner to take control of the structure of your work


• Switch to scriptwriting mode for automatic or custom formatting—then export to a dedicated scriptwriting program such as Final Draft


• Use the name generator to create pseudonyms for interviewees or names for fictional characters


• Automatically back up your projects as zip files each time you open or close them