What is Scrivener used for?

Scrivener is a writing application for long projects, offering a corkboard, an outliner and a research folder for organizing books, scripts and similar work. It is a good fit for writing novels and non-fiction books, and organizing scripts and theses.

How much does Scrivener cost?

Scrivener is a paid product with no free plan.

Is Scrivener open source?

No. Scrivener is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Scrivener include Zettlr.

What are some alternatives to Scrivener?

Scrivener competes with Ulysses, iA Writer and Drafts. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Scrivener alternatives.

Scrivener: features, pricing and alternatives

About Scrivener

Scrivener is a proprietary writing application from Literature & Latte, built for long documents such as novels, non-fiction books, theses and scripts. Instead of one endless file, a project is broken into sections that can be rearranged, viewed on a corkboard of index cards or worked through in an outliner.

A research folder keeps reference material alongside the manuscript so writers can consult sources without switching apps. Scrivener runs as installed software on the user's own devices rather than a hosted service or self-hosted server, and the publisher lists purchase options on its pricing page.

Key features

Corkboard view of index cards
Outliner for restructuring documents
Research folder beside the manuscript
Long projects split into sections

Good fit for

→Writing novels and non-fiction books
→Organizing scripts and theses

Tags: writing; long-form; outliner; corkboard; research; authors; desktop

Scrivener: questions and answers

What is Scrivener used for?: Scrivener is a writing application for long projects, offering a corkboard, an outliner and a research folder for organizing books, scripts and similar work. It is a good fit for writing novels and non-fiction books, and organizing scripts and theses.
How much does Scrivener cost?: Scrivener is a paid product with no free plan.
Is Scrivener open source?: No. Scrivener is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Scrivener include Zettlr.
What are some alternatives to Scrivener?: Scrivener competes with Ulysses, iA Writer and Drafts. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Scrivener alternatives.