Join over 200k authors writing their next masterpiece with Novelist!
Novelist is the all-in-one app for writing your novels—completely free with no ads or in-app purchases.
We give you the freedom to create without limits. Whether you're plotting, outlining, organizing, or scheduling, Novelist provides powerful tools to help bring your story to life.
Key Features:
▪ Plot: Organize your story elements like on a board. Easily edit, move, merge, reorder, and add notes, tags, metadata, or images. Everything is customizable.
▪ Write: Craft scenes directly in the app. Annotate or write with rich formatting tools.
▪ Organize: Structure your story into acts, chapters, or any format you like.
▪ Schedule: Set word count goals or deadlines to stay on track.
Advanced Tools:
▪ Autosave, find/replace, add comments, and restore previous versions from history
▪ Mention story items directly in your text for quick reference
▪ Split your screen with reference panels to inspect items while writing
▪ Track your progress daily with detailed stats
▪ Real-time preview without leaving the app
▪ Export and share your manuscript in EPUB, ODT, or HTML formats
▪ Enjoy an interface optimized for large screens
▪ Write on any browser with the companion web app
▪ Create templates for book series to streamline your workflow
▪ Backup and restore locally or with Google Drive
▪ Switch to dark mode for comfortable writing during long sessions
Your story, your way—with Novelist.
I adore this application. As a free app it offers a huge amount of functionality. While it takes some getting used to, I have never had the manual syncing fail on me. The only improvement that I wish for is the ability to either double space the display of paragraphs or set it to display paragraph indents in the text editor. Otherwise, it leads to a manual double space and I have to completely reformat on export or I have to try to manage one large block of text that looks like an incredibly long paragraph, which is unwieldy.
▪ Introduced a dedicated page for third-party licenses
▪ Scene status colors now visible in the Organize screen
▪ Added a sample book to help new users get started
▪ Implemented various bug fixes to enhance stability
Version 2025.1.10
The developer, Alessandro Riperi, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Usage Data
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Information
Seller
Alessandro Riperi
Size
54.5 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
