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Scrivener
Original author(s)Keith Blount
Developer(s)Literature & Latte
Initial release20 January 2007
Stable release
macOS 3.1.5 / 12 December 2019; 16 months ago[1]

iOS 1.2.1 / 14 December 2019; 16 months ago[2]

Windows 3.0.0 / 23 March 2021; 27 days ago[3]

Preview release
Operating system
  • Linux (beta, abandoned)
Type
LicenseProprietary (shareware)
Websiteliteratureandlatte.com/scrivener

Scrivener (/ˈskrɪvənər/) is a word-processing program and outliner designed for authors.[5] Scrivener provides a management system for documents, notes and metadata. This allows the user to organize notes, concepts, research, and whole documents for easy access and reference (documents including rich text, images, PDF, audio, video, web pages, etc.). Scrivener offers templates for screenplays, fiction, and non-fictionmanuscripts. After writing a text, the user may export it for final formatting to a standard word processor, screenwriting software, desktop publishing software, or TeX.

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Features[edit]

Features include a corkboard, the ability to rearrange files by dragging-and-dropping virtual index cards on the corkboard, an outliner, a split screen mode that enables users to edit several documents at once, a full-screen mode, the ability to export text into multiple document formats (including popular e-book formats like EPUB and Mobipocket for Kindle, and markup languages such as Fountain, HTML, and MultiMarkdown), the ability to assign multiple keywords (and other metadata) to parts of a text and to sort the parts by keyword (such as characters, locations, themes, narrative lines, etc.), hyperlinks between parts of a text, and 'snapshots' (the ability to save a copy of a particular document prior to any drastic changes).

Everything you need to craft your first draft. Of course the app integrates neatly with other apps too. Connect the app to Apple’s Notes app, and notes you enter on your iOS devices or Mac can be automatically categorized in Tinderbox. Of course, the app works with apps like DEVONthink, Scrivener, Bookends, and others, plus there’s a vibrant community. To add Scrivener through the Mac App Store, do the following. Open the App Store. Search for Scrivener. Make sure the developer is Literature & Latte. There are some look-alikes out there trying to trick you. Click the button to purchase Scrivener. The App Store handles downloading, installing, and registering Scrivener.

Scrivener allows photos, URLs, and multiple other file formats, to be dragged into its interface as well. Because of its breadth of interfaces and features, it has positioned itself not only as a word processor, but as a project management tool for writers, and includes many user-interface features that resemble Xcode, Apple's integrated development environment (IDE). One computer programmer has called Scrivener 'an IDE for writing'.[6]

Platforms[edit]

Icon of Scrivener 3

Keith Blount created, and continues to maintain, the program as a tool to help him write the 'big novel', allowing him to keep track of ideas and research.[7][8] It is built mostly on libraries and features of Mac OS X from version 10.4 onward. In 2011, a Windows version of the software was released, written and maintained by Lee Powell.[9]

iOS[edit]

Scrivener for iOS was launched July 20, 2016.[10]

Scrivener App Free

Linux[edit]

There is no official release for Linux, but there is a public beta version[4] which has been abandoned[11] but still is available to use.[12]

Macintosh[edit]

The latest version of Scrivener for Mac is version 3.1.5, and requires macOS Sierra or newer.[1] Scrivener can be obtained from the Mac App Store, but since the Mac App Store application is only usable on OS X 10.6.6 and later, users of earlier versions of OS X must buy it directly from the developer's website instead of the Mac App Store.[13]

The company also makes Scrivener 2.5 available for earlier version of Mac OS X, but claims it is the final version of the software that was built to run on both PowerPC and Intel systems running Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.8. This version is available on the direct sale page in the sidebar titled 'Mac OS X 10.4–8 and PowerPC'.[13]

In addition to the Scrivener version 2 releases, the direct download page provides access to the obsolete version 1.54, but licenses are no longer available for purchase. The 1.54 release is compatible with Mac OS X versions 10.4 through 10.6.[13]

Windows[edit]

The latest stable version of Scrivener for Windows is 3.0.0.[3] This upgrade '[r]equires Windows 7 SP1+with .NET Framework 4.6.2+,'[14] according to Literature & Latte's website. Those who bought Scrivener 1 on or later than 20th November 2017 qualify for a free upgrade. Those who bought Scrivener 1 before that date qualify for a 49% discount.[15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ ab'Scrivener Release Notes'. Literature & Latte. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. ^'Scrivener Release Notes'. Literature & Latte. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. ^ ab'Scrivener Release Notes'. literatureandlatte.com. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. ^ ab'Scrivener 1.9.0.1 Linux beta released 21 October 2015'. literatureandlatte.com. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  5. ^Heffernan, Virginia (6 January 2008). 'An interface of one's own'. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  6. ^Bailey, Dan (24 January 2013). 'Writing as programming'. danbailey.net. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  7. ^Watt, Justin (2012). 'Keith Blount, founder and lead developer at Literature & Latte'. objectivesee.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  8. ^Cordella, Francesco (May 2013). 'Scrivener and me: an interview with Keith Blount'. avventuretestuali.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  9. ^'About - Clever Dictionary'. cleverdictionary.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  10. ^'Scrivener just got a whole lot smaller'. Literature and Latte (official Scrivener site). 27 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. ^Laden, Greg (29 August 2014). 'Scrivener on Linux: Try it, you'll like it'. scienceblogs.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2017. Updated as: Laden, Greg (2 January 2016). 'Scrivener on Linux: Oh Well...'scienceblogs.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  12. ^https://www.wayoflinux.com/blog/scrivener-returns
  13. ^ abc'Scrivener for Mac OS X Download'. literatureandlatte.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  14. ^https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview
  15. ^https://www.literatureandlatte.com/upgrade-to-scrivener-3-for-windows

External links[edit]

  • Official website
  • 'Developer Spotlight: Literature and Latte'. Applegeeks. February 2007. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  • Hernandez, Gwen (2012). Scrivener for dummies. Chichester, UK; Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN9781118312476. OCLC773671868.
  • Turnball, Giles (February 2007). 'Keith Blount's Scrivener'. MacUser. Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
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As a relatively new Mac user, I am completely enjoying my introduction into the wonderful world of Mac Application. Unlike many Windows Apps that still sport a 1990s Windows ME look, Mac Apps are clean and contemporary.

One of the new applications I am falling in love with is Scrivener. Scrivener is a writing tool without equal.

Scrivener Templates For Mac

Unfortunately, for someone like me trying to juggle both a Windows OS world and a Mac OS world, there is nothing close to Scrivener for Windows. I have tried many of the suggested applications, but without exception, the Windows apps lack the killer features Scrivener offers.

For me, it’s not too critical, because I do have a Mac, and Scrivener is quickly becoming part of my workflow. What I am missing on the Mac side is Microsoft OneNote. As with Scrivener, OneNote is without equal as an information gathering tool. The newest version of OneNote 2010, just released this spring, takes the app from good to Wow! I love OneNote.

This got me to thinking about my “perfect” toolbox. What would it look like if all applications were cross-platform?

Here is my Windows toolbox (Work):

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  • OneNote (structured research for projects/papers. Better organization, note-taking, highlighting, compiling)
  • Evernote (general information capture)
  • PersonalBrain (long-term information store. Shows connection between areas of focus. Thoughts link to pages in OneNote or Evernote)
  • MindManager (Dashboards for planning and 30,000 to 50,000 related tasks. Mindjet the maker of MindManager offers a Mac version of MindManager, but it is essentially a new purchase at upgrade pricing. At $XXX+, that’s too much for cross-platform convenience.)
  • Microsoft Word (like it or not, most of my writing must end up in Word format, which is the standardized format in most sectors)
  • TaskAngel / Toodledo for list management and GTD implementation
  • GoToDo app on Android mobile phone syncs with Toodledo
  • I will add The Journal to this list. I have played with the trial version the last few weeks, and this will become my writing tool. Prior to this, I have used Microsoft Word.

Here is my Mac OS toolbox (Home):

  • Evernote (sync with my Windows data)
  • PersonalBrain (syncs with my Windows brain via SugarSync)
  • OmniOutliner (the best outliner I have used without question. If only it was available for Windows!)
  • Scrivener (This is where my search for a Windows replacement for Word started. I love Scrivener and would pay any price to have access to its features on both Mac and Windows. The Journal is my Scrivener counterpart in Windows, but to be honest, it’s not even close.)
  • Toodledo via the web interface.

What’s missing from my Mac OS perfect world? OneNote. I love OneNote.

So, if we can engage in some fantasy right now, here is my “perfect” toolbox if all of the applications in the world were cross platform:

  • OneNote
  • MindManager
  • PersonalBrain
  • OmniOutliner
  • Scrivener
  • Microsort Word (a necessary final destination)
  • OmniFocus (synching with Toodledo)
  • GotToDo on my Android phone

What do you think? How would you blend applications in perfect world?