What is Scrivener?
The writing app for long-form projects.
Who is Scrivener best for?
Scrivener is best for novelists and screenwriters on long projects who want to draft in sections with research at hand.
Novels and long non-fiction
You write scene by scene or chapter by chapter, then reorder the whole manuscript by dragging cards on the corkboard or rows in the outliner.
Research-heavy writing
PDFs, images, web pages and notes live in the same project and open next to the draft in a split editor.
Scripts and academic papers
Script formatting exports to Final Draft, and built-in templates cover papers in MLA and APA styles with footnotes.
Writers who avoid subscriptions
You pay once per platform and keep the version you bought, and Compile turns the project into Word, PDF or Epub files.
How much does Scrivener cost?
Scrivener is a one-time purchase with no subscription: $59.99 for macOS or Windows, $95.98 for both, or $23.99 for iPhone and iPad.
- Scrivener for iPhone and iPad
- Syncs with the desktop apps through Dropbox
- No free trial on iOS
- Perpetual licence for Scrivener 3 on macOS 11 or later
- Free updates within version 3
- Covers every Mac in your household
- Perpetual licence for Scrivener 3 on 64-bit Windows 10 or later
- Free updates within version 3
- Covers every PC in your household
- A separate licence for each platform
- $24 less than buying both on their own
Students and academics with an institutional affiliation can buy the Educational Licence for macOS or Windows at $50.99. The macOS and Windows apps have a free trial that lasts 30 days of actual use, not 30 calendar days. A licence covers one major version on one platform; moving to the next major version means a new licence, at a discount. These are US prices; the store shows local prices in other countries. Full pricing on literatureandlatte.com. We checked these prices on .
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What are the best Scrivener alternatives?
Two tools on Recaply do Scrivener's job.
Questions about Scrivener
What is Scrivener?
The writing app for long-form projects.
Who is Scrivener for?
Scrivener is best for novelists and screenwriters on long projects who want to draft in sections with research at hand.
Is Scrivener free?
No, Scrivener is paid, but the macOS and Windows versions have a full-featured free trial that lasts 30 days of actual use, so writing two days a week stretches it to about 15 weeks. The iOS app has no trial.
How much does Scrivener cost?
Scrivener's paid plans are iOS and iPadOS at $23.99 one-time, macOS at $59.99 one-time, Windows at $59.99 one-time and macOS and Windows bundle at $95.98 one-time.
What are the best Scrivener alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Strut and Shy Editor.
Where can I try Scrivener?
On its official website, literatureandlatte.com.
Is Scrivener a subscription?
No. Scrivener is sold as a perpetual licence for one version on one platform, with free updates for that version. You pay again only if you choose to move to the next major version, which existing owners get at a discount.
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