![]() ![]() From memory it is missing some later day features such as internal hyperlinking within documents or browsing, and tagging systems, but if you are looking for a writing environment that is user customisable, then LSB would certainly remain a pick of mine. The User Interface stands as a bit of history. At that point, LSB stopped development, which was several years ago now. Scrivener offers hefty discounts through NaNoWriMo participants, and long trial periods on the full features of the product, which is how the Windows version was released at first, and when I first trialed using it. I am a Windows user, and on mobile, an IOS user, so this is one of my own main criteria for software selection. And of course, at that time, LSB was the only Windows software which came close to what I had heard about Scrivener from Mac users. I used LSB for several years, and was reluctant at first to move over to Scrivener. It’s funny that you commented recently, because I just read of somebody else who was recommending LSB as an alternative. You will find the other posts under tag: #26Tech or an index post will be provided on May 1st.Ī to Z: in April you will find other bloggers providing A to Z posts on many topics, through the 2014 Blogging from A to Z Challenge. #26Tech: This was a supplemental post to the Favourite Writing App post for my A to Z challenge. LSB is missing compile options, but can save to rich text. Since the arrival of Scrivener for Windows, Liquid Story Binder has ceased development, but is still available for sale, with Wikis and a user board still active in using the app. Highly customisable (and sometimes complex) free-form rich-text based workspace. It contains basically everything that Scrivener did at the time and more – corkboards, writing editor, research folders, binders, character lists, collections, checklists, playlists, journals, timelines and mindmaps, and much more. For Windows and can work on portable USB key, free trial, $46.īefore Scrivener for Windows came out, LSB was my go-to fully-featured writing project organiser. Liquid Story Binder XEīlack Obelisk Software. A structure around notebooks, with dictionary and snapshot backups of your work in progress. ![]() Outliner, tabbed word processor, organisation features. PageFourī y Software for Writing, for Windows. The last commercial version – Storybook Pro, has been discontinued. Note: older versions of Storybook are available to download from multiple sites if you search. Plotline structure, characters, locations, scenes, chart tools, task lists but no text editor / word processor functions. Storybookįree opensource software, unsupported. Story development guide tool, a notebook, corkboard, research organizer, inspirational quotations, writing exercises, journal, pin-board and daily writing tips. Export to Final Draft and other screenwriting software formats, or to MS Word. Print out a visualisation of the story in reports. Story outliner, timeline, index cards, story development tools, and presentation (slideshow) modes. StoryOīy Gorilla Film Production Software. And an interesting floating mindmap function for character relationships. $60.īook and story elements organisation, index cards / corkboard, timeline feature, full screen editor, snapshot function, export as RTF. 30 Day Free Trial, $35.īook organisation, notecard and storyboards, and compile to ARCs, PDF and epub formats. Export to mobi or epub amongst other formats. Story development tools, storyboard with index cards, outliners plot, character and setting sheets, manuscript and screenplay templates. Popular Mac and iPAD writing environment. Multiple scenes, sections and structural organisation, character and location profiles, POV and Storyboard views. So, you’re saving up for Scrivener, or it’s not quite for you? Here are some good alternatives (price in approx. This post provides nine alternatives to Scrivener. In that post I profile Scrivener, one of the most popular all over writing and writing project management apps. ![]() This is a supplementary post to the #26Tech Favourite Writing App post of today. ![]()
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