


Script Studio ($199.95) comes with sample content from movies you may have seen to help you write. Final Draft ($249) is on the high end, although you can sometimes get it at a discount. Fade In ($79.95) is your low-cost option here. A few examples are Scrivener ($49), Ulysses ($49.99 per year), Storyist ($59.99), and Novelize ($65 per year).

Apps for novelists and book authors typically run about $50 to $60, or $50 to $60 per year when sold as a subscription. Writer's higher suggested donation price ($24.95) is extremely reasonable when you compare it with the cost of other writing apps. The free yWriter has you compose your long-form works one scene at a time. The mobile apps are designed to let you edit existing works that you've stored in Dropbox, rather than create new ones. The macOS app is still in beta, but it supports devices running El Capitan and later. You can download and use older versions of the software for previous versions of Windows (as far back as Windows 98), in case you have a very old yWriter file that you must access. NET 6 on the horizon, it's not really relevant anymore. Technically, there is a yWriter 8, but according to Hayes, it was built as a test for. The most recent PC version of yWriter, as of this writing, is yWriter 7, which works on Windows devices running Windows 7 and later, including Windows 10. YWriter started as a Windows app, although it's also available on macOS (in beta), Android, and Apple mobile devices. This one-time fee is really just a way to support the developer. The higher price entitles you to a discount on Hayes's manuscript evaluation and ebook creation services, but other than that, you don't get any special features or treatment for registering. A suggested donation of either $11.95 or $24.95 supports the business and registers your app. The app was developed by one person, Simon Hayes, operating under the business name Spacejock. YWriter is totally free to download and use.
