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Scrivener [Download]

Platform : Windows Vista, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows, Windows XP, Windows 7
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 659 ratings

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  • Corkboard - In Scrivener, every document is attached to a virtual index card onto which you can jot a synopsis; moving the cards on Scrivener&#146s corkboard rearranges their associated text in your draft.
  • Outliner - View and edit the synopses and meta-data of your documents in Scrivener&#146s powerful outliner. Organise your ideas using as many or few levels as you want and drag and drop to restructure your work.
  • Scrivenings - Scrivener&#146s innovative &#147Scrivenings&#148 mode allows you to move smoothly between editing your document one piece at a time or together as a whole.
  • Statistics and Targets - A live word and character count of the current section is always in view at the bottom of the screen, and you can set a word or character count target for each section.
  • Full-Screen - Because sometimes you want to blank out the rest of the world while you write - or at least the rest of the screen. One click in Scrivener&#146s toolbar and you can leave the rest of your desktop behind and write distraction free.

Product details

  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ SCRWINREG
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 15, 2012
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Literature & Latte
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0079KJB54
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 659 ratings

Product Description

Scrivener is a powerful content-generation tool for writers that allows you to concentrate on composing and structuring long and difficult documents. While it gives you complete control of the formatting, its focus is on helping you get to the end of that awkward first draft.

Writing a novel, research paper, script or any long-form text involves more than hammering away at the keys until you’re done. Collecting research, ordering fragmented ideas, shuffling index cards in search of that elusive structure—most writing software is fired up only after much of the hard work is over. Enter Scrivener: a word processor and project management tool that stays with you from that first, unformed idea all the way through to the final draft. Outline and structure your ideas, take notes, view research alongside your writing and compose the constituent pieces of your text in isolation or in context. Scrivener won't tell you how to write - it just makes all the tools you have scattered around your desk available in one application.

Scrivener puts everything you need for structuring, writing and editing long documents at your fingertips. On the left of the window, the “binder” allows you to navigate between the different parts of your manuscript, your notes, and research materials, with ease. Break your text into pieces as small or large as you want - so you can forget wrestling with one long document. Restructuring your draft is as simple as drag and drop. Select a single document to edit a section of your manuscript in isolation, or use “Scrivenings” mode to work on multiple sections as though they were one: Scrivener makes it easy to switch between focussing on the details and stepping back to get a wider view of your composition.

System Requirements
  • Scrivener requires Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8 (32 or 64 bit) with DirectX.
  • 1GB RAM - 1ghz processor - 100mb disk space - 1024 x 768 screen
  • Internet connection (required for a one-time activation process, prior to registration).

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3.9 out of 5 stars
3.9 out of 5
659 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, organization, and value of the downloadable software. For example, they mention it's an innovative writing tool, helps organize various elements of a story, and is well worth the price. Customers also like the tools, and benefits. That said, opinions are mixed on ease of use, performance, and ease of downloading.

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243 customers mention223 positive20 negative

Customers find the software amazing, innovative, and the best way for writers to organize and create long novels. They also say it's the best software out there for authors. They like that the notes appear no matter what page they look at.

"...Its first incarnation was an innovative writing tool. With automatic backups, revisioning and snapshot provision, its second is an indispensable one...." Read more

"...It is interesting, there are other software similar to it out there both free and paid but it's an interesting little tool in it's own right...." Read more

"...this review to reassure any writers out there that this program is definitely worth it and definitely what you are looking for in terms of keeping..." Read more

"This is probably the best way for writers to organize and create long novels, works of non-fiction and other things that are too bulky to mess..." Read more

98 customers mention98 positive0 negative

Customers find the organization of the software great. They say it helps them organize the various elements of their story, research, and chapters. They also appreciate the folder system, which is great for allocation of information. Customers also say the creation of folders and subfolders is perfect. They mention that the software provides a superb framework in which to research and write. They like the drag-and-drop organization, and the many ways to envision blocks of text. They appreciate the way references are put right into their documents. Overall, customers are happy with the layout and how they can manipulate it to suit their needs.

"...Features include a corkboard, the ability to rearrange files by dragging-and-dropping virtual index cards on the corkboard, an outliner, a split..." Read more

"...The organizational ability this gives you is enormously helpful and the instant access to this content is a large part in why I purchased Scrivener...." Read more

"...I have found these to be great supplements to the written tutorial. Take advantage of these, and you will not be sorry...." Read more

"...This is great for saving a search for that one word/phrase/etc that you repeat over and over again and want to seek-and-destroy...." Read more

52 customers mention47 positive5 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the software. They say it's well worth the price and a bargain for how many things it does.

"...The value of this program for such a low cost is impressive...." Read more

"...but now that I've actually used it, I can honestly say its well worth the full $40...." Read more

"...In summary, this software is worth the money...." Read more

"...Hats off to L&L for developing such a platform and for such a great price. It is value, par excellence!..." Read more

15 customers mention15 positive0 negative

Customers find the tools in Scrivener interesting and indispensable. They say the program includes great tools for character sketches and settings, as well as third-party how-to resources. Customers also appreciate the templates for outlining characters and scenes, and the virtual index. They mention that everything they need is in the program, including places to make notes and store research.

"...The Tools...There are a couple tools I find very interesting...." Read more

"...There are templates for outlining characters and scenes if you need them or you can use virtual index cards when you only need brief notes...." Read more

"...First the tools included are great, from the story beard to the full screen editor. You can enlarge the text without changing the font size...." Read more

"...The split screen option is superb, as is the note cards for characters and places...." Read more

13 customers mention13 positive0 negative

Customers find the benefits of the software to be great. They say it helps them organize their thoughts and make them more productive. They also say it has motivational tools that help keep them sane through the selection, organizing, and writing process. Customers also say the software gives them a whole new freedom, both in outlining and writing. They find it to be a wonderful freeing thing that helps remove the chaos from their creativity.

"...all your scenes or article sections laid out before you is a wonderfully freeing thing...." Read more

"...I love this program - it has motivational tools (like project statistics and targets), a cork-board feature to make outlining a breeze, and a..." Read more

"...It truly helps remove the chaos from your creativity. This is your priority software if you are a writer or an aspiring writer...." Read more

"...It gives you a whole new freedom, both in outlining and writing. The program makes it easy to play around with your plot and rearrange it...." Read more

201 customers mention127 positive74 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the software. Some mention that it's simple and intuitive, making it easy to plan out a novel and reorder your work. They also say that it is super easy to start and has a 1 click compilation tool. However, others say that they had difficulty with the tutorial and that the installation is not intuitive.

"...With automatic backups, revisioning and snapshot provision, its second is an indispensable one.”—Nik Rawlinson, MacUser: Editor’s Choice“..." Read more

"...Another tool I find useful is the ability to take parts of content and put into it's own page or cut up pages into new sections or add into existing..." Read more

"...(2) a user being confused by the product itself and not understanding how to use it. Both are unjustified, and I'll briefly explain why...." Read more

"...You can also rearrange these scenes and chapters in any order you want easily if you decide you don't like where they are - it's drag-and-drop...." Read more

109 customers mention53 positive56 negative

Customers are mixed about the performance of the downloadable software. Some mention that it's amazingly helpful once they get the hang of it, and it does deliver. They say it'll help them become more efficient and organized. However, some customers say that some functions are a little wonky, and the inspector doesn't have as many functions available at such easy access. They also say that the program absolutely sucks and has no special uses.

"...It will help you write better. It will help you become more efficient and organized so you can focus on story problems, not software problems...." Read more

"...I find that I'm still mainly using Word. And because of the woefully insufficient way that Scrivener handles exporting to Microsoft Word..." Read more

"...Amazingly helpful once you get the hang of it. This is not an intuitive process as I thought it might be, but it works once you experiment with it...." Read more

"...Now reading the reviews it looks like the site is just not working and no one's codes are being accepted from Amazon and no one is getting any..." Read more

29 customers mention9 positive20 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of downloading. Some mention that the download was easy and relatively fast, and the information is organized and easy to get. However, others say that the downloading process was difficult and frustrating.

"...gave this product a 1 star rating because I had difficulty loading this software onto my computer...." Read more

"...its the user, not the program. download was a little difficult but I think that it was my computer not the download itself." Read more

"...ability this gives you is enormously helpful and the instant access to this content is a large part in why I purchased Scrivener...." Read more

"This software download was a bit confusing to get, and I had to call Amazon customer service reps for assistance, but once I got it, I am pleased..." Read more

Amazing software, must buy for writers
5 Stars
Amazing software, must buy for writers
This is the perfect writing software for authors!there are honestly so many wonderful features, but the following are my favorites:- I LOVE being able to keep all of my ideas and background stories in well-organized folders while also staying in the same project as my manuscript!- When I fire up the program is brings me exactly where I exited.- The Customization options are plentiful! You can change the icons, change the colors of the folders, change the colors of pretty much anything if you want to... it has all of the useful features of Word so the actual writing doesn't feel any worse.- I can go into full screen distraction free mode which his helpful. It has a lot of customization! (screen shot provided - the bar at the bottom goes away when your mouse isn't on it)- There are so many tools that I honestly haven't even delved into them all. There's a tagging/keywords system (for my uses I put all minor characters as keywords in the chapters they appear in so if I then want to find what chapters they appear in later on it's very easy), there's a way to put references right into your document (handy for term papers, college students), also internal references (I like to make a page for all my locations and then reference it in the chapter is appears in). It has a convenient spot for footnotes and comments. You can make project notes that appear no matter what page you look at, and also single page only notes. You can add pictures easily into the document/chapter itself OR as a reference picture (you can see what I'm talking about on the far right tool in my screenshot I posted - you can also change it into a notecard and write a synopsis).- I LOVE the split screen capabilities! I'll provide a screenshot for how my windows look as I write. It's so nice to be able to write and also have a second window up for my notes.- But one of the best features is the Snapshot function! It makes the editing phases really nice for me. What it does is saves the page exactly how it is at that moment, then you can make sweeping changes and snapshot that (I rename my snapshots for clarification) and go back and reread the original. This is handy to have all the versions of that chapter/scene that I've worked on.- Template sheets! They make it so easy to plan out my novel. I set up a folder for blank templates and then when I want to make a new Character Sheet I can just go to Project > New From Template (select template) and then fill it out.- When you move items to trash they are not permanently deleted. So if you aren't 100% sure you want to delete something, don't worry.You have to understand that I used to only use Word, which was a jumbled mess of ideas. Now I can spread out and have everything extremely organized. It has changed my writing life forever!Note: The compile feature makes it so you can easily filter out your notes and make your finished manuscript into any format you want. You can literally put every single novel related thing you could ever imagine you'd want or need into one easy project.
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