Best Writing Apps in 2026
Updated
135 writing apps ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
135ranked
8free plans on this page
$0.58/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
Writing Apps, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 10 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 76 Adobe InCopy
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 77 Bear Blog
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 78 novelWriter
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 79 WriteMonkeyFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 80 Calamus CompilePaid from $4.99/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 81 MarkTextFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 82 Movie Magic Screenwriter
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 83 Narrative
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 84 JotterPad
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 85 EssayistPaid from $6.67/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 86 yWriter
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 87 MataroaPaid from $0.75/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 88 PoePaid from $0.58/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 89 Manuskript
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 90 Writer
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 91 The Novel FactoryPaid from $6.88/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 92 PenCake
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 93 WriteFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 94 DraftFolk Writing RoomPaid from £7/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 95 Slugline
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 96 StoryBoxFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 97 LonghandFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 98 GNU TeXmacs
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 99 ThroughlinePaid from $39/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 100 PenpointPaid from $40/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Publishing tools | Real-time collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Adobe InCopy | 6.8 | No | — | No | — | No | Yes |
| 77 | Bear Blog | 6.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 78 | novelWriter | 6.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 79 | WriteMonkey | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 80 | Calamus Compile | 6.7 | No | $4.99/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 81 | MarkText | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 82 | Movie Magic Screenwriter | 6.6 | No | — | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 83 | Narrative | 6.6 | No | — | No | — | Yes | No |
| 84 | JotterPad | 6.6 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | No |
| 85 | Essayist | 6.6 | No | $6.67/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 86 | yWriter | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 87 | Mataroa | 6.5 | Free plan | $0.75/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 88 | Poe | 6.5 | Free plan | $0.58/mo | Yes | — | No | No |
| 89 | Manuskript | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 90 | Writer | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 91 | The Novel Factory | 6.4 | No | $6.88/mo | No | $8.25/user/mo | Yes | — |
| 92 | PenCake | 6.4 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 93 | Write | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 94 | DraftFolk Writing Room | 6.4 | Free plan | £7/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 95 | Slugline | 6.3 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 96 | StoryBox | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 97 | Longhand | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 98 | GNU TeXmacs | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 99 | Throughline | 6.2 | No | $39/mo | No | — | Yes | No |
| 100 | Penpoint | 6.2 | No | $40/mo | No | — | No | No |
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