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
3free plans on this page
$0.63/molowest paid tier
9 Oct 2026last checked
Writing Apps, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 4 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 101 GNU TeXmacs
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 102 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
- 103 PenpointPaid from $40/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 104 ScriptoriumPaid from $60/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 105 ILYS
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 106 QuillePaid from $2.50/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 107 MałaFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 108 FocusWriterFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 109 Fidus WriterFree plan
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 110 OuterlinePaid from $1.99/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 111 PosthavenPaid from $5/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 112 Quoll Writer
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 113 The Novelist
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 114 VerkiloPaid from $128/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 115 Werdsmith
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 116 Story Planner for WritersPaid from $8.99/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 117 TwelvePointPaid from €25/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 118 Byword
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 119 Writing AnalyticsPaid from $0.63/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 120 Papyrus AuthorPaid from €149/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 121 Hiveword
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 122 OpenSlug
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 123 FolianPaid from $29/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 124 WriteFreely
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 125 Liquid Story Binder XEPaid from $45.95/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Publishing tools | Real-time collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | GNU TeXmacs | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 102 | Throughline | 6.2 | No | $39/mo | No | — | Yes | No |
| 103 | Penpoint | 6.2 | No | $40/mo | No | — | No | No |
| 104 | Scriptorium | 6.2 | No | $60/mo | No | — | Yes | No |
| 105 | ILYS | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | No | No |
| 106 | Quille | 6.2 | No | $2.50/mo | — | — | Yes | — |
| 107 | Mała | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | No | — |
| 108 | FocusWriter | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 109 | Fidus Writer | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 110 | Outerline | 6.1 | No | $1.99/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 111 | Posthaven | 6.0 | No | $5/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 112 | Quoll Writer | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 113 | The Novelist | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | No |
| 114 | Verkilo | 6.0 | No | $128/mo | No | — | Yes | No |
| 115 | Werdsmith | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 116 | Story Planner for Writers | 5.9 | No | $8.99/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 117 | TwelvePoint | 5.9 | No | €25/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 118 | Byword | 5.9 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 119 | Writing Analytics | 5.9 | No | $0.63/mo | No | $7.50/user/mo | — | Yes |
| 120 | Papyrus Author | 5.8 | No | €149/mo | No | — | Yes | No |
| 121 | Hiveword | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | No | No |
| 122 | OpenSlug | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | No |
| 123 | Folian | 5.7 | No | $29/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
| 124 | WriteFreely | 5.7 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 125 | Liquid Story Binder XE | 5.7 | No | $45.95/mo | No | — | Yes | — |
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