Scrivener Reviews & Product Details

I love how Scrivener helps me organize my manuscript, move things about, and keep track of important information, like script ideas, plot progress, characters, and their identity. Scrivener helps track my progress so I know how many words are in my manuscript, chapters, and so on. There is so much more, but these are the critical features for me as an author. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Honestly, there is so little to dislike, that I can't think of anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Scrivener makes it easy to collect your research and writing for longer documents all in one place. You can see it all in the same document and easily navigate between different documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Scrivener lacks good collaboration tools. So if you have colleagues you work with, it's not the best tool.

Also it's not the best for smaller documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As an ESL teacher, one of my tasks is to create lessons for my students. Scrivener plays a a big part in helping me to easily break may lesson projects down into smaller parts so that I can work off each section easily while still being able to look at the whole project where these parts are nested. This is really important when having to work on large projcts that cover a full sylabus of lessons. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The learning curve can be a bit steep, which is due to the many features that Scrivener has. However, I only use the features that are important to my needs, which lowers the learning curve quite a bit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I usually handle multiple writing and organizational tasks, and what I value most about Scrivener is that it keeps my texts structured in a single tool, from the initial outline to the final content. It allows me to structure complex documents into manageable sections and add notes or references in the inspector without interfering with the main flow of the text. And because of its flexibility I can use the desktop version for more intensive tasks and the mobile app to make quick adjustments or take notes when I'm on the go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While it offers basic tools to catch errors, integrating a more advanced real-time proofreading system would be a big step forward for those looking to perfect texts within the same application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are many similar software out there but Scrivener is not only the most inexpensive but also the more robust and reliable. I've used it for many many years and plan to continue to do so. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really can't think of any cons. I know that I don't use all of the features it comes with (it's that robust!) but the features I do use are great and I could not do my work without Scrivener. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Having all my novel writing material in one place is a very neat feature, something a regular word processor can only dream about offering. You have research folders and chapter folders, which you can separate into scenes. These you can move around, so if you ever need to move a scene from one chapter to another or move a chapter to a different location, you can do that easily with drag and drop. Novel organization is a huge plus with this software.

I also love the split-screen options. In the past, I've had to open two word documents to work on translations and resize the windows and move them to properly align for translation, but with Scrivener, I can easily split the screen and access any scene or chapter in one language while looking at the same scene or chapter in another language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only thing I dislike is the fact that there's so much to learn to fully utilize the software's potential. This isn't really a bad thing! It does take a learning curve though, if you wish to go into the deeper, more involved functions of the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is an integrated writing, outlining and research tool that is tailor-made for long writing projects and processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If you already own a computer version, mobile versions should be free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The product is very full-featured for writing projects. The corkboard view is particularly helpful for long-form. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The chief downside of Scrivener is the people who make and support it. They were particularly petulant and uncooperative during a long, extensively delayed roll-out for their Windows 3.x version. It's left a sour taste in my mouth. While I still use the product, it's only because I haven't found a better alternative yet--and I'm actively looking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Offers unique features like typewriter, ring-binder, and scrapbook. It's a good option for writers with a lot of notes or research that needs compiling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's a learning curve to the software, and the program is prone to freezing up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Depending on what type of book you plan on writing (fiction, non-fiction, ...) you get certain layout options that give you a guideline during the writing process. You can brainstorm ideas and attach them to the respective chapters and keep growing the ideas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is more complex than you'd assume and it makes sense to read through the how-to-guide before starting a project. In the end it all makes sense, but a little overwhelming when first trying it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.