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- Price: Free to try $39.95 to buy
- Operating system: Mac OS X 10.5 Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 PPC, Mac OS X 10.6 Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
- Date added: September 02, 2009
- Total Downloads: 439
- Downloads last week: 26
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Jason Parker on March 04, 2009
Scrivener is an excellent, idiosyncratic app for creating and managing complex writing projects, whether you're trying to write a novel, play, TV show, or magazine feature.
No simple word processor, Scrivener is a full authoring tool, using a metaphorical "three-ring binder" interface that helps you organize draft text and research docs into a simple system for writing, revising, and rearranging text. While the basics of Scrivener's interface are intuitive--the system of folders, documents, and index cards on a virtual corkboard--you'll need to invest some time and effort to fully understand all of its features, including flexible output options, "snapshots" for handling revisions, a potent outlining tool, full-screen editing mode, and an exhaustive system for keywords, labels, and the like.
Thankfully, Scrivener has a feature-summary video, a built-in tutorial, a responsive developer, and an active and enthusiastic user community. The price tag might seem steep given the ubiquity of free and cheap text editors, but Scrivener is an exceptional tool built for a particular task.
Publisher's description
From Literature & Latte :Scrivener is a project management and writing tool for writers of all kinds that stays with you from that first, unformed idea all the way through to the first - or even final - draft. Outline and structure your ideas; take notes; storyboard your masterpiece using a powerful virtual corkboard; view research while you write; track themes using keywords; dynamically combine multiple scenes into a single text. Scrivener has already been enthusiastically adopted by best-selling novelists and novices alike. Outline. Edit. Storyboard. Write.
What's new in this version:
- Files imported from WriteRoom are now selected and revealed in the binder.
- Clipping services have been renamed to include the application name so that they are more easily identified on Snow Leopard (note that because services are cached you may not see any changes until you restart your computer).
- Fixed bug whereby override colour wasn't working in full screen (this was fixed in 1.52 a day after it was released, so only those who downloaded 1.52 early will see this ... see all new features
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Version: Scrivener 1.53
"An unassuming & complete tool for your script writing."
Pros: The format and method are very straight forward, the interface is quickly learned with the help of a very personable tutorial, and the exporting options are well thought out.
Cons: I can think of none.
Summary: Scrivener is an outstanding product for meeting the needs of your basic to intermediate script writing projects. It is even better when the very reasonable price is considered and, unless you are looking to impress someone with how much you spent o... read more >>
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