Manuskript vs Scrivener

2023. Manuskript now allows to track writing goals



Free open-source writing tool Manuskript has released a new version 0.15 with several new features. Users can now set a writing target for their current session to monitor progress. Additionally, users can drag and drop elements from the outline view in the editor to quickly open the selected item in one writing panel, making it easier to work with multiple panels. The update includes improved translations for the UI, with more languages added to the list of supported ones and progress tracking available on the Github repository page. The translations are now more consistent, bugs have been fixed and all translatable strings are included. Moreover, keyboard shortcuts now work independently of the user's language settings, addressing a previous issue caused by improper UI default settings. Manuskript is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.


2021. Ebook editor Manuskript improves search and spell-checker



The new release of Manuskript (0.12) has arrived and with it come a host of exciting new features and improvements. One of the most notable changes is the greatly enhanced search functionality, which now allows users to search for text and regular expressions across their entire project, including plot, world, characters and outline. With customizable shortcuts, users can easily navigate through results and preview them with a simple mouse-over. The new release also supports LanguageTool, a spellchecker that provides suggestions and grammar checking for many languages. Additionally, a new logging system has been integrated to provide detailed error reports and facilitate easier bug fixing. Other improvements include the ability to add characters, world items and plot items directly from the editor and to remove characters from the POV selection dialog. Distraction-free mode now opens on the same monitor as the main window and the ID system has been optimized to reduce crashes and inconsistencies.


2021. Scrivener 3 for Windows gets simple and beautiful interface



The latest version of Scrivener 3 is now available on Windows, bringing with it a variety of new and improved features. The update includes a modernized and simplified interface, a redesigned and more flexible Compile feature and a full styles system in the text system. Other enhancements include the ability to view index cards on colored threads, improved ebook export and the addition of Writing History to track daily writing progress. Custom Metadata has also been improved, allowing for checkboxes, dates and list boxes to be added to the Inspector and outliner. Additional features include enhanced outlining, a new Quick Search tool, progress bars and a Dark Mode, among others. The Bookmarks feature also replaces Project Notes, References and Favorites, making it easier to access frequently used documents. Furthermore, the Dialogue Focus feature allows users to easily locate all dialogue within their text.


2019. Manuskript adds dark theme on Windows and Linux



In a universe not entirely unlike our own, the free ebook editing software Manuskript has unveiled a new version, bristling with the sort of updates that might make even the most cynical Windows 10 or Linux user raise an eyebrow. Chief among the delights is a dark theme, ideal for late-night pondering or impressing your cat. Meanwhile, alternate spell checkers have been enabled, allowing users to second-guess their second-guessing, and non-English locales now graciously host the built-in English language, proving that diplomacy starts at home. The update also sees the "keep revisions" feature tactfully disabled by default (because, honestly, who needs that many drafts?), a vastly improved project save function with a "dirty" state tracker (don't ask), and window placements that finally seem to understand the concept of "being useful." Fixes abound as well, with template level names no longer embarking on unscheduled resets and compile/export stubbornly refusing to overwrite files without so much as a by-your-leave. Additional niceties include image tooltips behaving better and spellchecking taking a much-needed breather when you're typing at the end of a paragraph. Splendid. Simply splendid.


2019. Scrivener for iOS adds support for many more screen types



The latest version of Scrivener for iOS, version 1.2, is now available to download from the App Store and offers support for iOS 13, improved compatibility with a wider range of screen types and seamless integration with iOS 13's dark mode. Alongside these enhancements, existing features of the app include the ability to write and organize your manuscript in sections of any size, view all sections as a single text, navigate sections quickly using the binder sidebar, format with fonts and presets and use comments, footnotes, links, highlights, simple bullets and lists. Additionally, the app allows you to insert images, resize text with pinch-zoom, use full-screen and typewriter scrolling modes (iPad only), write a screenplay using scriptwriting mode, check live word and character counts, set targets for word and character counts, find and replace text and customize the keyboard row and shortcuts for external keyboard users.


2018. Scrivener for macOS adds Dark mode and Scriptwriting



Scrivener 3.1 is a major update for macOS that introduces a number of new features and enhancements. One notable addition is full support for dark mode on macOS 10.14, which allows you to take full control over colors and UI in each mode. Scrivener 3.1 also offers scriptwriting improvements, such as support for "MORE" and "CONT'D" when compiling for PDF and printing, dual dialogue support and an option to not split sentences across pages in scripts. Enhancements to Compile include the ability to include a cover image when compiling to PDF, improved options for compiling for print-on-demand services and direct formatting for Epub 3 and Kindle KF8 formats. Additionally, a new "focus mode" is available to fade out everything except the current line, sentence, or paragraph as you write.


2017. Scrivener 3 for macOS gets Compile feature



Scrivener 3 is now available for macOS starting at $59.99. Scrivener 3 is a significant update that not only introduces new and exciting features but also enhances and simplifies the existing ones. The update includes several notable improvements such as a modernized interface, a more flexible and easier-to-use Compile feature and a full styles system in the text system that is more powerful with the new Compile. Additionally, users can view index cards on colored threads to track different storylines and filter Corkboard and outliner. Other enhancements include improved metadata, the ability to track daily writing progress with Writing History and the new Quick Search tool to find any document quickly. The Bookmarks feature replaces Project Notes, References and Favorites, allowing users to access frequently used documents easily. Furthermore, users can now use "Dialogue Focus" to locate all dialogue within their text and export rich text to MultiMarkdown or Pandoc. Scrivener 3 also broadens support for technical formats via Markdown output and custom post-processing. The macOS version has extensive Touch Bar support and a rewritten 64-bit codebase that makes Scrivener faster, more stable and future-ready.


2016. Manuskript is now available on Mac OS



In a universe where writers wrestle with chaos and creativity in equal measure, the beloved writing software Manuskript has landed on Mac OS, bringing with it a delightful arsenal of features previously celebrated by Windows users. This ingenious tool is like a galactic organizing companion for scribblers who’d rather plot the trajectory of their magnum opus than flounder in a black hole of disarray. It lets you stack your ideas and snippets in a hierarchically pleasing manner, shuffling them about with the finesse of a Vogon poet rearranging his verse. The snowflake method—undoubtedly the Hitchhiker’s Guide-approved way to turn a nebulous notion into a narrative marvel—prods you gently along with philosophical questions worthy of Deep Thought itself. And as you weave your literary masterpiece, you can keep meticulous tabs on the quirks of your characters, the twists of your plot, and the bewildering settings that you’ve dreamed up. A tool so handy, it might just have been designed by the mice.