novelWriter

Automated

A free and open source plain text markdown-like editor for writing novels and large multi-file projects.

Visit website Pricing page

Active plans

Total changes

Last change

Jul 16, 2026

Price trend

no history

What we know about novelWriter’s pricing

Stable

Changes in 12 months

Cadence

Only change tracked, 2mo ago

Direction

New plan recently added

Category position

—

Not enough peers tracked yet

Current pricing

Free

monthly

Free

Runs on Linux, Windows and macOS
Meta data syntax for comments, synopsis, cross-referencing
Built on plain text files
Install via PyPI, apt PPA, or Fedora package
Active open source development (GitHub, PyPi)

Price history

Last 1 changes

Date	Plan	Change	Old	New	Δ%
Jul 16, 2026	Free	new plan	—	$0	—

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novelWriter

Automated

A free and open source plain text markdown-like editor for writing novels and large multi-file projects.

Visit website Pricing page

Active plans

Total changes

Last change

Jul 16, 2026

Price trend

no history

What we know about novelWriter’s pricing

Stable

Changes in 12 months

Cadence

Only change tracked, 2mo ago

Direction

New plan recently added

Category position

—

Not enough peers tracked yet

Current pricing

Free

monthly

Free

Runs on Linux, Windows and macOS
Meta data syntax for comments, synopsis, cross-referencing
Built on plain text files
Install via PyPI, apt PPA, or Fedora package
Active open source development (GitHub, PyPi)

Price history

Last 1 changes

Date	Plan	Change	Old	New	Δ%
Jul 16, 2026	Free	new plan	—	$0	—

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From $9 one-time

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Price not tracked

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From $39/year

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Price not tracked

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From IDR 7,777/mo

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