free feature
Manuscript Editor & Chapter Organizer
Rich-text manuscript editor for novels with chapter, act, and scene organization in one project.
short answerNovellier includes a manuscript editor built for long-form fiction. You can organize work by acts, chapters, and scenes, drag items into a new order, and keep formatting, images, and word counts in the same workspace.
best for
Novelists moving between drafting and structural revision.
platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
status
free
Manuscript Editor & Chapter Organizer
Write and reorganize long-form fiction without breaking your manuscript into separate files.
What it does
Write and reorganize long-form fiction without breaking your manuscript into separate files.
Drag-and-drop structure changes
Inline images and formatting
Real-time word counts and autosave
Built in
TipTap-based editor
Acts, chapters, and scene rows
Offline Hunspell spellcheck
Chunk-based rendering for large documents
People usually search for this when they want
novel writing app with chapters and scenes
book writing software with drag and drop chapters
scrivener alternative for novelists
Works well with
Scriptorium Multi-Novel Projects
Manage multiple novels inside one project with shared resources and fast switching between books.
Story Bible & Reference Manager
A built-in story bible for characters, locations, concepts, events, scrapbooks, papers, and languages.
Formatting Studio Export
A formatting and export workspace for print-ready and ebook-ready book files with live preview and validation.
Try it in Novellier
This feature is part of the wider Novellier toolkit. Download the app if you want drafting, planning, export, and optional AI in one place.