Reader Recommendations: Two Applications
Via reader recommendations, here are two possible software choices for managing all of that academic writing and information.
- Scrivner: Scrivner is another attempt at making a word processor aimed at managing large projects (such as novel writing or screenplays) similar to Ulysses, but in my estimation a bit more powerful. Scrivner allows you to look at more than one document at once, while also looking at pictures or media files. This makes it very useful for storyboarding. This seems a particularly useful app for creative writers. Right now Scrivner is free as it is still in beta, but it will be a paid program ($20-$40) in a future release. Definitely worth checking out if you are still looking for the word processing program to match your style.
- NoteMind: Notemind is sort of an alternative to Devon. It seems less powerful to me, but on the other hand, it is less expensive ($20) and the interface is more graphically pleasing and user friendly. It would take a lot to get me to switch away from Devon, but if you are looking for a less robust program to manage data/information this might be worth a look see.
December 5th, 2006 at 12:53 pm
Scrivener (note the spelling) is excellent, and due to made public within the next month or two at $35 US. Note that the icon you show here is for a previous (and now free) version called Scrivener Gold. The new improved Scrivener is so much better and feature rich that anyone who finds Scrivener Gold useful would foolish (IMHO) not to buy the new version. Scrivener is a tool for writers and leaves the fine details of formatting for word processing and page layout programs. If you are not used to the difference between the two, the utility of Scrivener may surprise you (and help you to write!).