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Storyist for Mac

Story-development tool for novelists.

$59.00
In English
Version 4.3
4.9
Based on 6 user rates

Storyist overview

Storyist is a powerful story-development tool for novelists and screenwriters. With an intuitive interface that puts you in control, Storyist provides:

  • Word processor with a page-layout view and support for headers, footers, and style sheets;
  • Storyboard with customizable story sheets for tracking your plot, characters, and settings; and
  • Project manager with fast, project-wide search capabilities to keep your writing organized and accessible.

What’s new in version 4.3

  • Support for macOS Ventura
  • New book templates
  • Bug fixes

Storyist for Mac

$59.00
In English
Version 4.3
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4.9

(15 Reviews of Storyist)

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Miner
Miner
Mar 8 2019
3.5.2
5.0
Mar 8 2019
5.0
Version: 3.5.2
Version 4 is out! For both macOS and iOS.
Hutchisonb
Hutchisonb
Sep 26 2011
2.3
4.5
Sep 26 2011
4.5
Version: 2.3
This is my favorite of the story writing apps so far, although I haven't much experience with it just yet. I'm still using the trial, but like it so far. I'm hoping it goes on sale/discount again, maybe for the NaNoWriMo 2011 this November.
Drfrank
Drfrank
Nov 3 2010
2.3
5.0
Nov 3 2010
5.0
Version: 2.3
My dilema, upgrade to Scrivener 2 or buy Storyist? I've owned Scrivener for three and a half years, but after briefly testing Scrivener 2, I decided to purchase Storyist. Why? Storyist: I liked the icon, the program name, the website, the manual, the videos, hey, I even liked the developer's voice, but the preceding list certainly wasn't why I purchased Storyist. Sure, it's a cocoa app, and 64 bit, but frankly, both programs are carefully crafted and share remarkably similar features. I purchased Storyist because of the almost inexplicable joy that you experience when you sit down and use very thoughtfully engineered software. Bluntly, using Storyist pushed my 'happy' button. It's cliché to call software elegant, but Storyist is ELEGANT. If you have a story to tell...
Miner
Miner
Sep 18 2010
2.2.3
5.0
Sep 18 2010
5.0
Version: 2.2.3
I tried several of these novel writing apps during my annual stab at writing a novel in the (Inter)NationalNovelWritingMonth: started with Ulysses (which I find too focused on text-only, and not intuitive to my brain), moved on to Scrivener (absolutely great), StoryMill (like the concept, but cannot get the hang of it), and since last year Storyist. Fort apps like these, personal taste is more important than any other, imo, and amazingly If found that the touch of extra structure and discipline Storyist imposes on my writing works like a charm. It is full featured, and for now my winner, by a nose length, over Scrivener, which is quite a feat in itself. Of course, the next Scrivener which is just around the corner might change all that again. What a blessed platform the Mac is!
An-onymous
An-onymous
Mar 23 2010
2.1.6
0.0
Mar 23 2010
0.0
Version: 2.1.6
Extremely efficient and cordial Support team. The little bug concerning .docx import was found and will be corrected in the coming version. It happens only to .docx files whose type (.docx) is not displayed in the Finder. Meanwhile, if necessary, it suffices adding .docx to the names of the files to import. For the other issues, it is just a matter of getting used to Storyist. This app is quite versatile but it takes some (well deserved) training to become freer than without Storyist. 5 stars.
tim-dehring
tim-dehring
May 21 2015
5.0
May 21 2015
5.0
Version: null
Leonledragon
Leonledragon
Dec 28 2011
5.0
Dec 28 2011
5.0
Version: null
Hutchisonb
Hutchisonb
Sep 26 2011
4.5
Sep 26 2011
4.5
Version: null
Reel-mac
Reel-mac
Feb 21 2011
5.0
Feb 21 2011
5.0
Version: null
Drfrank
Drfrank
Nov 3 2010
5.0
Nov 3 2010
5.0
Version: null
Miner
Miner
Sep 18 2010
5.0
Sep 18 2010
5.0
Version: null