Storyist

A writing environment designed for novelists and screenwriters to organize and format manuscripts and screenplays.

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Overview

Storyist offers a rich text editor with manuscript and screenplay templates, story development tools like index cards and customizable sheets, and project organization features. It supports cloud storage and exports to multiple formats for submission-ready documents.

Last updated: Sep 17, 2026

Key Features

Rich Text Editor

Supports comments, images, headers, footers, and style sheets for manuscript and screenplay formatting.

Templates

Includes manuscript and screenplay templates to help users focus on writing rather than formatting.

Story Development Tools

Provides index cards, customizable plot, character, and setting sheets to outline and refine stories.

Project Organizer

Keeps manuscripts, screenplays, research, and notes organized and accessible, with cloud storage support.

Screenwriting Support

Offers screenplay templates, formatting shortcuts, and imports/exports Final Draft and Fountain scripts.

Word Count Tracking

Tracks daily and project word count goals to monitor writing progress.

Print-Ready PDFs and ePub Export

Creates print-ready PDFs with customizable book design and exports ePub ebooks for publishing.

Autosave and Versions

Uses Apple's Versions technology to automatically save and manage multiple versions of projects.

Pros

Comprehensive writing environment tailored to novelists and screenwriters.
Supports both manuscript and screenplay formatting with templates and style sheets.
Includes story development tools like index cards and customizable story sheets.
Organizes all project-related writing and research in one place with cloud access.
Exports to multiple industry-standard formats including Final Draft and ePub.

Cons

Available only for macOS and iOS, limiting cross-platform use.
No subscription model, requires one-time purchase which may be costly for some users.
Lacks collaboration features for multiple writers working simultaneously.
No explicit AI-assisted writing or editing features.
Limited information on integration with other writing or publishing platforms.

Pricing

Storyist pricing plans
Plan	Price	Highlights
Free Trial	Free	Full access to Storyist features during trial period No subscription required
Full License	$59	Permanent access to Storyist for macOS or iOS Includes updates for current major version No subscription or recurring fees

Pricing is collected from the official Storyist website and may change. Always confirm with the vendor.

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Key Features

Rich Text Editor

Supports comments, images, headers, footers, and style sheets for manuscript and screenplay formatting.

Templates

Includes manuscript and screenplay templates to help users focus on writing rather than formatting.

Story Development Tools

Provides index cards, customizable plot, character, and setting sheets to outline and refine stories.

Project Organizer

Keeps manuscripts, screenplays, research, and notes organized and accessible, with cloud storage support.

Screenwriting Support

Offers screenplay templates, formatting shortcuts, and imports/exports Final Draft and Fountain scripts.

Word Count Tracking

Tracks daily and project word count goals to monitor writing progress.

Print-Ready PDFs and ePub Export

Creates print-ready PDFs with customizable book design and exports ePub ebooks for publishing.

Autosave and Versions

Uses Apple's Versions technology to automatically save and manage multiple versions of projects.

Pros

Comprehensive writing environment tailored to novelists and screenwriters.
Supports both manuscript and screenplay formatting with templates and style sheets.
Includes story development tools like index cards and customizable story sheets.
Organizes all project-related writing and research in one place with cloud access.
Exports to multiple industry-standard formats including Final Draft and ePub.

Cons

Available only for macOS and iOS, limiting cross-platform use.
No subscription model, requires one-time purchase which may be costly for some users.
Lacks collaboration features for multiple writers working simultaneously.
No explicit AI-assisted writing or editing features.
Limited information on integration with other writing or publishing platforms.

Pricing

Storyist pricing plans
Plan	Price	Highlights
Free Trial	Free	Full access to Storyist features during trial period No subscription required
Full License	$59	Permanent access to Storyist for macOS or iOS Includes updates for current major version No subscription or recurring fees

Pricing is collected from the official Storyist website and may change. Always confirm with the vendor.

Storyist

Overview

Key Features

Rich Text Editor

Templates

Story Development Tools

Project Organizer

Screenwriting Support

Word Count Tracking

Print-Ready PDFs and ePub Export

Autosave and Versions

Pros

Cons

Pricing

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Frequently Asked Questions

Ratings & reviews

Ratings & reviews

Community reviews (0)

Ratings & reviews

Community reviews (0)

Key Features

Rich Text Editor

Templates

Story Development Tools

Project Organizer

Screenwriting Support

Word Count Tracking

Print-Ready PDFs and ePub Export

Autosave and Versions

Pros

Cons

Pricing

Featured Video

Frequently Asked Questions

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