Content & Writing

Storyist

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

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.

Updated Oct 13, 2026

6 things

What Storyist has

Apps

Support

Get help from the support team by writing to them via email.
Real people you can contact when you need help with the tool. One of 5 Content & Writing tools with human support.

Extras

Pre-built starting points you can edit to fit your own needs.
An online space where users can connect, share tips, and help each other.

5 features

Key Features

Story organization
Do you have a story to tell? Unlike conventional word processors, Storyist helps you track your plot, characters, and settings, and keeps all of your writing organized and accessible— so you can focus on telling your story.
Rich text editor
Storyist provides a rich text editor with support for comments, images, headers, footers, and style sheets so you can create properly formatted manuscripts and screenplays.
Writing templates
And Storyist comes with manuscript and screenplay templates so you can focus on the writing, not the formatting.
Story planning
Storyist lets you sketch out a story using index cards and then refine it with customizable plot, character, and setting sheets.
Cards beside manuscript
When you're ready to put words on the page, Storyist can even display your index cards next to your manuscript as you write.

Pros and cons

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.

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6 things

What Storyist has

Apps

Support

Get help from the support team by writing to them via email.
Real people you can contact when you need help with the tool. One of 5 Content & Writing tools with human support.

Extras

Pre-built starting points you can edit to fit your own needs.
An online space where users can connect, share tips, and help each other.

5 features

Key Features

Story organization
Do you have a story to tell? Unlike conventional word processors, Storyist helps you track your plot, characters, and settings, and keeps all of your writing organized and accessible— so you can focus on telling your story.
Rich text editor
Storyist provides a rich text editor with support for comments, images, headers, footers, and style sheets so you can create properly formatted manuscripts and screenplays.
Writing templates
And Storyist comes with manuscript and screenplay templates so you can focus on the writing, not the formatting.
Story planning
Storyist lets you sketch out a story using index cards and then refine it with customizable plot, character, and setting sheets.
Cards beside manuscript
When you're ready to put words on the page, Storyist can even display your index cards next to your manuscript as you write.

Pros and cons

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.

You?

Be the first to rate Storyist

Your review helps others make better decisions. No account needed. Takes about 10 seconds.

Featured Video

See Storyist at work before you try it.

Watch on YouTube

0 questions

Storyist

Overview

What Storyist has

Apps

Support

Extras

Key Features

Story organization

Rich text editor

Writing templates

Story planning

Cards beside manuscript

Pros and cons

Pros

Cons

Be the first to rate Storyist

Featured Video

Frequently Asked Questions

What Storyist has

Apps

Support

Extras

Key Features

Story organization

Rich text editor

Writing templates

Story planning

Cards beside manuscript

Pros and cons

Pros

Cons

Be the first to rate Storyist

Featured Video

Frequently Asked Questions

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