# LivingWriter

> Cloud writing app for books and screenplays with planning boards

LivingWriter is a cloud-based writing app for novels, nonfiction and screenplays. Chapters and scenes are arranged on visual boards, and characters, settings and objects are kept as linked story elements that can be referenced from the manuscript. Work syncs across the web, Windows and Mac desktop apps, iOS and Android, and an optional AI assistant offers outlines, rewrites and a chat about the manuscript.

- **Category:** Writing Tools
- **Made by:** LivingWriter
- **Website:** https://livingwriter.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

LivingWriter has a free plan. Paid plans start at $15 per month, billed monthly (Pro).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** One manuscript with a limited word count, outlines and templates, notes and to-dos, a basic Elements board, a small AI allowance and basic PDF export.
- **Free trial:** 7-day trial of Pro or Pro + AI; the button calls it free while the card says "Try for $0.99".

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | A first book with a limited word count, outlines, notes and to-dos, a taste of the AI tools and basic PDF export. |
| Pro | $15 per month, billed monthly; quarterly and annual also offered | Unlimited manuscripts and screenplays, the full Boards system, sharing and collaboration, pro export formats, and Canva and Google Drive integration. |
| Pro + AI | $30 per month; the card itself shows no billing period | Everything in Pro plus the full AI set: manuscript chat, outlines, rewrites, analysis, manuscript-to-screenplay, and cover and element images. |

Read from https://livingwriter.com/pricing on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with LivingWriter before buying.

## Key features

- **Boards:** Manuscript, Planning, Elements and Research boards lay out chapters, scenes, story elements and sources as cards that can be dragged into a new order.
- **Linked story elements:** Characters, settings and objects get reusable profiles with aliases and relations. Auto-completion connects them to the text as you write, and each profile lists where it appears.
- **Outline templates:** Ready-made structures include Story Circle, Hero's Journey, the 27 Chapter Method and Romancing the Beat, along with memoir, biography and PhD thesis outlines.
- **Screenwriting:** A screenplay mode formats scene headings, action, characters, dialogue, parentheticals and transitions automatically, and an AI tool converts prose into a script.
- **AI writing assistant:** Optional tools for outlines, rewriting, summaries, manuscript analysis and a chat that knows the manuscript. LivingWriter says manuscripts are not used to train AI models.
- **Version history and export:** Earlier versions can be viewed, compared and restored. Manuscripts export to DOCX, PDF, EPUB and Amazon KDP formats, and existing documents can be imported.

## Good for

- Novelists who track characters, settings and plot threads beside the draft
- Writers who move between a computer, a phone and a tablet
- Authors who also write screenplays and want both in one app

## Worth knowing

- The Free plan covers one manuscript with a limited word count and exports only basic PDF.
- Sharing and collaboration, the full Boards system and the Canva and Google Drive integrations need Pro.
- Manuscript chat, AI outlines, rewrites, analysis and cover images are listed under the $30 Pro + AI plan.
- Quarterly and annual billing exist, but the public pricing page shows only the monthly prices.

## Works with

Canva, Google Drive, Grammarly

**Tags:** Long-form writing, AI features, Chat assistant, Templates, Real-time collaboration

## Alternatives

- [Scrivener](https://toolgpa.com/tools/scrivener): Manuscript writing app with a binder, corkboard and outliner. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/livingwriter-vs-scrivener)
- [Dabble](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dabble): Novel writing app with plotting, story notes and sync. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dabble-vs-livingwriter)
- [Novlr](https://toolgpa.com/tools/novlr): Browser-based novel writing workspace built around writing goals. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/livingwriter-vs-novlr)
- [Novelcrafter](https://toolgpa.com/tools/novelcrafter): Novel writing platform with a story wiki and optional AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/livingwriter-vs-novelcrafter)
- [Campfire](https://toolgpa.com/tools/campfire): Modular novel writing and worldbuilding app with per-module pricing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/campfire-vs-livingwriter)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://livingwriter.com/pricing
- https://livingwriter.com
- https://livingwriter.com/en/product
- https://livingwriter.com/en/downloads
- https://livingwriter.com/en/about-us

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