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Storyist
Storyist
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Storyist

Version 4.3

Story-development tool for novelists.

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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

Updated on Nov 25 2022

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

Information

License

Shareware

Size

20.8 MB

Downloads

18926

App requirements

  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 10.14 or later
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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 25 2011
2.3
4.5
Sep 25 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 2 2010
2.3
5.0
Nov 2 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.
An-onymous
An-onymous
Mar 13 2010
2.1.6
0.0
Mar 13 2010
0.0
Version: 2.1.6
Thank you for the detailed reply, Storyist. It demonstrates two things: - your attention and quick reply to customers' trouble - the complexity of an (any ?) authoring software, as illustrated by the many links you have provided and the importance of the users' FORUM. I was dreaming of something more intuitive with a softer learning curve. Instead, my demo time is almost completed with no significant progress neither in the novel I am writing nor in the mastering of Storyist.
An-onymous
An-onymous
Mar 11 2010
2.1.6
0.0
Mar 11 2010
0.0
Version: 2.1.6
Not funny ! I appreciated the quick reply to my review. But I disliked the inadequacy of its content. I can believe that the Storyist demo.dmg that I have recently downloaded through Mac-update may have been incomplete. I suppose so because of the reply I got (see below) and because I have found that it was named "Storyist-AutoUpdate-2.1.5.dmg". Therefore, as advised in the reply, I have re-downloaded the demo form storyist.com, I eventually got a newer and hopefully complete demo called 2.2.6. HOWEVER : the .docx files are still impossible to import. When trying from storyist, the files names are dimmed as inaccessible (I had firsdt checked with Finder info that they were fully readable and writable). And when trying to open them from the file (using "open with Storyist"), one gets a message saying "Storyist cannot open files in the Microsoft Word document format" I have also downloaded the guide.pdf from storyist site (indispensable and lacking in both demo files). It is clearer than the help menu but it is just a list of features illustrated with some screenshots, not a tutorial. To sum : I feel that I have lost time and money (I pay the downloaded megas). Storyist may be a good product, but the demo and the so-called "Guide" are IRKSOME.
An-onymous
An-onymous
Mar 9 2010
2.1.6
0.0
Mar 9 2010
0.0
Version: 2.1.6
I expected much of this app. Unfortunately, I found the demo frustrating : - no "Read me" file or .pdf guide to be printed and used conveniently in parallel with the ongoing work. Only an help menu. - impossible to import Word.docx documents (using a New MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard). Instead, one gets a cryptic, undocumented and not engaging message "An importer for this format is not registered with Storyist". ???? - Many examples in the help menu do not correspond to the actual menus in Storyist - The image imported to the "collage view" are pasted below instead of upon the relevant window. To sum : it seems that this app is not completely updated nor ready for Snow Leopard and IT LACKS A PROPER GUIDE; the help window does not suffice, even with the large example within it.
D-Mac
D-Mac
Mar 6 2010
2.1.5
0.0
Mar 6 2010
0.0
Version: 2.1.5
It would be nice to have direct support for footnotes or endnotes, which are sometimes useful in fiction writing. Or, at least the addition of support for wiki links to notes that can be exported as proper footnotes or endnotes.
Southpawami
Southpawami
Nov 2 2009
2.1.2
0.0
Nov 2 2009
0.0
Version: 2.1.2
It seems there is a rather distracted view of this software. I think I remember paying $25 for the 1.x version I believe, and I'm still happy with it. At that time, Storyist was a very hot piece of software that everyone was happy with getting. My 1.5.2 version still serves me well, and has several features I still don't have a handle on(like the auto linking which interferes with typing if you don't know what's happening). And this software has most everything that's useful to me except a full dark screen with green or yellow type for typing. I'm sure this 2.x version isn't as bad people are making it out to be.
Cocoanut
Cocoanut
Jan 13 2009
1.5.2
0.0
Jan 13 2009
0.0
Version: 1.5.2
I basically like the software but it has an exceedingly annoying shareware reminder that shows itself every few minutes. Developers need to realize that this type of shareware reminder actually backfires and results in more people like me closing the application before giving it a good shakedown. I would that the developer drop the hard sell!
anonymous-alpaca-64416
anonymous-alpaca-64416
Jan 15 2008
1.3.5
0.0
Jan 15 2008
0.0
Version: 1.3.5
$59? Really? $59? I saw this pop up in my MacUpdate RSS and thought it might be useful. So I was going to give it a spin, but there's no way I'm going to pay $59 for story outline software with a few extra bells and whistles, no matter how nice it looks. I really like the corkboard visual layout with photos for characters, but for my purposes, it's better to create a slimmed-down version without any word processing functions for, say, $20. That way, I can stick with Pages, Word, Bean or WriteRoom for writing and use Storyist exclusively for conceptualization and outlines.
Thoth-2
Thoth-2
Jun 8 2007
1.2
0.0
Jun 8 2007
0.0
Version: 1.2
First let me say that I'm in the Storyist Beta Users group and have been using the product for several months now. That said, I have to point out that it simply isn't a general purpose word processor. It isn't ment to be. It does, however, seamlessly merge word processing and database management features in an effort to solve a problem most WPs don't address: minimizing distractions from the creative process. What Storyist does is make it simple to create, maintain and refer back to all story elements and notes without breaking your train of thought. MS Word attempts to do this (halfheartedly) with NoteBook View. Dramatica tries to do this in a rigid and overly complicated process (IMHO). Storyist handles the data and keeps out of the writer's way. It's not perfect but it does what it claims to do better than any other WP I've seen.
Gazman
Gazman
Jan 12 2007
1.0
0.0
Jan 12 2007
0.0
Version: 1.0
Can't open .rtf, Word documents or import projects from other applications, e.g. CopyWrite. Until these things happen this program won't be finding a permanent home in my Applications folder.
Lord-Lightning
Lord-Lightning
Jan 11 2007
1.0
0.0
Jan 11 2007
0.0
Version: 1.0
This is strangely familiar. Quite like Scrivener. A bit like Avenir and a bit like Jer's NW. It even feels a bit like Montage. The templates will attract users because they are visual and well crafted. The Wiki link approach will also attract users. Is it a worthy competitor for Scrivener? Not even remotely. Pretty though!
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 25 2011
4.5
Sep 25 2011
4.5
Version: null
Reel-mac
Reel-mac
Feb 21 2011
5.0
Feb 21 2011
5.0
Version: null
Drfrank
Drfrank
Nov 2 2010
5.0
Nov 2 2010
5.0
Version: null
Miner
Miner
Sep 18 2010
5.0
Sep 18 2010
5.0
Version: null
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