Jers Novel Writer for Mac1.1.12

Current version is not compatible with Mac OS Catalina. Any chance for an upgrade?

Is Jers Novel Writer still supported?

I wish they'd update it to support QuickLook... Heck, I wish they'd update it at all.

So good to see this back. Never seen any writing software that suits me as well. I implore everyone to give it a try. Beautiful margin notes too!

It's worth downloading this just to read the EULA - it's brilliant :D

Apparently, the link to Jer's hut just disappeared ; I was connected to his site about an hour ago; Anyone knows what happened ?

Maybe someone should first have a look at the free "Bean"? http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/24881/bean or for further needs have a look at the apps at "devon". http://www.devon-technologies.com/products/index.html 28 dollars, hahaha

Ok, this version installs and launches without a problem. Seems to be pretty stable, too.

Crashes immediately upon trying to launch. Redownloaded, but still crashes.

Jer, Drop 1.0 on us if you want to accomplish financial gain or even general interest. Scrivener is taking the cake. Don't back down to competition, foster it. Also, Jer's is the best of the old-gen products: Ulysses, Avenir, etc. - Bring the beast back to the peak!

I've noticed there haven't been any reviews of JNW for about a year. That's too bad, since many folks would benefit from trying out this terrific app. I've been using 0.614 for the past three months and putting it through it's paces. The developer's objective was to create an app that helped him write without the distractions of Word and Word-like programs, as well as to give him the organizational flexibility to track, edit, and restructure story elements. Even in this beta version, he has succeeded remarkably well. The program is stable and a delight to use. Anyone working on a longer document, who is concerned more with writing than formatting, would benefit by giving it a try. Jerry is also very responsive to user community feedback. The whole experience has been a pleasure.

The combination of a WORKING outliner (unlike the bizarre “outliners” in Copywrite and Ulysses, let alone Avenir, which don't actually outline anything), dynamic database, floating margin notes and a few other features (e.g. good implementation of full screen), makes it a winner for me. I've been writing in it for the last few weeks, and then suddenly decided to ‘try again' Ulysses and CW... has's been able to write a single scene in them, spending all my time fighting with interface. I don't think JNW is a knock-off of anything. The concept is quite novel. And for now, it's free...

After five minutes with this application recently, I can see why the author still isn't charging for it. There are other alternatives. The top two (in order of excellence in my opinion) are CopyWrite and Ulysses. Ulysses has a vastly more flexible export system but it's overpriced, the interface is clunky (looks like a Java application ported from Linux, ported from Windows), and hasn't made much progress. CopyWrite has had some problems with annoying bugs the last few versions but nothing serious. It seems to be advancing regularly in features and performance and the price beats the hell out of Ulysses. With Jer's Novel Writer on the other hand, you're definitely getting what you paid for ...

I wish I had found this sooner, before banging my head against the wall with other word processors.

Great EULA! (Someone does read them...)

Really Promising!!! nice work... but please: change the icon :-) it isnt a "mac-look" one :-)

First class. If you're a creative writer or want to be, this program is for you. Its clean, intuitive, well-organized - an ideal environment for the writer. Congrats Jer. Your Novel Writer is an absolute winner.

Very promising but not yet ready to compete with CopyWrite. Lacks version control (as far as I can see) and does not have a full screen view. Does not allow one to specify a target word count range as a goal. Still very promising but needs more.

This beta is, for me, the very best Mac app for creative writing, and it beats Copywrite (and a few others). It shows that it is conceived by someone who is himself a writer.