Scrivener

My only big wish is that it supported syncing over iCloud, rather than linking a Dropbox account.

Kind of a battle-cry from ancient software history. Like a Ford-T, that you (originally) could get in any color you wanted, as long as it was black. Ford grew wiser; the “latte” folks do not seem to posses that quality to the same degree. A lot of the iOS 11 standard interface handling is not really supported in full. Simple touch and move or copy-insert does not work in many cases. Or requires extra - unnecessary steps - to complete, if at all possible. iCloud data exchange is not supported, let alone a proper sync, and if the “latte” homepage forums are to be believed, this will never be the case. A proper support of the iOS 11 (and coming) capabilities would make the app much more usable. Especially on iPad Pro. Alas, this is obviously not to be. Again: If the statements on the “latte” website forum regarding iOS support is to be believed. A pity. Really.

Both on the PC and the iPad Pro I love the seamless interface. I can work on my project at home on PC, save it to Dropbox, then when I am on the move, it opens up in my iPad and keep working on it exactly where I left off. The iPad version has all the features I use in the PC version for writing, and the same wonderful ability Scrivener gives you for organising your source material and notes. I use split screen on the bigger screen real estate of the PC, which isn't possible on the IOS version, but it is easy enough to flick forth and back between research and chapter notes, and your manuscript. There are a couple of things I would change. I haven't worked out how to have a default font in all new chapters when I open them, so my project is a mishmash of different fonts. It shouldn't be complicated, the default page should open with the same font everytime, but doesn't seem to. Not a biggie as I do my final formatting in MS Word anyway but a bit of a niggle. Also, and not a fault of Scrivener though I wish app developers would complain louder to Apple, the app is a lot harder to use in touch screen format in IOS than with a mouse on PC. I wish Apple would drop its stupid resistance to the mouse and just let us use one with our iPads!! Developers of the world, please complain!!

Syncing problems with Mac. App crashed several times. Had to reinstall. I stick to Storyist until updated.

Fungerer rigtig godt, er velintegreret med Scrivener på mac og pc, og er lavet med fokus på alle de små vigtige detaljer. Anbefales.

I was worried reading all the issues everyone had with Syncing, and they’re all genuine concerns (I had some of the issues myself and had to look up a tutorial on how to properly Sync from Dropbox) 1. You need a Dropbox account. It’s free to use, don’t worry about the subscription offer. When you open the Scrivener app, it’ll have an option to link your drop box account. This will create an “Apps” folder that creates a “Scrivener” folder holding the essential files for Scrivener. In this “Scrivener” folder, upload your project’s folder from desktop. 2. When Syncing, you cannot have both programs open at once. For mobile changes syncing to desktop: make sure the desktop application is closed. When you make a change to mobile, sync and close the app. Wait a minute or two for everything to sync to Dropbox, and open the desktop version. Everything should now be synced, and this works the same vice versa from desktop to mobile. I am used to the real-time syncing of Google Docs, so this may be tedious if this is what you’re familiar with too, but as someone whose main projects are on Scrivener, this is a useful app to access and work on my projects from mobile to desktop.

The best writing application I’ve used so far. A powerhouse from concept to compilation.

Getting into screenwriting mode is a scavenger hunt. When you finally it, it doesn’t format the margins properly and there are no page breaks.

This app does not sync with icloud. Please make that more obvious in the description. I was apprehensive about purchasing this but thought that in 2024 there’s no way that two purchased versions of the same product (MacOS and iPadOS) would not be able to communicate easily with each other and sync. But nope. This app is now useless to me and I’m out 25 bucks.

For everything I needed Scrivener for, it succeeded and then some. I mainly use this app for script writing and world planning, so the folders are an incredible lifesaver. As for the script writing feature, it is immaculate, takes a minute to get used to thought (coming from someone who only ever used word 2007). It’s tutorials are entertaining and easy as well. Overall, it is a great app to use for writing of any kind.