No. It offers a trial of the full version, on macOS and Windows, which lasts 30 days of use rather than 30 calendar days; after that you have to buy a licence. There is no trial on iPhone and iPad (surveyed on 5 October 2026).

How much is Scrivener?

€69.99 once for macOS or for Windows, €59.49 for the educational licence, €111.98 for both platforms together, and €24.99 for the iPhone and iPad app on the French App Store. The licence covers the version bought; the next major version will be paid, with a discount.

How does the price compare with Extypis?

Extypis is free with no card, with 1 project and at most 15,000 words per project. After that, Extypis costs 9 € per month, or 120 € once for Extypis Lifetime. For a single computer, Scrivener's licence costs less; for a Mac, a PC and an iPad, it costs €136.97 in all.

Can Scrivener be used offline?

Yes, entirely: it is installed software, and projects stay on the disk; only activating the licence needs a connection. Extypis keeps the text of a tab that is already open until the network comes back, but does not open offline.

How do I move from Scrivener to Extypis?

Compile your manuscript to Word in Scrivener, then import the file into Extypis: it is split into chapters, and the characters who come back often already have their sheet. Keywords and snapshots do not carry over. The free account imports a manuscript of at most 15,000 words; beyond that, importing requires a subscription.

Does Scrivener have AI?

No: its publisher writes that Scrivener uses none. On a Mac, Apple's writing tools can appear in the editor, and are turned off in the system settings. Extypis offers AI on request, and one setting removes it from the screen.

Surveyed on 5 October 2026

Scrivener or Extypis: which one to write your book?

Scrivener installs on your computer and is bought once; Extypis opens in the browser, with a free account, then is paid monthly. Here is how each one answers the questions people ask before choosing, on the free side and then on the paid side, and the rounds Scrivener wins are on the board.

How this page was made

Every line about Scrivener was read on 5 October 2026 on the pages of Literature & Latte, its publisher: the overview, the store, the FAQ, the download page, the licensing terms, the blog, the release notes, staff answers on its official forum and the App Store listings. Extypis prices and limits are read live from our pricing page. Scrivener has no free version: on the free side it is compared through its trial; on the paid side, through its standard licence.

Scrivener in figures

Checked on 17 October 2026. The Mac App Store shows no rating for Scrivener: the ratings below are for the iPhone and iPad app.

$59.99
the licence for macOS, paid once, on the US Mac App Store (€69.99 on the French store)
Mac App Store, Scrivener 3
$23.99
the iPhone and iPad app, sold separately, on the US App Store
Scrivener on the App Store (US)
4.2 out of 5
the iPhone and iPad app's rating on the US App Store, from 2,613 ratings
Scrivener on the App Store (US)
3.9 out of 5
the same app's rating on the French App Store, from 144 ratings
Scrivener on the App Store (France)
37 months
without an update for the iPhone and iPad app: its latest version, 1.2.4, dates from 20 September 2023
Scrivener for iOS release notes
Hundreds of thousands
of users, according to Literature & Latte, which gives no exact figure
Scrivener overview

Scrivener on Windows: the binder on the left with the manuscript, characters, places and front matter, a scene in Page view in the middle, its synopsis and notes on the right. — Scrivener on Windows, with the project binder on the left and a scene in Page view. Screenshot: Literature & Latte

What matters to you

Take out what does not concern you: the board and the score keep only your criteria.

Show only the differences

Free: the free Extypis account (1 project, at most 15,000 words per project, 2 exports per month) against Scrivener's trial, complete but limited to 30 days of use, on macOS or Windows.

What do I pay?

ExtypisScrivener

How much do I pay, and for how long?
Better answer
Extypis
You pay nothing, with no time limit, with 1 project and at most 15,000 words per project
Scrivener
Nothing for 30 days of use, then you have to buy a licence
How many books can I write, and how long?
Extypis
You get 1 project, and a project holds up to 15,000 words in 10 sheets
Better answer
Scrivener
During the trial, which is the full version, you write as much as you like
If I stop paying, what do I keep?
Better answer
Extypis
The free account stays open, with no time limit
Scrivener
After 30 days of use the software stops, but your projects stay on your disk

How do I write and organise my book?

ExtypisScrivener

While I write, do I see the pages of my book?
Better answer
Extypis
Yes, on a computer: you write in the pages, at the size, margins and font of your PDF
Scrivener
Page view gives an idea, but its publisher writes that it is not exactly the compiled result
Can I see my whole story scene by scene, and reorder it?
Extypis
Yes, up to 10 sheets per project: each scene is a card with its summary, and moving the card moves the text
Better answer
Scrivener
Yes: moving a card on the corkboard rearranges the manuscript
If I name a character, even by a nickname, does the app find them?
Better answer
Extypis
Yes, everywhere in the book, as soon as the nickname is on their sheet; a tab suggests the names in the text that have no sheet yet
Scrivener
No: its publisher advises adding a keyword per character to each scene yourself
Can I link my sheets and see a map of the relationships?
Better answer
Extypis
Yes: you write what links two sheets, and a map shows the whole network
Scrivener
No: you link a word in the text to a sheet, with no described relationship and no map

And AI?

ExtypisScrivener

Can I write with no AI at all?
Extypis
Yes: one setting removes every AI tool from the screen; only importing a manuscript still goes through an AI
Scrivener
Yes: it contains none; on a Mac, Apple's writing tools can appear, and are turned off in the system settings
If I want AI, do I get any?
Better answer
Extypis
Yes: 300 credits, given once
Scrivener
No: Scrivener contains none

Where and when can I write?

ExtypisScrivener

Can I write on the train, with no network?
Extypis
Only in a tab that is already open: the text waits for the network to come back
Better answer
Scrivener
Yes: it is installed software, and your projects stay on your disk
Can I write on my computer, then on my tablet?
Better answer
Extypis
Yes: a browser is enough, and you find the same text everywhere, with nothing to sync
Scrivener
No: the trial only exists on macOS and Windows

How do I get, print and share my book?

ExtypisScrivener

Where do I write the dedication, the preface, the copyright page and the back cover?
Better answer
Extypis
On a computer, you write them on the pages of the book, in their place, and you type the publisher and the ISBN on the copyright page
Scrivener
In separate documents, outside the manuscript, added when you compile; its site describes no place for the back cover text
Do I get a PDF ready for the printer?
Extypis
Yes: Extypis typesets the PDF with LaTeX, in A4, A5 or Letter, up to 2 exports per month
Better answer
Scrivener
Yes, during the trial: compile sets the size and margins, and on a Mac an option prepares a PDF/X for Amazon KDP
Can I publish my book in the app, so people read it online?
Better answer
Extypis
Yes: the book has its reading page, open to everyone, and readers with an account comment paragraph by paragraph
Scrivener
No: it produces a file, which you publish elsewhere
Can I show that I wrote my text myself?
Better answer
Extypis
Yes, for the typing: the “human origin” certificate says what was typed, pasted or moved, and is shared by a link; it does not say where the ideas come from
Scrivener
No: it keeps a history of the words written each day, without attesting anything
Can I bring in a manuscript started elsewhere?
Extypis
Yes: Word, PDF, EPUB, Markdown or HTML, as long as the manuscript fits in 15,000 words
Better answer
Scrivener
Yes, during the trial: Word, OpenOffice, plain text, Final Draft and PDF, to split into sections

What its users like about Scrivener

A summary of what comes back in published reviews, each with its link. We paraphrase rather than quote.

It keeps a long project in order: folders within folders, chapters, research, characters and notes in one place, so reorganising stops being a chore.
App Store reviews (US) · Reviews on Trustpilot
It is paid once, with no subscription, which buyers call honest compared with most writing software.
App Store reviews (US) · App Store reviews (France)
It is built for writing out of order: a corkboard and notes instead of index cards, then a compile to Word or PDF; one Hacker News user calls it the best long-form writing tool they have used.
Hacker News, May 2026 · Hacker News, December 2016
The same project moves from Mac to PC, iPad and iPhone through Dropbox, smoothly for those who sync each device before switching.
App Store reviews (US)
It is serious software that does not lose your text, say users who compare it with online word processors.
App Store reviews (US) · Reviews on Trustpilot

What bothers its users, and how Extypis answers

The complaints that come back, from the most frequent to the rarest. Opposite each one, what Extypis does, including when it does no better.

The complaintExtypis's answer

The complaint
Sync goes through Dropbox only, and it misfires: conflict warnings, projects flagged as invalid, duplicates, lost edits; free Dropbox stops at three devices, and users ask for iCloud.
App Store reviews (US) · App Store reviews (France) · Official forum, iPad sync
Extypis's answer
There is nothing to sync: every device opens the same text in the browser, saved continuously on our servers.
The complaint
The iPhone and iPad app has not been updated since September 2023, and users see it break on recent iOS versions: the formatting bar disappears, search fails, find and replace crashes.
iOS release notes · App Store reviews (US) · App Store reviews (France)
Extypis's answer
Extypis is updated every week, and depends on the browser, not on the system version.
The complaint
The learning curve is steep: the software is rich but dense, beginners do not know where to start, and some still do not understand the corkboard after buying it.
Reviews on Trustpilot · Hacker News, August 2016
Extypis's answer
A new project opens on a scene ready to write, and a guided tour, which one button closes at any time, shows the editor.
The complaint
The mobile app is a cut-down Scrivener: no templates, weak tables and styles, chapters that do not start on a new page when compiled; buyers who paid $23.99 feel misled.
App Store reviews (US) · App Store reviews (France)
Extypis's answer
Phones and tablets open the same Extypis as the computer, with no app to buy; writing on the pages of the book stays a computer feature.
The complaint
Compile is hard to master and the final output is limited: authors find it over-complicated, and a staff member writes that the Windows PDF has neither hyphenation nor clickable internal links.
Hacker News, January 2021 · Hacker News, January 2024 · Official forum, Mac and Windows differences
Extypis's answer
You write on the pages of the book, at the PDF's settings, and LaTeX typesets that PDF: there is no compile to set up.
The complaint
Windows trails the Mac: Scrivener 3 reached Windows more than two years after the Mac, the latest Windows version came after a 26-month wait, and grammar checking is still missing on Windows.
Literature & Latte blog, November 2019 · Windows release notes · Official forum, Mac and Windows differences
Extypis's answer
Extypis is the same on Windows, macOS and Linux: the browser opens it.
The complaint
Each system is bought separately: Mac, Windows and iPhone each have their own licence, and buyers of the iPad app feel they paid twice.
Scrivener features and licences · App Store reviews (US)
Extypis's answer
One subscription, or the free account, opens Extypis on all your devices.
The complaint
No co-writing: a project opens on one device at a time, and co-authors have to pass the project back and forth or merge copies by hand.
Official forum, working remotely together · Official forum, sharing with a co-author
Extypis's answer
Extypis neither: a project has one author, and your readers comment on the published version.

What Scrivener does better

It is bought once, €69.99, and the licence stays valid forever for the version bought, on every computer in your household. Extypis is paid monthly.
It works entirely offline: it is installed software, and your projects stay on your disk. Extypis keeps the text of a tab that is already open, but does not open offline.
Its compile sets up the whole printed book: any size, margins, odd and even page headers, and on a Mac a PDF/X for print on demand. Extypis offers three sizes, A4, A5 and Letter.
For its 30 days of use, the trial is the full version, with no limit on projects or words.
It imports more formats, Final Draft included, and never sends your text to an AI: its publisher writes that Scrivener uses none.

What Extypis does that Scrivener does not

You write in the pages of the book, at the size and margins of your PDF, where Scrivener's page view is not, in its publisher's words, exactly the compiled result.
You type the dedication, the preface and the copyright page in their place in the book, with the publisher and the ISBN.
It finds your characters, places and objects everywhere in the text, nicknames included once they are on the sheet, with no keyword to add scene by scene.
It links sheets with the relationship you write, and draws the network on a map.
It opens in any browser, and you find the same text on your computer, tablet and phone, with nothing to sync.
It publishes your book on a reading page, and issues a “human origin” certificate that says what was typed, pasted or moved, without saying where the ideas come from.

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Moving from Scrivener to Extypis

Extypis does not open a Scrivener project as it is. In Scrivener, compile the manuscript to Word, then import the file into Extypis: it is split into parts, chapters and scenes, and the characters who come back often already have their sheet, filled with what the text says about them. Scrivener's keywords, snapshots and sheets do not carry over. The free account imports a manuscript as long as it fits in 15,000 words; beyond that, importing requires a subscription.

The questions people ask us

Is Scrivener free?: No. It offers a trial of the full version, on macOS and Windows, which lasts 30 days of use rather than 30 calendar days; after that you have to buy a licence. There is no trial on iPhone and iPad (surveyed on 5 October 2026).
How much is Scrivener?: €69.99 once for macOS or for Windows, €59.49 for the educational licence, €111.98 for both platforms together, and €24.99 for the iPhone and iPad app on the French App Store. The licence covers the version bought; the next major version will be paid, with a discount.
How does the price compare with Extypis?: Extypis is free with no card, with 1 project and at most 15,000 words per project. After that, Extypis costs 9 € per month, or 120 € once for Extypis Lifetime. For a single computer, Scrivener's licence costs less; for a Mac, a PC and an iPad, it costs €136.97 in all.
Can Scrivener be used offline?: Yes, entirely: it is installed software, and projects stay on the disk; only activating the licence needs a connection. Extypis keeps the text of a tab that is already open until the network comes back, but does not open offline.
How do I move from Scrivener to Extypis?: Compile your manuscript to Word in Scrivener, then import the file into Extypis: it is split into chapters, and the characters who come back often already have their sheet. Keywords and snapshots do not carry over. The free account imports a manuscript of at most 15,000 words; beyond that, importing requires a subscription.
Does Scrivener have AI?: No: its publisher writes that Scrivener uses none. On a Mac, Apple's writing tools can appear in the editor, and are turned off in the system settings. Extypis offers AI on request, and one setting removes it from the screen.

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