Top 5 FREE Writing Apps for Mac
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- Writing on a budget? Here's a rundown of the 5 best free writing apps for Mac.
Whether you write on a MacBook, Mac desktop, or even an iPad, there's an app for you. Like to write on the go, in the cloud, or on multiple devices? Got ya covered.
These apps will save you money and help you write your book with zero hassle. They have trade-offs to be sure, but when you're just starting out you can't always afford the "Cadillac" software like Scrivener or Ulysses.
All the Apps:
1:25 Apple Pages (comes pre-installed on new Macs)
3:07 Google Docs: www.google.com/docs (Browser, iOS)
5:27 FocusWriter: www.gottcode.org (OS X)
6:43 Shaxpir (Recommended): www.shaxpir.com
9:28 Bear (Recommended): www.bear.app
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Hello, Level Uppers! What's your favorite app in this video?
And don't forget to watch my Top 9 Best Paid Writing Apps for Writers: czcams.com/video/rCG4eex1jFc/video.html
I'm torn between Shaxpir and Bear. I like both and am happy to see someone finally recommend apps other than Scrivener, Ulysses, and the usual few others. Nice video!
Hey Author Level up ! You didn't talk about the REAL best writing app ever (and free) wich is Typora !
I like the look of Shaxpir. its comfortable to look at and I like the Features that you showed.
WritingPal is the best free app
I am using the free version of shaxpire and I'm really liking it a lot! Thanks for the tips!
I'm not gonna lie, I smoked a big ass joint and I wanted to start writing my thoughts on my lap top. Didn't know what app to use, but I found you with your beautiful, kind voice. It was like a cherry on top of a really expensive austrian ice-cream with chocolate pieces inside. Thank you
How does your comment not have more likes?
Thank you so much, I’m very new with mac os since got my first laptop yesterday. Couldn’t install my favorite application, but this saved my day 😊
Thank you for the tips!!
Thank you! i'll definitely try out Shaxpir, which I believe will be my new writing program!
thank you for sharing this information! I was able to find what I wanted ( Pages) on my Macbook
Great video very helpful I am looking to write a book I just purchased a Mac book pro and from the sound of things pages looks like it fits me
I love you! You have help me out so much. I know NOTHING til I found/came you! My book will probably never be published but at least you got me on my feet.
Michael, thanks for your videos, I enjoy every one of them.
Thanks for watching, Juan.
This remains the best overall guide for students and especially post-grads who tend to use too many words. Thank you for it.
Thank you. You have a wonderful voice. ❤
Great info! I just found your channel and have been binging your vids. Subscribed!
Awesome. Thanks for watching and happy binging! :)
You have the mind of a thesaurus in and of itself. I will look into all of these suggestions. Thank you. I just got a new Mac, and it makes me feel old. Now, I can show it who's wise. Lol. Keep up the great work. :)
Hey, Thanks a Ton! I am a newbie.. and this really helped..Thank you sooo much!Downloaded bear..and subscribed!
Thank you for this video! Kind regards from Madeira Island, Portugal.
your the best man thank you
Thank you!!!!!!!!! I had to write a paper and this video was very helpfull!!!!
really thank you so much keep going
Thanks for the video 👍
you are really awesome!! THANK YOU
Thanks for this video...Im a first timer, & I definitely appreciate the information!💯
Nice channel man thank you 🙏 for this
Hi, thank you for your video; how can I install Page?
Thank you!
So for a first timer, that's used to writing material in notes(i-phone) for (E-book purposes) First time using a Mac laptop to write with, & just starting out, which would you recommend that I begin with? Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the wealth of information! I completely forgot about Pages, which already exists on my iPad. That said, I’ve already begun writing my autobiography via Pages. I may also explore Bear, as it could be a great tool for creative expression and organizing my chapters. Your well thought out suggestions and recommendations are greatly appreciated! Keep up the great work! 🙏🏽🦋👍🏽
You are so welcome!
Great video! I am still using Ibooks author! It's a very good one as well !
too good man..love the way you laugh..over all informative video...love from india..I really appreciate your time good luck..
thanks for video i had a homework about it but I couldn't do this homework because of I didn't know which program is useful for it but now I can do my homework :)
awesome video!
I was impressed with the Shaxpir and Bear app
Thank you so much (:
Very helpful video thank you for your content hopefully I can read your book one day in the near future
Thank you!
Thank you.
I really enjoyed this video, you have a subbie!
I love Google Docs for the reasons you talked about, and especially because everything is completely backed up all the time. If you shut your laptop and ten minutes later it's destroyed in an accident, all of your files are safe. Get another laptop, sign in, and you're back in business.
Nowadays I use Scrivener, and your viewers should know that even though it sells at $49 now, there are OFTEN coupons available that bring it down to $20! I purchased mine that way a few years ago and I believe it was in relation to some NaNoWriMo advertising. Web searches can find these coupons at various times, so if you can wait patiently (using your current software) until a sale hits, you can score big.
And you will never regret it. I'm on the Windows side (though I use an iPhone too), so I've used Docs, yWriter (mini-Scrivener for free), LibreOffice, OneNote, and finally, Scrivener. It's the best writing software I've ever used.
One very interesting...and cool...thing about Scrivener is that you can download it for free and you have a 30 day trial. That's not 30 consecutive days and you're done. Literature & Latte allows you to use Scrivener for a day here, a day there, months apart if need be, for a TOTAL of 30 days before you have to pay. So you're not forced to review everything in a one month period.
I never thought I will meet you here Chidi!
thx bro
Thanks Michael
Shaxpir really grabbed me. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Joshua I tried to download it & my inexperience I couldn't.😢
I am now on my 7th book and experience has led me to favour simplicity. Consequently, I don't format when I'm writing, except for chapter headings so that I can navigate through chapters when I want to. Apple Pages, for some bizarre reason known only to them, does not have a navigator so I can't do this. I keep my text as clean as I can so I don''t add links or book marks. I always put the final book together in a DTP and it works a treat.
I''m surprised you left off Open Office (Which I think is the closest to Microsoft Office) and also Libre Office which at the moment is my preferred app.
Your videos are always interesting and informative, but I find the music very distracting.
Stay blessed ;)
Thanks for the feedback on the music. After next week I’ll probably stop doing music.
I left off OpenOffice and LibreOffice because they’re not really good solutions in my opinion. I know too many people who struggle with formatting and have so many issues with them that it’s hard for me to recommend them.
I can appreciate that. As someone who has used Microsoft Word since the beginning of time ;) I don't find them difficult. Moving over to a Mac as a second computer has been quite an 'experience'!!!!!
I really appreciate leaving off the music. What you say is interesting enough without it.
Thank you.
textmate, vim, atom, visual studio code ?
Thank you for your advice very much appreciated 🙏
No wonder your a writer....your very articulate in your speech
could you put a link to the Playlist "Video's for new writers playlist" there were so many and I didn't see one with those exact words. thanks for you help
Done. Watch here: czcams.com/play/PLxzJuXcviPo9OYzi-gDZ7KNYIfy7Ln1-a.html
@@AuthorLevelUp Awesome... How nice that you read and respond to "the little people" out here in internet land. I find this kind of fastNfriendly service rare and very satisfying.
Hello, Senor I'm going with pages, its free and on my Mac, like u said. Wish me luck !
Good luck!
Hi, Prof. Level Up. I really like this channel and I need a little guidance on Pages. I jumped in and started my book in Pages. I now have 137,00+ words in many, many chapters but now the editing is a problem since I have no outline or table of contents or chapters. Now I have to go back and insert new revisions but I can't find where I want them to go. Also, I need to order the chapters chronologically but, again, though the story hangs together I can't figure out how to organize the chapters. I tried the page number feature but failed at it. How can I save my book? Can I transfer the whole thing onto another app like Scrivener? Help, please. Also, good for you, going to law school. I did it and so can you!
Your best bet is to transfer it using Scrivener’s import and split feature. I don’t have any videos on that but you can Google it. Get it into Scrivener (or another app with a binder) and it will be much easier to work with.
@@AuthorLevelUp Thank you so much! I'll do it and let you know how it went
I bought Scrivener and loaded it onto my computer (Apple Mac) and now I'm hearing that transferring my book from Pages to Scrivener will be difficult unless I translate it to MicroSoft Word. What do you think? I'm scared to risk it.
A decent Scrivener alternative is Manuskript, it's still in development but it's the closest you can get to Scrivener for free. There are a few more alternatives on Windows, like yWriter and FreeWriter, but for Mac, Manuskript is the best *free* Scrivener alternative. (and it's still not Scrivener)
Yep, Manuskript made my shortlist. It almost made the cut, but the fact that it’s in a loooong beta made it hard for me to recommend. But I was definitely impressed with what I saw.
Fair's fair.
will i be able to write my own books with these apps??
Yes, you will.
@@AuthorLevelUp Thank you !
✊🏿✊🏿
Best paid apps video. I didn't see it in any of your videos listed on your channel. I'm I overlooking the video?
Kind regards
It’ll be live next week. :)
Author Level Up I will get a notification about the live video, right?
Yes, as long as you click that little bell next to the subscribe button!
I wish Focus Writer was still available for mac.
Shaxpir
Thank you! I might use pages or google docs. Some other’s dont interest me as much.
Its funny that im a 12 year old and im trying to write my own book.
WOW, only 12 years old? You’ve got your whole future ahead of you. Start writing and never stop. I wish I had my act together that young. :)
Author Level Up Thats what my mom said.
I'm only having trouble starting the book and introducing my characters. I'm thinking of writing a series. It's going to be hard.
👍
what about a dictation program from my mac
No good ones exist right now, unfortunately.
I use Scrivener and Grammarly. I will try those apps though. I'm focused on using apps to help me write faster. It took me two years to write my first book.
Cool. I have a paid writing app video coming next week so definitely check that one out too.
Is grammarly good?
What about ibooks writer?
+ElitelyInTouch It’s not bad. I honestly forgot about it since Apple doesn’t do much to advertise it. If it works for you, cool.
@@AuthorLevelUp I think it compares to vellum but free and only for ibooks I guess...
Thanks for responding...
I use Word on Windows 10 ;p
... and notepad++
:D
Ha! Notepad++, huh? You must be a text-file only guy. :)
nah I just am used to modding some PC games and one of the tools I use is Notepadd ++ so for quick writeups which I later organize , I use notepad :P just used to it.
It is fast and while not pretty, it is easy to use. So once you are used to it does wonders.
Great content 🙌🏼👍🏻 #newsubscriber
Welcome aboard!
Wow! I see that I am a "virgin" in this writer world. Great info for a "newbie" such as myself.😥
:)
+Author Level Up iBooks writer isn’t bad. I honestly hadn’t considered it. But if it works for you, cool.
There are so many choices in Windows.
Very true.
Thanks but I don't have Mac lol
Shaxpir creator had controversy surrounding him and his software due to stealing peoples (established authors big and small) work and using AI. You're better off using something more honest.
Hello, I have been trying to write for years and can never finish I definitely have plenty of stories to tell about many life events but I can never finish IM on blogger if your interested in mentoring me!