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            "tagline": "Free browser app for planning, drafting and formatting a book",
            "summary": "Reedsy Studio is a free browser app from Reedsy for planning, drafting, editing and formatting a book. It has Boards for notes, characters and research, and it exports EPUB files and print-ready PDFs. Paid Craft and Outlining add-ons extend the studio.",
            "developer": "Reedsy",
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                "web"
            ],
            "pricing": "freemium",
            "price_note": "Free to write; Craft and Outlining add-ons are paid, with a 30-day trial",
            "free_to_use": true,
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                "Free to write, with Boards for notes and research",
                "One-click EPUB and print-ready PDF export",
                "Runs in a browser with nothing to install"
            ],
            "limits": [
                "Runs in a browser rather than as a desktop app",
                "Advanced stats and outlining need paid add-ons"
            ],
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            "overview": "Reedsy Studio runs in a browser and signs in with a Google account, so there is nothing to install. Boards hold notes, characters and research beside the manuscript, and the writing area supports track changes and comments. You can import an existing draft, and the Reedsy marketplace lists professional editors you can hire to review it.\n\nThe free studio's strongest feature is export: it creates an EPUB with one click and a print-ready PDF from a chosen template. Paid Craft and Outlining add-ons add features such as unlimited history, advanced stats, custom goals and outlining, and both come with a 30-day trial. Because it is a browser app rather than a desktop program, writers who want local project files should look at Scrivener or novelWriter."
        },
        {
            "slug": "scrivener",
            "name": "Scrivener",
            "kind": "app",
            "website": "https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview",
            "page": "https://listme.name/software/scrivener",
            "tagline": "Writing software for long projects, with corkboard and compile tools",
            "summary": "Scrivener is a writing program for book-length projects, made by Literature & Latte. It keeps research, notes and chapters in one project, with a corkboard and outliner for reordering sections. It compiles finished drafts to Word, PDF and other formats.",
            "developer": "Literature & Latte",
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            "price_note": "One-time license per platform; 30-day free trial; iOS app sold separately",
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                "Corkboard and outliner for restructuring sections",
                "Compiles drafts to Word, PDF and plain text",
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                "Many panels and settings take time to learn",
                "Print layout is less polished than book-design tools"
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            "overview": "Scrivener organizes a manuscript as a set of documents in a binder that you can reorder at any time. A corkboard shows each section as a card, and an outliner lists the structure in rows. Research files and notes sit in the same project as the draft, and a split editor keeps a reference open beside the text.\n\nThe Compile feature assembles the project into one document for printing or self-publishing, and it exports to Word, PDF, Final Draft and plain text. Writing targets track progress. Scrivener is sold as a one-time license for macOS and Windows, with a separate iOS and iPadOS app that uses Dropbox for sync, and a 30-day free trial is available. Its interface has many panels to learn, and its print layout is less polished than dedicated book-design software."
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        "Only Scrivener runs on Windows.",
        "Only Scrivener runs on macOS.",
        "Only Scrivener runs on iOS.",
        "Only Reedsy Studio runs on Web.",
        "Reedsy Studio has a free plan or free version; Scrivener does not.",
        "Reedsy Studio: free plan, paid upgrades. Scrivener: one-time purchase."
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