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There are plenty of articles out there about “must-have apps” and others that evaluate “here are all the programs that do this.” This is not one of them. Instead, this is a tour of the tools I currently use that didn’t come with my Mac, and why. I’m ignoring the built-in apps like the Terminal for command-line access or Disk Utility because if I don’t mention a third-party alternative, I’m currently using it, and you can check it out for yourself. Along the way I’ll mention a few good alternatives that didn’t quite fit my needs.

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Scrivener

Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 11:26PM

My all-time favorite program for writing and research projects. It's light on formatting and layout features, but doesn't care. What it's meant for is writing, writing, and more writing. And organizing that writing (as well as all the background info and research you accumilated, and characters, and...) in a clear, concise, effortless way. It also has export formats in place for screenplays.

Give it a shot. If you like the minimalist writing approach without the research and filing features, then also check out Writeroom.

Darius Garsys |