SmartEdit Writer

Windows novel organiser with built-in manuscript analysis

Source codeNot open sourceClosed source, so there are no stars or commit history to show.

LicenceProprietaryFrom the vendor's terms

SmartEdit Writer is a freemium Windows novel-writing app with scene organisation and manuscript analysis (repeated phrases, adverbs, dialogue tags). A free version covers core writing.

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Status	Freemium
Licence	Proprietary
Platforms	Windows
Category	Novel & long-form writing
Website	smart-edit.com
Source	Not open source

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