Novalist vs Script Analysis

Novalist is a writing environment built for novelists — a single, focused workspace where you plan your story, build your world, and write the manuscript, instead of bending a general-purpose word processor to the task. WRITE A clean editor with real formatting, paragraph styles, inline comments, and footnotes. Focus Mode hides everything but the page; the split editor lets you work on two scenes at once. Every scene auto-saves with its own snapshot history, so you can compare versions and revert a single scene without disturbing the rest of the book. Smart quotes, em-dashes, and dialogue punctuation are handled as you type, with presets for ten languages, alongside grammar and spelling checks and live word count, reading time, and readability. BUILD YOUR WORLD A full Codex keeps your characters, locations, items, and lore in one place — with images, relationships, custom fields, and long-form notes. Define your own entity types, such as factions, spells, vehicles, or races, each with its own fields. Character details can change per act, chapter, or scene, so someone can age, move, or transform across the story without losing their earlier state. PLAN AND SEE THE SHAPE Plot Grid: toggle which scenes belong to each plotline in a spreadsheet view. Timeline: acts, chapters, scenes, and events in chronological order. In-world Calendar: place scenes on the dates they happen in your story. Relationships: a living map of who knows whom, with automatic inverse roles. ORGANIZE WITHOUT LOCK-IN Work in multi-book projects with a shared World Bible for a series. Chapters carry status, acts, and colors; Smart Lists save the scene queries you return to. And your project is simply plain files on disk — add, rename, move, or delete scenes in Finder and Novalist keeps up. Your writing stays in a format you can read forever. MAKE IT YOURS A themeable interface, keyboard-driven navigation with a command palette, and an extension system for adding new tools. Novalist keeps your manuscript on your Mac, in files you own. Write the book.

Script Analysis gives writers the same kind of coverage studio readers give executives — before you've written a single page, and again once the draft is done. Drop in a logline for an AI-powered idea analysis: a score, strengths, concerns, and comparable titles, in about a minute. When a script is ready, run a full premium coverage pass and a synopsis snapshot you can send to reps or producers. Track your momentum. Every idea check and every script lives on your dashboard. A public leaderboard ranks scripts by their AI-derived score, so you can see how your best work stacks up. Find the right reader. Browse the marketplace to see what producers are looking for, or list your own script. Message directly, negotiate an offer, and close the deal through secure escrow — the platform only takes its fee once a writer is paid. Built for the actual work of getting made, not just another word processor. Script Analysis is for writers who want a fast, honest gut-check and a real path to the people who option scripts. Subscriptions unlock deeper analysis and more monthly credits, from a light Lite tier up to Premium for unlimited coverage.