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Ariadne

A Markdown writing studio for long-form work: binder, corkboard, outliner, compile.

platform: macOS · Windows · Linux
license: Commercial
price: Free

Overview

Ariadne is a desktop writing app for novels, screenplays and research-heavy projects. One .ariadne file holds your manuscript, research, attachments and snapshots in a single SQLite database.

Write in Markdown, organise in a hierarchical binder, plan on the corkboard or outliner, then compile to Markdown, HTML, DOCX, EPUB, PDF or FDX.

What it does

Binder with Manuscript, Research and Trash sections
Corkboard and outliner with saved presets and custom fields
Full-text search, collections, snapshots and annotations
Focus mode, split editors, typewriter scrolling
Fountain screenplay mode, BibTeX citations
Verified backups and integrity checks

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