Top Alternatives to Final Draft

Scrivener is a word-processing program and outliner designed for authors. Scrivener provides a management system for documents, notes and metadata.

yWriter is a word processor which breaks your novel into chapters and scenes, helping you keep track of your work while leaving your mind free to create.

Celtx is media pre-production software, designed for creating and organizing media projects like screenplays, films, videos, stageplays, audio plays, documentaries, machinima, comics, games and podcasts.

Trelby is a free and open source screenwriting program which focuses on providing a simple, uncluttered interface to writing screenplays.

Manuskript is an open-source tool for writers.

Hemingway Editor is a proofreading tool for writers.

JotterPad is a plain-text word processor available on Android.

Writer's Cafè is a set of power tools for all fiction writers, whether experienced or just starting out.