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Novlr Review: Price, Features and Score

Novlr at a glance: Free plan; paid from $8 a month (billed yearly), on web. Below are its plans, what its own site says it does for an author, its score and the products to compare it with. We did not test it ourselves; the data was checked on October 7, 2026.

Prices and data checked October 7, 2026 · Author Score computed by a published formula, not paid for

Novlr on the BookBird Author Score

Author Score · book writing software · #1 of 16 ·

Best for: Writers wanting a free web app with no built-in AI

BookBird Author Score8.7/10 #1 of 16 book writing software. Worked out from Novlr’s own pages, its price and US searches for its name, not typed in. Author jobs50 pts50/50Each of the 8 author jobs on the book writing software list is worth an equal share of 50 points, and counts only when Novlr’s own pages confirm it. 8 of 8 confirmed = 50 points. A job the vendor does not mention earns nothing.Cost25 pts25/25A free plan, or a platform that takes no upfront fee, earns all 25 points.Adoption25 pts12.3/25Searches, 20 points: 3,600 a month for “novlr”, against Google Docs, the most searched in this category (20,400,000), on a log scale = 9.7. Trend, 5 points: up 1% (last three months against the first three of the year) = 2.5; a fall of half or more earns 0, no change 2.5, a rise of half or more 5. 87.3 of 100 points= 8.7 out of 10 The full method, with every product’s points →

Author jobs, from Novlr’s own pages

  • Yes: Chapters and scenes you can reorder
  • Yes: Word-count goals
  • Yes: Notes beside the manuscript
  • Yes: Version history or snapshots
  • Yes: Works offline
  • Yes: Exports to Word (DOCX)
  • Yes: Exports a book file (EPUB or print PDF)
  • Yes: Syncs across devices

Novlr pricing

Free plan + paid plans, one-time option. There is a free plan. The plans as Novlr’s own site listed them on October 7, 2026, in US dollars:

  • Free
  • Starter: $8 a month (billed yearly)
  • Studio: $16 a month (billed yearly)
  • Lifetime Studio Member: $499 one-time (includes co-ownership of Novlr)
  • Novlr Sites add-on: $6 a month (or $60/year; included in Studio)

Only yearly-billed per-month prices appear on the page; monthly-billing prices sit behind a toggle and were not verified.

What Novlr offers

From Novlr’s own pages, checked on October 7, 2026:

  • Sections nested up to five levels, rearranged by drag and drop
  • Notes for characters, research and lore pinned beside the manuscript
  • Note-powered planning grid
  • Goals, streaks, writing sprints and analytics
  • Per-section version history: 7 days free, 30 on Starter, unlimited on Studio
  • Offline mode after the app is opened online, syncing on reconnect
  • Proofreader and grammar/style checker, Drive and Dropbox backups (Studio)
  • Novlr Sites author website with custom domain

Runs on: web. Exports: Word, EPUB, PDF, ODT and RTF. Works offline.

Who Novlr suits, and what its pages do not say

Best for: Writers wanting a free web app with no built-in AI.

Novlr’s pages confirm every author job we check in its category.

About 3,600 people a month search Google in the US for “novlr”, up 1% over the past year (Google Ads data via DataForSEO).

Novlr alternatives

SoftwareScorePrice fromBest for
Google Docs8.3FreeAuthors sharing drafts with editors at no cost
LivingWriter7.8Free plan; paid from $179 a yearPlotters writing on web, desktop and mobile
Scrivener7.7$59.99 one-timeMac or Windows authors who want a one-time licence
Ulysses7.6$39.99 a yearApple-only writers who like plain-text markup
Storyist7.5$19 one-timeApple users who want a one-time purchase with ebook export

Compare: All book writing software · All software for authors

Novlr questions

How much does Novlr cost?

Free plan; paid from $8 a month (billed yearly). Novlr lists 5 plans; the full list is under Pricing above.

What does Novlr run on?

web, according to its own site.

What file formats can Novlr export?

Word, EPUB, PDF, ODT and RTF, according to its own site.

How the score is computed: the formula, step by step. Prices and features were read from Novlr’s own site on October 7, 2026; nobody pays to be listed.