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novelWriter is a Markdown-like text editor designed for writing novels and larger projects of many
smaller plain text documents. It uses its own flavour of Markdown that supports a meta data syntax
for comments, synopsis, and cross-referencing between files. It's designed to be a simple text editor
that allows for easy organisation of text files and notes, built on plain text files for
for comments, synopsis, and cross-referencing between files. It's designed to be a simple text
editor that allows for easy organisation of text files and notes, built on plain text files for
robustness.
The plain text storage is suitable for version control software, and also well suited for file
synchronisation tools. The core project structure is stored in a project XML file. Other meta data
is primarily saved in JSON files.
The full documentation is available at [novelwriter.readthedocs.io](https://novelwriter.readthedocs.io/).
The full documentation is available at
[novelwriter.readthedocs.io](https://novelwriter.readthedocs.io/).
The contributing guide is available in [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md).
### Development Status
The application is still under initial development, but all core features have now been added. The
core functionality has been in place for a while, and novelWriter is being used for writing projects
by the author and collaborators.
The application is still under initial development, but all core features have now been added.
The core functionality has been in place for a while, and novelWriter is being used for writing
projects by the author and collaborators.
No new major features will be added at this time, until the application is stable. Until then,
novelWriter is in a _beta_ state. Please report any issues you encounter via the repository's issue
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# Installing and Running
novelWriter is available on [pypi.org](https://pypi.org/project/novelWriter/), and can be installed with:
novelWriter is available on [pypi.org](https://pypi.org/project/novelWriter/), and can be installed
with:
```bash
pip install novelwriter
```
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Either download the source, or install with pip.
If you run from source, install the dependencies via pip, or directly from the OS repo.
There are very few dependencies, and they should be available in the standard repo.
The Python packages needed are `pyqt5`, `lxml` and `pyenchant`.
If you run from source, install the dependencies via pip, or directly from the OS repo. There are
very few dependencies, and they should be available in the standard repo. The Python packages
needed are `pyqt5`, `lxml` and `pyenchant`.
### Installing from Source
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sudo python3 setup.py launcher
```
The last line will install the application icons and set up a launcher for novelWriter.
The method uses hardcoded paths, so it may or may not work for your Linux distro.
If you have any issues, please submit a ticket so the script can be tuned.
The last line will install the application icons and set up a launcher for novelWriter. The method
uses hardcoded paths, so it may or may not work for your Linux distro. If you have any issues,
please submit a ticket so the script can be tuned.
The script may prompt you to choose which executable to configure if it finds more than one.
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```bash
python3 setup.py xdg-install
```
This will install the launcher and icons for the current user.
To install them system-wide, run the above command with `sudo` or as root.
This will install the launcher and icons for the current user. To install them system-wide, run the
above command with `sudo` or as root.
For more install options, see [Build and Install novelWriter](setup/README.md).
## macOS
These instructions assume you're using brew, and have Python and pip set up.
If not, see the [brew docs](https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-and-Python) for help.
These instructions assume you're using brew, and have Python and pip set up. If not, see the
[brew docs](https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-and-Python) for help.
Main requirements are installed via the requirements file.
You also need to install the `pyobjc` package on macOS, so you must run:
Main requirements are installed via the requirements file. You also need to install the `pyobjc`
package on macOS, so you must run:
```bash
pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt
pip3 install --user pyobjc
```
For spell checking you may also need to install the enchant package.
It comes with a lot of default dictionaries.
For spell checking you may also need to install the enchant package. It comes with a lot of default
dictionaries.
```bash
brew install enchant
```
## Windows
On Windows, you may first need to install Python.
See the [python.org](https://www.python.org/) website for download packages.
It is recommended that you install the latest version of Python 3.8.
On Windows, you may first need to install Python. See the [python.org](https://www.python.org/)
website for download packages. It is recommended that you install the latest version of Python 3.8.
To install dependencies, run:
```bash
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was originally written with 4.2. The optional spell check library must be at least 3.0.0 to work
with Windows 64 bit systems. On Linux, 2.0.0 also works fine.
If no external spell checking tool is installed, novelWriter will use a basic spell checker based on
standard Python package `difflib`. Currently, only English dictionaries are available for this spell
checker, but more can be added to the `nw/assets/dict` folder. See the [README](nw/assets/dict/README.md)
file in that folder for how to generate more dictionaries. Note that the difflib-based option is
both slow and limited.
If no external spell checking tool is installed, novelWriter will use a basic spell checker based
on standard Python package `difflib`. Currently, only English dictionaries are available for this
spell checker, but more can be added to the `nw/assets/dict` folder. See the
[README](nw/assets/dict/README.md) file in that folder for how to generate more dictionaries. Note
that the difflib-based option is both slow and limited.
## Debugging
If you need to debug novelWriter, you must run it from command line.
It takes a few parameters, which can be listed with the switch `--help`.
The `--info`, `--debug` or `--verbose` flags are particularly useful for increasing logging output
for debugging.
If you need to debug novelWriter, you must run it from command line. It takes a few parameters,
which can be listed with the switch `--help`. The `--info`, `--debug` or `--verbose` flags are
particularly useful for increasing logging output for debugging.
# Key Features
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In addition, novelWriter adds the following, which is otherwise not supported by Markdown:
* A line starting with `%` is treated as a comment and not rendered on exports unless requested.
Comments do not count towards the word count. If the first word of the comment is `synopsis:`, the
comment is indexed and treated as the synopsis for the section of text under the same header.
Comments do not count towards the word count. If the first word of the comment is `synopsis:`,
the comment is indexed and treated as the synopsis for the section of text under the same header.
These synopsis comments can be used to build an outline and exported to external documents.
* A set of meta data keyword/values starting with the character `@`. This is used for tagging
and inter-linking documents, and can be used to generate a project outline.
* Non-breaking spaces are supported as long as your system is using at least Qt 5.9. For earlier
version, non-breaking spaces are converted to normal spaces when saving the document. This is done
by the Qt library.
* Thin spaces are also supported, as well as non-breaking thin spaces, with the same library version
restriction as above.
version, non-breaking spaces are converted to normal spaces when saving the document. This is
done by the Qt library.
* Thin spaces are also supported, as well as non-breaking thin spaces, with the same library
version restriction as above.
* Tabs can be used in the text, and should be properly aligned. The width of a tab in pixels can be
changed in Preferences. Note that for the HTML format, most browsers will treat a tab as a space,
so it may not show up like expected. If you import the HTML file to Libre Office, for instance,
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syntax highlighting themes. The GUI also has an optional dark theme in addition to the default
system theme.
New themes can easily be added to the `nw/assets/themes` folder. Have a look in the existing folders
for examples of how to define the colours.
New themes can easily be added to the `nw/assets/themes` folder. Have a look in the existing
folders for examples of how to define the colours.
### Easy Organising of Project Files
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tools for organising the files in whatever way the user needs.
The editor supports four levels of headings, which determines what level the following text belongs
to. Headings of level one signify a book or partition title. Headings of level two signify the start
of a new chapter. Headings of level three signify the start of a new scene. Headings of level four
can be used internally in each scene to separate sections.
to. Headings of level one signify a book or partition title. Headings of level two signify the
start of a new chapter. Headings of level three signify the start of a new scene. Headings of level
four can be used internally in each scene to separate sections.
Each novel file can be assigned a layout format, which shows up as a flag next to the item in the
project tree. These are mostly to help the user track what they contain, but they also have some
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The different notes can be assigned tags, which other files can refer back to using the `@` meta
keywords. This information can be used to display an outline of the story, showing where each scene
connects to the plot, and which characters, etc. occur in them. In addition, the tags themselves are
clickable in the document view pane, and control-clickable in the editor. They make it possible to
quickly navigate between the documents while editing.
connects to the plot, and which characters, etc. occur in them. In addition, the tags themselves
are clickable in the document view pane, and control-clickable in the editor. They make it possible
to quickly navigate between the documents while editing.
## Licenses
This is Open Source software, and novelWriter is licensed under GPLv3. See the
[GNU General Public License website](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html) for more details,
or consult the [LICENSE](LICENSE.md) file.
[GNU General Public License website](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html) for more
details, or consult the [LICENSE](LICENSE.md) file.
Bundled assets have the following licenses:
* The Typicon-based icon themes by Stephen Hutchings are licensed under
[CC BY-SA 4.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). The icons have been altered in
size and colour for use with novelWriter, and some additional icons added. The original icon set
is available at [stephenhutchings/typicons.font](https://github.com/stephenhutchings/typicons.font).
* The Cantarell font by Dave Crossland is licensed under [OPEN FONT LICENSE Version 1.1](http://scripts.sil.org/OFL).
is available at
[stephenhutchings/typicons.font](https://github.com/stephenhutchings/typicons.font).
* The Cantarell font by Dave Crossland is licensed under
[OPEN FONT LICENSE Version 1.1](http://scripts.sil.org/OFL).
It is available at [Google Fonts](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Cantarell).
* The Tomorrow syntax themes use colour schemes taken from Chris Kempson's collection of code editor
themes, licensed with the [MIT License](https://github.com/chriskempson/tomorrow-theme/blob/master/LICENSE.md),
and the main repo is available at [chriskempson/tomorrow-theme](https://github.com/chriskempson/tomorrow-theme).
* Likewise, the Owl syntax themes use colours from Sarah Drasner's code editor themes, licensed with
the [MIT License](https://github.com/sdras/night-owl-vscode-theme/blob/master/LICENSE), and the
main repo is available at [sdras/night-owl-vscode-theme](https://github.com/sdras/night-owl-vscode-theme).
* The Tomorrow syntax themes use colour schemes taken from Chris Kempson's collection of code
editor themes, licensed with the
[MIT License](https://github.com/chriskempson/tomorrow-theme/blob/master/LICENSE.md),
and the main repo is available at
[chriskempson/tomorrow-theme](https://github.com/chriskempson/tomorrow-theme).
* Likewise, the Owl syntax themes use colours from Sarah Drasner's code editor themes, licensed
with the [MIT License](https://github.com/sdras/night-owl-vscode-theme/blob/master/LICENSE), and
the main repo is available at
[sdras/night-owl-vscode-theme](https://github.com/sdras/night-owl-vscode-theme).
## Screenshot