LivingWriter vs Typora

LivingWriter is writing software for drafting and organizing manuscripts, with an editor that supports chapters and subchapters. Its Free plan costs nothing and allows one manuscript of up to 25,000 words. The plan includes PDF export and three AI requests per month. LivingWriter runs on web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, and mobile apps are available. Publishing tools, real-time collaboration, and version history are listed features, but there is no offline mode. The Pro plan offers unlimited manuscripts and word count, Word import, DOCX and print export, goals, Stash, and Research Board tools, as well as Canva and Google Drive integration, sharing, collaboration, and 25 AI requests per month. Pro + AI includes Pro features and unlimited AI requests across its features, plus AI tools for outlines, element generation, rewriting, analysis, summaries, screenplay conversion, chat, and image creation. The maker, LivingWriter, is headquartered in Albany, New York, United States.

Typora is a Markdown editor and reader for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with a live preview as you write. It supports images, headers, lists, tables, code fences, mathematics, diagrams, and inline styles, plus syntax highlighting for around 100 languages. Mermaid diagrams and MathJax extensions, including mhchem and AMSmath, are built in. Typora can export PDF with bookmarks and import or export formats including docx, OpenOffice, LaTeX, MediaWiki, and Epub. Themes can be customized with CSS. On macOS, it can upload images through iPic; Markdown files can also be synced using third-party tools such as iCloud Drive, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox. Documents, automatic backups, and application logs are stored locally. Anonymous usage data is sent only when the relevant preference is enabled. Typora works offline, but has no mobile apps or free plan. A 15-day free evaluation period is listed. The license costs $14.99 as a one-time purchase, covers one user on up to three devices, and has no subscription or renewal fee.