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Scrivener The official page of Scrivener, the app for writers. While our headquarters are in Cornwall, UK, our small team spans the globe.

Literature & Latte was founded in 2006 to bring together processes familiar to writers in new, exciting ways, and our award-winning software is now used by thousands of writers the world over. Our software has helped turn napkins into novels, thoughts into theses and scribbles into screenplays. Scrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, combining all the tools you need to craft your firs

t draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Scapple is a virtual sheet of paper that lets you make notes anywhere and connect them using lines or arrows. We're united by a love of writing, our pride in our products and respect for our customers and the community that has grown up around our software. And why "Literature & Latte"? Because our apps are designed to make writers feel right at home - like your favourite book- or coffee shop.

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Our page is a place for our customers to interact and respond to news we post about our software. To keep this a positive place for everyone, we reserve the right to take down or hide comments that we deem “unproductive” or off-topic. This includes rude or insulting behaviour, but also any posts that derail a topic. So, please be respectful and ensure your comments are relevant to the topic at hand. But don’t worry, we’re always available to answer any questions! If you have a question that doesn’t relate to a topic on our page, simply send us a message either via Facebook or email (email is usually best). Links to all the ways of contacting us can be found here:

http://www.literatureandlatte.com/support.php

Happy writing, everyone!

05/09/2026

3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: You can convert a text file to a folder and vice versa by using ‘Documents > Convert > to File/Folder’.

04/09/2026

3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Scrivenings mode allows you to work with multiple documents as though they were a single text.

03/09/2026

Writing a great villain usually means keeping track of more than one thing at once: what they want, what they fear, what they hide, what they reveal, and so much more.

That’s exactly the kind of character work that needs a more organized writing process.

We’re proud to sponsor Alyssa Matesic - Book Editing's video on 5 simple techniques for building villains who feel layered, believable, and memorable.

Alyssa is a professional book editor with over a decade of book publishing and editorial experience.

Watch the full video here: https://buff.ly/GcSohiB

03/09/2026

3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: To export a project with the folder structure intact, ‘Edit > Select All’ in the binder and go to ‘File > Export > Files…’.

John Degen is the author of four books and is the head of The Writers' Union of Canada and Chair of the International Au...
02/09/2026

John Degen is the author of four books and is the head of The Writers' Union of Canada and Chair of the International Authors Forum.

He wrote his latest novel, Seldom Seen Road, entirely on his iPhone with Scrivener. Read or listen to the whole story here: https://buff.ly/KC98P6i

Literature & Latte builds writing software trusted by novelists, screenwriters and non-fiction authors worldwide. Discover tools made for serious writers.

02/09/2026

3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: When working with two editors in a split, the editor that will be affected by binder clicks has a blue header bar.

01/09/2026

3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: The Quick Search field in the toolbar shows progress bars if you have any Project Targets (‘Project > (Show) Project Targets’).

01/09/2026

Writing doesn’t always happen at a desk. Sometimes you want to draft on your iPad, or make quick changes on your iPhone.

In this latest tutorial, explore ways to keep working on the same project across devices without losing track of the latest version.

Discover how to:
💻📲 Sync projects between iPhone, iPad and Mac
💻📲 Set up Dropbox syncing
💻📲 Sync before switching devices
💻📲 Adjust settings that make syncing smoother

Want more short tutorials like these? Watch any video on the Scrivener Made Simple Playlist here: https://buff.ly/feTxthx

31/08/2026

3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Set up custom meta-data (‘Project > Project Settings…’) to add custom checkboxes, list boxes and text fields to the Inspector and outliner.

29/08/2026

3 on Windows & macOS Tip of the Day: Holding down the Option/Alt key while clicking a triangle in the binder or outliner will expand everything inside the folder.

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