This year’s landscape of Best Tools for Writers: What’s Trending showcases exciting innovations across writing
Artificial intelligence reshapes writing in 2025, and writers embrace these tools to boost productivity without sacrificing creativity.
ChatGPT remains a market staple, widely used for idea generation, outlines, and rapid first drafts.
Claude AI is a standout for long-context work thanks to significantly larger context windows that can accommodate book-length documents, research packets, or multiple chapters for continuity.
Sudowrite has become a favorite among fiction writers. It offers guided novel development, “Show, Don’t Tell” style enhancements, character and scene expansion .
Scrivener remains the go-to for complex manuscripts where structure, research, and scene management matter.
Atticus has gained traction for its seamless write-and-format workflow, especially for indie authors who want frictionless ebook and print formatting alongside drafting.
Reedsy Studio has emerged as a robust free alternative for many authors. It combines planning boards, a clean drafting environment, collaboration, goal tracking .
Plottr stands out for visual plotting. Its timeline, drag-and-drop cards, and built-in story templates help writers outline quickly and clearly.