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Five tools that make life easier for writers

By Jack Wallen February 28, 2012, 11:50 PM PST

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Five tools that make life easier for writers

Introduction

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ntAs a writer, I’m always looking for tools to make my work easier. Although I spend most of my time in a word processor, sometimes I need more specialized features. For those times, I have some go-to tools that make the writing process go more smoothly. Whether you’re a novelist, a student, an office manager, or even a documentation designer, these tools can help with your writing projects.

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ntNote: If you’d prefer to view this information as a blog post, check out this entry in our Five Apps blog.

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Five tools that make life easier for writers

Writer's Cafe

Writer's Cafe

ntWith Writer’s Cafe, you can can plan and manage your work as you go along.

Five tools that make life easier for writers

Labyrinth

Labyrinth

ntLabyrinth offers a scaling and scrollable canvas, text attributes (bold, italics, etc.), arrow navigation of thoughts, import/export, the ability to save a state across instances, and much more.

Five tools that make life easier for writers

Bibus

Bibus

ntIf your writing involves a lot of citations, Bibus can help you manage them.

Five tools that make life easier for writers

Bibus

Bibus

ntBibus lets you search and sort your bibliographical records, perform live and online queries, and insert references and formatting of bibliographies into Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, and OpenOffice. Bibus is free (open source) and easy to use.

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