Noven is a free, beautifully minimal writing app for novelists, bloggers and journalists. Markdown-first, library-driven, and synced through your own Google Drive — so your words always belong to you.
One library.
Every device.
Your Google Drive.
Native desktop app for Apple Silicon & Intel Macs.
Lightweight installer for Windows 10 and 11.
Open Noven in any modern browser — no install required.
Noven never holds your manuscripts on our servers. Connect your Google account once and every sheet syncs straight into a folder in your own Drive — readable as plain Markdown, portable forever.
Cancel Noven and your manuscripts remain in your Drive, untouched.
Open the same novel on your Mac, PC or the web — instantly up to date.
Files are stored as standard Markdown — open them in any other editor any time.
A clean, full-screen writing canvas with rich Markdown — no toolbars in your way.
Organise everything in a familiar three-pane library: groups, sheets and sub-documents.
Notes are stored in your personal Google Drive — you own the files, sync across devices instantly.
Tag sheets with keywords, filter by status, and find anything in seconds.
Set word or character goals per sheet and watch the progress ring fill as you write.
Export to DOCX, PDF, HTML, ePub or plain Markdown — ready for publishing or sharing.
Toggle a side-by-side preview to see formatted output as you type.
Shortcuts for everything. Stay in the flow without lifting your hands off the keys.
Beautiful typography in both themes — write all day, write all night.
Download Noven for macOS or Windows, or open it directly in your browser. Connect your Google Drive once — and start the next chapter.