the answer is, it depends on the demand.
some people need the editing and typesetting function, but they value the typesetting function of word, and don't need the markdown function.
Some people write technical documents, and they need a more convenient and focused experience, and they don't want to be disturbed by format and typesetting.
Some people write short essays and don't need an outline.
Some people write novels, so they need rich material database and outline management.
So, everyone's needs are different. Those who hold "kill one, kill one" should stop.
I write novels as a hobby, and I have tried many softwares.
To a novelist, to sum up, the functions that may be needed when writing are:
outline, setting management
data management
version control
inspiration recording
automatic backup
cloud synchronization
word count is not important
anti-interference is not important
naming function.
for the above functions, let's look at the software again (for each type, just give an example of the one that is easy to use or recommended by many people, lazy. jpg).
txt:
Advantages:
Concise to rough
Disadvantages:
Nothing
Word
(above 27 edition, Versions 13 and 16 are recommended):
Advantages:
Outline view can be used for structural management such as outline management
Automatic saving (you need to manually set the saving frequency in advance)
It can be restored to the last saving after unexpected shutdown and opening (you need to manually set it in advance)
Word count
The search function is developed. Try it, and you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Disadvantages:
Too many words are easy to crash.
The bigger the file, the slower it will open.
Version control and backup need to be saved as version number manually.
There are no additional functions such as anti-interference and naming.
Local files, no cloud synchronization (You mean onedrive? It's very kind of you to be patient, thumb. jpg)
Typora:
Advantages:
Simplicity and beauty, bonus points for color control
efficiency, WYSIWYG, support markdown
multiple management files and writing modes
Outline management
Setting management and version management (multi-text backup storage)
can be carried out with the help of outline view. And the software document will not be lost when it is turned off unexpectedly.
Typewriter mode and focus mode anti-interference
Automatic word count is displayed in the lower right corner.
Disadvantages:
Version control needs to be manually saved as version number
Outline, setting data, inspiration, etc. It is more convenient to save new documents
No additional functions such as naming
Local files, no cloud synchronization
There are cloud notes < Don't tear it up?):
Advantages:
Cloud synchronization
Automatic saving
version history query
Word count
Disadvantages:
It is more convenient to save the outline, setting data and inspiration by opening new documents
File tree view is not streamlined
No additional functions such as naming
No interference. I will be blind in the interface of Gigi's writing code word wizard. I have asked you to kill the UI for the color of the writing interface. Thank you, but the ink writer will not consider it until the format exported by the whole book is still its proprietary format.)
Advantages:
There is database management. Outline, setting, inspiration management, etc.
Word count
Sensitive word detection
Time machine version management
Automatic saving
Name function
Disadvantages:
Cloud synchronization is not the same as
Anti-interference (why is this requirement a disadvantage instead? You download the little black room and click "Lock" in the upper left corner. The powerful material manager
has inspiration records, the cork board can be dragged and dropped at will, and the structured outline can be saved automatically (it will get stuck when saving, and your heart will rise)
Disadvantages:
Artifact? Too many functions, messy and useless, and slow startup.
Poor Chinese support, just fake word count.
Manual document version management
No cloud synchronization
Name-naming function is only English
No anti-interference function
Well, that's about it.
so what software do I use?
knock, knock, knock! Doraemon took out the prop. gif
What software do you think it is? Actually, it's my TXT!
why?
I thought TXT didn't have any functions! ! !
humph! Young man, naive!
It is precisely because of the weakness of human beings that they have new possibilities and can be strong enough to become scary homo erectus.
it is precisely because TXT has nothing that it has infinite possibilities!
ahem, that was a beard.
get down to business.
The essence of software writing is to operate one document after another, but they manage these documents in an integrated way.
So, when all kinds of software are not satisfactory, why not integrate them yourself?
Need supporting software:
Xmind or MindManager,
Youyun notes or impression notes,
Sublime or Typora,
Nut Cloud Synchronization
First set up a folder to store all the files you need. Such as mind map files and txt files, among which txt files are suggested to be written by chapters, one for each chapter. When the whole book needs to be exported, a batch command will do.
cloud synchronization-the nut cloud can be synchronized in real time when it is synchronized to the novel folder, which can realize multi-terminal synchronous writing.
outline management-what outline management system can compare with mind mapping? Xminder or MindManager to find out.
setting management-integrated in the syllabus, such as the annotation function of Xmind
inspiration recording and data management-it is recommended to have a cloud note or an impression note, one note records the contents of a single entry, and the article links are mutually quoted in the keyword positions, which can form a personal wiki database!
word count and automatic saving-this function mainly lies in the management of txt files. Individuals are currently using Sublime, which is more in line with their personal usage habits. And the simple and highly customized interface is better than Typora. Of course, if there is no program basis to set up the management system and input interface, you can use Typora. If you write a novel, you don't need markdown, and there is no threshold for using pure text.
The naming function-Xuanpai website, you can put hyperlinks in your cloud notes, and search and click again just like looking up information, which is convenient.
version control-it is safest to save files as files. At present, there are basically no software with version control, such as the time machine in the little black room, the historical operation of the ink writer and the cloud notes, etc., and there have been problems.
anti-interference-I don't need a dark room with strong willpower!
above.