Is there Scrivener for Android? Scrivener on iPhone, iPad and Android phones

Is there a Scrivener app for Android?

No. Literature & Latte, the company that makes Scrivener, lists three versions on its official download page: macOS, Windows and iOS. None is for Android, and on the check date the page did not announce one. Requests for an Android version have run for years on the company’s user forum; that thread contains user discussion, not a release date.

A search for “Scrivener” on Google Play in the US on the same date returned general writing apps from other developers, such as word processors and novel-writing apps, but nothing published by Literature & Latte. If a listing ever claims to be Scrivener for Android, compare its developer name with the company named on literatureandlatte.com before paying.

Sources: Literature & Latte: Download Scrivener (macOS, Windows, iOS) · Literature & Latte Forums: Is there an Android App in development?

Where Scrivener runs: Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad and Android

The table reflects the official pages on the check date. Version numbers and prices change, so confirm them on the linked pages before you buy.

Sources: Literature & Latte: Download Scrivener (macOS, Windows, iOS) · App Store: Scrivener by Literature & Latte Ltd

What Scrivener on iPhone and iPad can do

The App Store listing describes the iOS app as the full project format in your pocket: a binder for organizing a manuscript into sections, a corkboard of index cards for rearranging scenes, imported research such as images and PDFs, word and character targets, a scriptwriting mode and compiling to formats including Word, PDF and plain text. On iPad it adds split-screen research and writing.

Syncing with the desktop versions runs through Dropbox, and the listing says it is not compatible with iCloud. On the check date the listed version was 1.2.4, released on 29 September 2023, so the iOS app has not had a feature update for some time. It is a one-time purchase on the App Store, separate from the desktop licences.

1. Install Dropbox and sign in on both your computer and your iPhone or iPad.
2. On the computer, save or move the Scrivener project into the Dropbox folder that Scrivener for iOS uses.
3. In Scrivener on iOS, connect to Dropbox and sync to download the project.
4. Sync again before closing the project on one device and opening it on the other, so both sides have the latest text.

Sources: App Store: Scrivener by Literature & Latte Ltd

How to edit a Scrivener draft on an Android phone

Because there is no Android app, Android users rely on a desktop feature instead. Scrivener for macOS and Windows can sync the text of a project with an external folder as plain text or rich text files. If that folder lives in a cloud drive such as Dropbox, any Android editor that can open files from that drive can edit them, and Scrivener picks up the changes the next time it syncs with the folder.

Scrivener users on the Literature & Latte forum describe exactly this setup for Android. It works for writing and revising scene text, but it is not Scrivener on the phone: the binder, corkboard, metadata and compile settings stay on the computer. Treat the phone as a place to draft or fix individual scenes.

• Choose an Android editor that can browse into subfolders of your cloud drive and save .txt or .rtf files in place.
• Edit one scene file at a time, and let it finish saving before you switch devices.
• Keep a backup of the project before the first sync with an external folder.

Sources: Literature & Latte Forums: Access text files with a text editor, workaround for using on Android

Scrivener alternatives with a native Android app

If the phone is where most of your writing happens, a tool built for it can matter more than any single feature. These options suit different working styles; none of them opens a .scriv project.

Sources: Sudowrite documentation: Is there a mobile app? · AIBookCraft product facts

If you want AI help on Android: AIBookCraft

AIBookCraft is an AI-assisted book-writing product from SecondEarth AI, Inc. On Google Play it is listed as “AI Book Writer Story Generator” and on the App Store as “AI Book Writer Story Maker”; both are the AIBookCraft app. The mobile apps support developing an idea, outlining, drafting chapters, creating a cover, public sharing and PDF or DOCX export, with access depending on the plan and action.

The same account opens your books on the web, where a free account supports manual chapter writing and editing and Pro adds AI chapter drafting. It is not a mobile version of Scrivener and it does not import Scrivener projects; it suits writers who want an AI partner for structure and chapter drafts. Try it on one short scene before moving a manuscript.

Sources: AIBookCraft product facts · AIBookCraft web plans · AIBookCraft on Google Play (AI Book Writer Story Generator) · AIBookCraft on the App Store (AI Book Writer Story Maker)

Frequently asked questions

Will Scrivener come to Android? Literature & Latte had not announced an Android version on the check date. Watch the official download page rather than forum speculation.

Can I open a .scriv project on Android? Not as a project. You can edit the text files that Scrivener syncs to an external folder, but the project structure stays in the desktop app.

Does Scrivener for iPhone sync with iCloud? No. The App Store listing says syncing uses Dropbox and is not compatible with iCloud.

Is the iPhone app included with a Mac or Windows licence? No. Scrivener for iOS is a separate purchase on the App Store.

Can I use Scrivener on a Chromebook? There is no web or ChromeOS version on the official download page. Some Chromebooks run Android apps, which puts them in the same situation as Android phones.

Sources: Literature & Latte: Download Scrivener (macOS, Windows, iOS) · App Store: Scrivener by Literature & Latte Ltd · Literature & Latte Forums: Access text files with a text editor, workaround for using on Android