You’ve got us: it’s Scritti Politti.
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Actually… that really fits Ettal & Erutarettil.
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Scrimini 
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“Get up and writing fast with Scamper.”
“Write it right right now with Scramble.”
“Real writers start from Scratch.”
“Writer’s itch? Get Scritch.”
“Scumble. Because your writing app should be as clear as you.”
“With its patented Politti mode, Scritti gets you to the top of the charts faster.”
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Scritch sounds amazing 
Thanks @KB for clarifying on the iPadOS version! I applied for the Beta – hope I get in. And on the naming front: one natural relative of Scrivener would of course be Scribe.
S.
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How about Scrivs a streamlined Scrivener.
Been searching but is there anywhere that specifies minimum OS requirements for the new app? I’m on Ventura but will it go back as far as (say) Catalina? I’m less concerned about iOS as I’m generally right up to date with both phone OS and iPadOS.
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The requirements are on the beta sign-up page:
https://www.literatureandlatte.com/beta_registration/index.php
On Mac and iOS you’ll need the latest OSes, macOS 14 and iOS 17.
All the best,
Keith
How about Sc’mon, but with a smart apostrophe?
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That’s cutting edge.
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Thanks Keith. I thought Sonoma would probably be the minimum for MacOS.
I love Scrivener and Scapple. Needless to say, I can’t wait to get my hands on this new software.
From what I understand, it will be powered by a modified version of Markdown, which will — among other things — hide the special characters that define the formatting. That’s a neat feature, similar to how Bear uses it.
My question is this: Doesn’t it seem a bit too similar to Ulysses? I’m thinking of the absence of a corkboard and the way the binder is displayed on the side.
What do you guys think? Currently, the subscription model Ulysses uses is a no-go for me since I can’t commit to using an app if I’m not certain of my consistent usage.
Can anyone clarify what is expected in terms of the target audience for this software, especially compared to the competition like iA Writer, which is an amazing app, or indeed Ulysses?
Second hand iPads are very reasonably priced. Just saying 
I’m hopeful this app may have a one click post to blog a la Ulysses. That is one feature of Ulysses I used frequently until they went subscription and I dumped it.
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Agreed and the same for me.
No matter how you might actually save up money from a subscription model (if the full price is more than modest), it will always feel like I am obliged to keep on using it to make up the value of what I spent. I hope this purchase model will go away.
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All that we’re willing to say publicly is in the announcement post. You’re of course welcome to sign up for the beta and make up your own mind.
“Binder displayed on the side” doesn’t seem like much of a similarity, though. Doesn’t essentially every multi-file application in existence do something like that?
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Binder on the top, bottom or side, I don’t care. I for one will be installing it the day I get permission (assuming), and getting stuck in!
I’ll just say: me, I’m the intended audience 
The other “simpler” writing apps all leave a lot to be desired, especially for long-form. I’ve bounced between them all. So. Many. Times.
Between lack of organization tools, lack of dedicated synopsis, many don’t even allow custom sorting (meaning you had to do something dumb like appending numbers at the start of the file name just to have scenes in order)…it never works out.
And exporting is a mess, relying on limited export choices or use what amounts to CSS file templates that you have to edit if you want to change anything about the export.
What I’m saying is: those others were never meant for long-form writing, and it shows.
If this new one allows synopsis in the file bar (instead of just whatever the first lines of the file are), has at least some options you can configure when exporting (instead of having to put on your web-coding hat and work with CSS files just to change how headings show), hides the markdown (or doesn’t use markdown at all), and a half-decent way to collect research (because, wow, pasting research into markdown opens up a big can of worms as soon as brackets or asterisks get involved), I’ll be spinning with excitement on my office chair like a six-year old after his first sip of espresso.
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Um… will there be an option to show the Markdown? Because I really like to see the code…