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Best Free Online Tools for Writers

Discussion in 'Copywriting' started by jhmattern, Feb 25, 2009.

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  1. Oranges

    Oranges Active Member

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    #21
    Thiese are really helpfull tools, about some of these i did'nt even know.
    Thanks for sharing though.
     
    Oranges, Mar 3, 2009 IP
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    #22
    I'm using yWriter5 to write my novels and short stories. It's free and really awesome.

    http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter5.html

    He also has several other writer's tools.

    To jumpstart creativity I sometimes use Dreamlines, just type in a few keywords related to the scene you're developing and watch the show.

    http://solaas.com.ar/dreamlines/

    I'm developing an interactive dictionary/thesaurus of nearly 1,400 English verbs at my website. This is for writers in the process of revision, allowing them to easily swap out weak verbs for power verbs and creating attributive verbs. (This feature will be fully operational in one week.)

    http://writefine.com/verbosaurus.html
     
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    Cinnamon Software's Talking Alarm Clock sounds great, unfortunately seems like the downloads arent working presently
     
    ireblue, Mar 5, 2009 IP
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    SuccessGuru Active Member

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    OpenOffice is the best for OpenSource Software..

    You won't spend your cash for MS Office.
     
    SuccessGuru, Mar 8, 2009 IP
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    Anders Peon

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    I`d recommend Darkroom, a minimalistic full-screen text editor. Writing articles with Darkroom feels like writing with a typewriter, that might be the reason why I like it so much. It`s surprising to see that no one else has mentioned it yet. I`ve become more productive since I use Darkroom, since it`s become more enjoyable to write my articles.
     
    Anders, Mar 10, 2009 IP
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    #26
    Great Tool Set
    But any body could suggest some good
    Copywriting and Palgarizm detecting tools
    Grammer Tools too
    Thanks
     
    tarakesh.rao, Mar 10, 2009 IP
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    irgnet Active Member

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    #27
    it`s a cool thread. I never before had heard for some of the software.
     
    irgnet, Mar 10, 2009 IP
  8. jhmattern

    jhmattern Illustrious Member

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    #28
    Thanks for all of the suggestions folks. I put together the survey today with the suggestions given here and on my blog previously. If you'd like to help me choose the top ten for the final post, visit the link below to take the survey, and please choose up to 5 of your favorites from the list.

    Take the survey.

    The survey will be live for a week.
     
    jhmattern, Mar 15, 2009 IP
  9. dickieknee

    dickieknee Active Member

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    #29
    best too to make transparent gif's is microsoft photo editor, it come with the operating system and simplifies the job of making transparent gif to a 5 second operation
     
    dickieknee, Mar 15, 2009 IP
  10. DGS

    DGS Banned

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    #30
    I use these, and find them all the best for there respective tasks.

    Photoshop - Sometimes given away with scanner for free? does that count? for image editing
    Adobe Acrobat - For pdf viewing
    for pdf printing a progam called bulldog pdf is very good and free
    AVG free - Anti Virus- Free
    Moz Firefox with plugins for seo analysis
     
    DGS, Mar 16, 2009 IP
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    multimastery Peon

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    #31
    How bout a simple one like thesaurus.com
     
    multimastery, Mar 16, 2009 IP
  12. jhmattern

    jhmattern Illustrious Member

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    #32
    Thanks folks. The main list was already completed a few days ago, so new suggestions aren't being added. Visit the survey I mentioned in my post above if you'd like to have your votes count in the final picks (closes Sunday). If you want to add something, you can use the write-in vote option there.
     
    jhmattern, Mar 17, 2009 IP
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    #33
    I have used Open Office and believe me you can not write a single article in it comfortably. So my vote does not go for it, others are OK. ;)
     
    bollywoodgeeks, Mar 18, 2009 IP
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    Senobia Notable Member

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    #34
    Google Adsense Keyword Tool

    I don't have the link handy, but it's useful for SEO writing.
     
    Senobia, Mar 19, 2009 IP
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    #35
    I'll second the "Irfanview", I use it almost everyday.

    Mm
     
    Mmfh, Mar 19, 2009 IP
  16. jhmattern

    jhmattern Illustrious Member

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    #36
    Search for "adwords sandbox" to find the keyword tool - I always search for it b/c I never remember where it is (and it's quicker than digging in my bookmarks!). :) I use it all the time too - just sorry I didn't think to add it to the list originally.
     
    jhmattern, Mar 19, 2009 IP
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    jhmattern Illustrious Member

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    #37
    Just a quick thanks to everyone who made suggestions and voted in the actual survey. You've helped pick the top ten free online tools for writers. :)

    Here are the top five to give you an idea of how things ranked:

    1. Paypal
    2. Wordpress (tied for #2)
    3. Gmail (tied for #2)
    4. Google Docs
    5. OpenOffice

    There were a few surprises in where things ultimately ranked, but it was interesting to see what tools everyone values the most! :)
     
    jhmattern, Mar 30, 2009 IP
  18. taoqeer_altaf

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    Thanks guys, you people have so much to share. being a new entrant into the freelancing field these things are definitely going to help me for long duration of time.
     
    taoqeer_altaf, Mar 30, 2009 IP
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    #39
    Wordpress plugins add ease and dimension to blogs. I would consider using WP as a site template too given all the tools and updates provided.
     
    echeivements, Mar 30, 2009 IP
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    #40
    this is one of the most brilliant threads i have ever seen on DP..
     
    m_v_s, Apr 2, 2009 IP
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