Downloads

This page includes all available packages for the latest release.

When pre-release packages for the next version of novelWriter are available, these release packages are also listed on this page. When there is no pre-release available, the section is empty.

You can find more information on how to set up novelWriter on the Setup and Installation page of the documentation.

Latest Release

Release Version: Version 2.5.3

Release Date: November 26, 2024

Release Notes: Release 2.5

GitHub Release: GitHub

Linux

AppImage

The AppImage should run on any recent Linux distro. See the

Download: novelWriter-2.5.3.AppImage [ 93.6 MB ]

Checksum: 0a2be9e3c2363e336005d90bffcef013dee3a077801b9a1a200d33305b8a344c ShaSum File

AppImage website for more info.

Debian Package

The package is built for Debian, but should also work for Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

Download: novelwriter_2.5.3_all.deb [ 3.62 MB ]

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Windows

Setup Installer

This is a standard setup installer for Windows. It is made for Windows 10 or newer.

Download: novelwriter-2.5.3-amd64-setup.exe [ 46.1 MB ]

Checksum: 4cb5d359e4dd17065186e977e3817bf9793c4f2ae71cc218d30dd0284bd8c091 ShaSum File

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MacOS

DMG Image for Intel

This is a DMG image for MacOS with x86_64 architecture. It is built on MacOS 12.

Download: novelWriter-2.5.3-x86_64.dmg [ 92.5 MB ]

Checksum: 9bb2d292ecac9297cf26b2a1eafe969812a34714c6d185d29c116c2464bf51ad ShaSum File

DMG Image for Apple Silicon (M1)

This is a DMG image for MacOS with aarch64 architecture. It is built on MacOS 14.

Download: novelWriter-2.5.3-aarch64.dmg [ 88.0 MB ]

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Other Packages

Python Wheel

The Wheel package can be installed with pip install <file_path>.

Download: novelWriter-2.5.3-py3-none-any.whl [ 4.13 MB ]

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Source Code The source code packages are archived files of the entire source code. See also the novelWriter Repository.

Download: novelWriter-2.5.3.zip

Download: novelWriter-2.5.3.tar.gz

Latest Pre-Release

Release Version: Version 2.6 RC 1

Release Date: January 10, 2025

Release Notes: Pre-Release 2.6 RC 1

GitHub Release: GitHub

Linux

AppImage

The AppImage should run on any recent Linux distro. See the

Download: novelWriter-2.6rc1.AppImage [ 91.8 MB ]

Checksum: a2daa4dc3ba6805d9673037edb44eec3f27fc0d19c081b9dc95bc231807b9afd ShaSum File

AppImage website for more info.

Debian Package

The package is built for Debian, but should also work for Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

Download: novelwriter_2.6rc1_all.deb [ 3.63 MB ]

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Windows

Setup Installer

This is a standard setup installer for Windows. It is made for Windows 10 or newer.

Download: novelwriter-2.6rc1-amd64-setup.exe [ 46.2 MB ]

Checksum: 449566bbda6539a6e08a63cd7a99b1c70f98ae1a855dbed64eae47ea3fd20e6c ShaSum File

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MacOS

DMG Image for Intel

This is a DMG image for MacOS with x86_64 architecture. It is built on MacOS 12.

Download: novelWriter-2.6rc1-x86_64.dmg [ 93.3 MB ]

Checksum: 23894bbb3ee15039a78ed977d6b1f2f9d7df1c80f3863631527206c1bd4a2593 ShaSum File

DMG Image for Apple Silicon (M1)

This is a DMG image for MacOS with aarch64 architecture. It is built on MacOS 14.

Download: novelWriter-2.6rc1-aarch64.dmg [ 88.2 MB ]

Checksum: b064224ddd09f17d4872e359254963d53204f5fa1db9d2ac56238a8a514ff089 ShaSum File

Other Packages

Python Wheel

The Wheel package can be installed with pip install <file_path>.

Download: novelWriter-2.6rc1-py3-none-any.whl [ 4.15 MB ]

Checksum: 423637c11ef4692e486c3ac1d876686997f83ba635583ff0b036243ee691c2a8 ShaSum File

Source Code The source code packages are archived files of the entire source code. See also the novelWriter Repository.

Download: novelWriter-2.6rc1.zip

Download: novelWriter-2.6rc1.tar.gz