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 2.6

Release Date: January 26, 2025

Release Notes: Release 2.6

GitHub Release: GitHub

Linux

AppImage

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

Download: novelWriter-2.6.AppImage [ 92.3 MB ]

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AppImage website for more info.

Debian Package

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

Download: novelwriter_2.6_all.deb [ 3.58 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-2.6-amd64-setup.exe [ 46.2 MB ]

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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-2.6-x86_64.dmg [ 93.3 MB ]

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DMG Image for Apple Silicon (M1)

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

Download: novelWriter-2.6-aarch64.dmg [ 88.1 MB ]

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Other Packages

Python Wheel

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

Download: novelWriter-2.6-py3-none-any.whl [ 4.10 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-2.6.zip

Download: novelWriter-2.6.tar.gz

Latest Pre-Release

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