Click to enlarge.Īnd there you have it: Scrivener 3 for Windows, fully functional on Linux. Composition Mode, with controls and stats on hideaway bottom panel. It seems to function as it should, and it looks great, just as it does on the Mac. I didn’t find any misbehavior within the app itself on a quick initial tour. Just hit the Super Key and start to type in Scrivener-once the app icon appears (this is actually the Wine icon on my laptop, with a Scrivener caption beneath) select it and hit Enter to launch.
#SCRIVENER 3 WINDOWS INSTALL#
You need to navigate to the install location (.wine/drive_c/’Program Files’/Scrivener3) and issue the wine command again to launch Scrivener for the first time, i.e.,Īll subsequent launches are easy, at least on a Gnome desktop. The workaround, again, is via the terminal. On my system, the installer has trouble creating a desktop launcher. Then use the wine command to install it, like so: Just drop into the Terminal app and navigate to wherever you downloaded the installer. If you do, you’ll liable to get this error: You may get an error message when you double click the installer.
#SCRIVENER 3 WINDOWS MAC#
Because of that update, if you have upgraded Scrivener for Windows up to Version 3, you may follow the instructions in this article that apply to the Mac version. I’m sure many in-depth reviews will follow in the coming days-for now, the aim is just to get you started.ĭownload the appropriate version (in most cases, 64-bit) here. Update: In late March, 2021 Literature and Latte released Version 3 of Scrivener for Windows, bringing Scrivener for Windows up to par with the Mac version. Here’s a quick tutorial on installing Scrivener 3 on Linux (in my case, Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS). There’s still an installation error you may need to work around, but once you do you’ll be happy with the results.
I’ve written a number of posts on Scrivener 3 betas just search on “Scrivener 3” to find them. Is it worth the $49 cost? Absolutely there’s no real competition. And once you do have Scrivener 3 up and running, it’s good looking and functional. There are a few initial glitches, at least on my Ubuntu setup, but they’re easily circumvented. Let’s take a quick look at how it works with Wine on Linux. It may be April Fool’s Day, but the official release actually came on March 23. After a very long wait, Scrivener 3 for Windows has finally been released.
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