Scrivener runs on Mac, Windows and iOS. The Linux version was a beta that stopped years ago, and there is no Scrivener for Chromebooks. If you moved to Linux or a Chromebook, your projects can still be read here from the browser, and the writing comes back in formats that LibreOffice, Google Docs, Obsidian and e-book readers open.
Moving a project to Linux or ChromeOS
- Copy the
.scrivproject folder from the old computer, a USB stick or your Dropbox. - Make a ZIP of it: on Linux right-click the folder and compress it as
.zip; on a Chromebook select the folder in the Files app, right-click and choose Zip selection. - Upload the
.zipand download the results.
Which files to use where
- LibreOffice Writer or Google Docs: the Word document (
.docx) of the manuscript, with comments, footnotes, headings and formatting. Every document is also there on its own. - Obsidian, Zettlr, Ghostwriter or another Markdown editor: the Markdown files, one for the manuscript and one per document in folders that follow the binder, with footnotes and pictures.
- A spreadsheet: the binder outline as CSV or Excel, with titles, synopses, labels, status and word counts in binder order.
- An e-reader: the EPUB.
- Screenplays: the Fountain file opens in screenwriting apps that run on Linux and in the browser.
Projects from the Scrivener for Linux beta
Projects saved by the Linux beta are read as well, like those of Scrivener for Windows 1.x.
Results are deleted after 30 minutes.
More about what this tool reads and writes: Scrivener Project Converter.