So don't expect beautiful kerning and leading (that's for after you've finished in Scrivener). What is ISN'T is WYSIWYG (it's NOT Word!). What Scrivener Is (all platforms) is a really helpful way to structure your writings.

The Win version arguably could be called less slick than the Mac but it's never bothered me - just as some people are still happily using yWriter (and than hasn't been updated since the Mayflower). If the aesthetics of the appearance is a concern (apart from the gap in some functionality), then go with the Mac version. Having said that, I happily use the Win version. The Mac version is much more 'refined' (this is because it's always been a Mac app and the win version came much, much later). I am still using Scrivener as I did when it was 'Scrivener Gold' and was merely a glint in the developer's eye. BUT I'm not a power user - I don't use all the crap facilities that other high end users 'require'. I'm currently using the old version on Win and the latest Mac and iOS versions. I think the whole 3 is better than 1.9 thing is in some ways in the eye of the beholder AND in the way different people use the software.

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