--- description: Review of Plottr Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Plottr | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Note-Taking Apps](/directory/4457/note-taking/software) > [Plottr](/software/361671/plottr) # Plottr Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/361671/plottr Page: 1 / 11\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/361671/plottr?page=2) > Plottr is a visual book planning and story bible software that helps writers outline and organize their books. Plottr lets novelists, screenwriters, academics, and other writers visualize their plot points by arranging scenes, character arcs, and storylines visually. Users can also create story bibles to track details about characters, places, powers, and more to build their story world. Plottr generates clean book outlines that writers can review, edit, and export to word processors to start writing their manuscripts. The software comes with proven storytelling templates like hero’s journey and genre-specific templates to help structure stories. Once the outlining is complete, Plottr makes it easy to export the outline to Microsoft Word, Scrivener, and other writing apps to begin writing the manuscript. Plottr aims to help writers outline faster, organize smarter, and increase productivity. The intuitive interface and visual tools allow users to plot and arrange their books creatively. Key features like tagging, color-coding, rearranging scenes, and viewing timelines vertically or horizontally help writers visualize their story structure and keep everything organized. For example, writers can filter the timeline by character, location, or tag to focus on specific storylines. The outlining and organization features give writers an efficient system to plan their books. Plottr also includes automation features to save writers time. The software automatically generates clean book outlines based on the scenes, characters, and places users add to their project. This outline view lets writers easily review, filter, and edit their book outline before exporting it. Other automated features like autosaving and syncing across devices increase productivity. Plottr ultimately aims to make book plotting and organizing a more creative, efficient process for writers. With its visual tools and helpful templates, Plottr gives writers an intuitive way to plan their books from idea to finished manuscript. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 237 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 237 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Fictional Devices ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$15.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Chromebook (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - Collaboration Tools - Dashboard - Drag & Drop - Full Text Search - Notes Management - Offline Access - Search/Filter - Tagging - Templates ## Integrations (2 total) - Microsoft Word - Scrivener ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Note-Taking Apps](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4457/note-taking/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Microsoft OneNote](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/397801/onenote) — 4.6/5 (1958 reviews) 2. [Notion](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/123247/notion-remote-work) — 4.7/5 (2709 reviews) 3. [Evernote Teams](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/22130/evernote) — 4.4/5 (8252 reviews) 4. [Google Keep](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/318473/google-keep) — 4.7/5 (244 reviews) 5. [Goodnotes](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/318733/goodnotes) — 4.5/5 (75 reviews) ## Reviews ### "This is one of the best programs for writers" — 5.0/5 > **Sandra Alicia** | *27 January 2023* | Writing & Editing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is a program that I have been using daily for a couple of years, and I am delighted with it. It has changed my way of writing and dealing with stories. Furthermore, it is used to organize writing before, during and after writing. Generally, I always use it before I start to write the first draft of the story. It helps me to draw both the outline of this, divided into chapters, and the characteristics and biography of the characters. In addition, it also has a section for places and another for notes. The timeline is great, as you can see the fundamental aspects of the story on little cards. These can be moved around. Inside each card, you can put notes, which I always do. Another aspect that I love is the use of colors and formatting to personalize the cards. In addition, during the notes, you can use tags that serve to better organize the stories. For example, you can associate characters with a scene or with places, which is very useful. The program also has templates with the most common structures for creating stories. In addition, it is translated into other languages. I use it to write in Spanish, and it works great for me that the directions are in my language. As I said before, I use it daily along with Scrivener, and I work using both at the same time. > > **Cons**: Since I've been using it, I haven't seen many problems. The only thing, perhaps, is that lately the possibility of ordering the notes temporarily has not worked for me, something that I used to use very frequently to see the last ones that I have written. I guess it will be a small bug that will be fixed in another version, since it didn't happen to me before. ----- ### "An Intuitive outlining machine\!" — 5.0/5 > **Stevi** | *3 August 2023* | Writing & Editing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ability to visibly see the work easily in one spot (and the ability to move things around on the fly both online and in-between the computer and mobile versions of the Pro Account) has been a God-send.I never thought I would enjoy outlining or planning a book from a skeleton template but once I was able to see where key events needed to be and had guiding questions to help me push along my narrative, I thoroughly got excited in the planning process. What usually takes me months to plan-out in my old method took mere days with this program. The outline / templates available with a click has been one of my favorite features of this software - it has opened my eyes to ideas for betting my structure and story beats according to the book I want to write appropriately. Absolutely worth the price. > > **Cons**: I am a note taker and love writing random ideas. I wish the notes section could be a bit more compartmentalized cause I have like 60 different tabs of notes for various things.Sometimes I find the program lags when I am copying and pasting text from one place to the next. If I try to paste a bunch of text between two paragraphs sometimes it won't paste in the place I desire, but pastes on the very top. Not a bit thing, but there's been a few scary moments where I got the "uh-oh something happened\!" warning.I'd like to be able to register favorite colors and have them placed at the top for faster access. > > I am a new writer, but also an English high school teacher. Holy smokes, this program has given me so many ideas to help not only myself write better, but also coach my students to do the same. Being able to see structure and break it down is so valuable to understanding why great stories just work. ----- ### "DO NOT BUY for multiple install on different PC or Android app" — 1.0/5 > **Pete** | *19 March 2023* | Writing & Editing | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: It looks cool and if it worked would be very useful. Nice simple UI and good features but could use some refinements. > > **Cons**: It's unreliable and you will not be happy when you lose a full days work or worse. Plus the Backup can not be counted on as backup if used to a shared repository like OneDrive > > They sell a multi license pack and charge one license for each install regardless of platform. The app for android does not work properly always losing data between saves. Also on the initial import from a copy you have saved somewhere else, only half the data is imported. Additionally, if you install on 3 PCs for example, you can open the original file from a shared location, but when it saves after you have made changes, it saves locally, rather than to the place you opened it from. This leads to out of sync conditions when you then go back to a different PC and try to open it...its the old version\! Making it worse is that when it performs it's "backup" to the shared location, literally, it misses half the info you entered so its not really a backup. Overall, its pretty terrible and useless if you expect to use it without if losing your content continuously. My guess is that it works fine for a single install, but for multiple installs for yourself or to deploy to say a collaborator, it simply does not work. Their CS is nice, but are helpless as its the programming that is bad. OneNote, while not as cool, does a way better job and with 100% reliability. DO NOT BUY if you want multiple installations to work from different computer. ----- ### "The Gold Star for in plotting software\!" — 5.0/5 > **Sophie** | *30 November 2022* | Writing & Editing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's obvious that Plottr was designed by an author, because it is so user friendly and intuitive to how an author's brain works when facing the daunting task of plotting out a book or entire series. I love that the software is SO VERSATILE and I have found myself using different tools or organization methods for various projects I'm working on. The option to use one of the dozens of plotting templates already set up or create your own is such a huge time-saver, too. And I can't rave enough about the "tag" system which allows you to filter any part of your plotting notes as needed. > > **Cons**: I've had a couple issues losing or accidentally deleting a project, but this is due to my own ineptitude and the fact that I didn't bother to correctly save my projects at various times. When I contacted Plottr for help, I was able to retrieve my "lost" project within minutes. Their customer service/help is fantastic - super quick to respond and always make sure to check in even after they've fixed my screw up, just to make sure everything's still going smoothly. > > I purchased Plottr when it first came out and it has proven to be the most helpful use of my author budget. I have nothing but good things to say about this software. And Plottr continues to ask for user feedback, which they then actually ACT ON. They execute these changes and additions every few months, and continue to ask for feedback. Really tuned into the author community and what they want. ----- ### "Best tool for series bible" — 4.0/5 > **Liz** | *23 June 2023* | Writing & Editing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Plottr is an essential tool for writers that can be used as a bible. It's easy to keep track of all the details of world-building, characters, and plot structure. I love that I can include ALL the info for entire series (plus spin-off stories) in one place. The visual plotting tool is great, and the templates and categories make it a snap to organize information. I used to use Scrivener for all this, but Plottr is easier to use and has more tools (I do still use Scrivener for the writing process), so I would definitely recommend Plottr to authors who want to keep their work organized\! > > **Cons**: Plottr can be a little clunky. I have trouble using the Search feature, as it will bring up documents with the keyword, but not show me where the actual word is in the document (and some of my documents are a couple thousand words\!). It's also best for large screens/monitors, since there is a lot going on visually. > > It's truly been a game-changer for me. I wrote two standalone epic fantasy novels using other software, and was SO glad to discover Plottr when I started on my first epic fantasy trilogy. It has made all my messy thoughts and notes an organized system that I can easily reference, which has saved me time and stress during each of the writing stages. ----- Page: 1 / 11\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/361671/plottr?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/361671/plottr) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data