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Outline vs Plottr Comparison (2026)

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Plottr

Overview

OneNote alternative that works with local files on Mac, iPad & iPhone

Plottr is a popular visual book outlining and story bible software and web app, used by thousands of professional and aspiring writers, that makes planning your books as much fun as writing them.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

4.99

/user

Per year

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

No reviews

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

4.8

237

210

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

97%

would recommend this app

Pros

Not enoughreviews yet

Pros

“Plotting my novel out with the entire journey of the main character, the next main character, the antagonist, and a second antagonist has made this so much more productive.”

Malina R.

Author

“Not only is it a great way to organize all my random thoughts into a cohesive plot, it has space for the entire story bible as well.”

J. A.

Owner

“At first, I wanted to create my own scene cards so I used one of the scene templates in Plottr.”

Joni F.

Author

Cons

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Cons

“You'll be working on a project and then be suddenly unable to view any of your files that they save in the cloud.”

Fain F.

Owner

“Customer service doesn't respond for 24-48 hours.”

Fain F.

Owner

“The lack of ability to add date 'Beats' as well as the inability to change that from 'beats' to 'chapters' without having to change every one of the manually.”

Kennady K.

Quality Control Chemist