PlotForge

Visualise. Connect. Create.

Build worlds, map relationships, organise timelines, and shape every part of your story in one visual workspace.

Create Projects
Plot timelines
Create characters, items, skills, locations
Map Events
Table reads
Scroll
Project DNA

Every story earns its own signature card.

Your story's genre, tone, and format generate a one-of-a-kind visual identity—complete with custom borders, ornaments, and palettes. No two stories look alike.

Procedural Design

Genre, mood, and format automatically shape every card's border and corner ornaments.

Tone-Adaptive Palettes

Color schemes shift dynamically to reflect the atmosphere of your script or novel.

A Living Dashboard

Your project list turns into a visual library—giving every story its own distinct identity.

Sacrifice
Epic FantasyInterstellar ExpansionSatirical
Beyond the Frontier
CyberpunkBronze AgeComedic
Gorgeous Blue
WesternCyberpunk SprawlDark
Final Slumber
Slice of LifeRenaissanceWistful
Interstellar
Hard Sci-FiNear FutureEpic
Project overview — title, genre, status, logline, and quick-access tools Project DNA editor — sliders for era, system rules, species, genre, and tone

Everything true about your world, in one place.

Canvas

Your story's corkboard, connected by thread to map who knows who, who's lying, and who does next.

Canvas node map — connected story, character, and event nodes

An infinite, drag-and-drop node board where characters, locations, factions, and plot threads live as connected cards — wired together the way you'd map relationships on a corkboard.

Timeline

Watch your plot and your characters grow — side by side.

Timeline — film/minutes view with plot tracks, character arcs, and emotional curve overlays

A shared ruler where your plot's chronological events and each character's emotional arc are plotted side-by-side, so you can see structure and character growth on the same axis.

Switch your timeline ruler on the fly. Toggle between minutes & screen time for scripts, or chapters & word counts for books — so your pacing metrics always match your format.

Timeline view in chapters/novel mode with arc tracks
Card Forge
CharacterProtagonist
John
✦ Mythic
ItemPlot Device
Elvirth Staff
▲ Legendary
CharacterAntagonist
Craig
✧ Divine
SkillInterpersonal
Bash
■ Uncommon
CharacterSupporting
Mira
◩ Epic
SkillInterpersonal
Hellfire
▲ Legendary
LandA Building
Underground Ruins
✧ Divine
LandA Region
The Empire
▲ Legendary

A real character sheet, forged as a card.

A structured, form-based sheet for building out characters, locations, backstories, motivations, arcs, relationships — that then renders as a card on the Canvas.

Character
Card Rarity

Depth on the inside, a card on the outside.

Not every character is equal, and PlotForge lets you show it. Mark a card's rarity and it gets the holo treatment: mythic and divine-tier characters get a glow that comes alive with holographic shimmer — a little shine for the characters you're proudest of.

CharacterAntagonist
Craig
✧ Divine
CharacterSupporting
Mira
◩ Epic
CharacterDeuteragonist
Talia
▲ Legendary

A little shine for the characters that carry your story.

Table reads — PDF script player with auto-cast voices and character highlighting

Hear your screenplay come to life. Assign distinct, memorable voices to each character and let the read-through play out line by line — so you can "hear" your script before it ever reaches a stage, without waiting on actors or a table.

Pricing

Start free. Forge without limits when you're ready.

Every system is free to try — Pro removes the caps once a project gets real.

FeatureFreePro
Price$0
forever
$9.99
/ month
Projects2 active projectsUnlimited projects
CanvasUp to 7 cards placed on canvasUnlimited cards on canvas
Timeline1 timeline · 1 arc track · up to 7 cardsUnlimited tracks & cards on timeline
Card Forge15 cards · top tier rarities lockedUnlimited cards · all rarities unlocked
Table Reads1x per week · up to 15 pages6x per week · up to 200 pages
Your dataPrivate by default · full export anytimePrivate by default · full export anytime
No credit card required to start · Your work is always yours to export
FAQ

Common questions

Is there a free plan, and what does it actually limit?
Yes — the free plan gives you enough room to write a short story or short film comfortably, or even a longer one depending on how you use it. Limits show up around volume: fewer active projects, a cap on Card Forge cards, and lighter Table Read usage. For longer, more detailed, multi-thread stories, Pro removes those caps.
Do I lose my projects if I don't upgrade / let my subscription lapse?
No — nothing is ever deleted for not paying. If you're over the free plan's limits, extra projects become view-only (you can still open, read, and export them) until you either upgrade or trim back down. Your work is always yours to keep.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes, anytime, no questions asked. You'll keep Pro access through the end of your current billing period, then drop back to the free plan — your projects stay exactly as described above, not deleted.
Is my data private — can other people see my projects?
Your projects are private to your account. There's no sharing or publishing feature inside PlotForge itself — the only way a project ever leaves your account is if you choose to export it as a file and send that file to someone yourself.
Can I export my work if I ever want to leave?
Yes, anytime. Every project can be exported as a .json file you can download and keep, independent of your PlotForge account. You're never locked in.
Does this work for novels, or just screenplays?
Both. The timeline switches between minutes (for scripts/film) and word counts or chapters (for novels), so pacing and structure tools match whichever format you're actually writing in.
What voices does Table Read use — is it real actors or AI?
Table Read uses AI text-to-speech voices, auto-cast across your characters, so you can hear your dialogue read aloud without needing to record anything yourself.