PlotForge: Story Planning for Authors & Worldbuilders
PlotForge is professional book writing software for novelists, screenwriters, and worldbuilders who want total creative control. The new Story Compass captures your theme, conflicts, climax, world rules, factions, and character goals so every outline, scene note, and revision stays true to your vision. Build sprawling universes with character development tools, detailed worldbuilding (60+ fields), cross-referenced scenes, and visual timelines to keep continuity locked across books, campaigns, or RPG settings. Need a boost? Optional AI helpers plug into the same compass, but PlotForge is designed to be powerful even when you stay fully manual. Explore our fiction writing software pricing, discover every tool in the PlotForge feature suite, and get publishing advice on the PlotForge writing blog.
Story Compass™ Guidance
Log your theme, conflicts, and world rules once—every PlotForge tool, manual or automated, follows that guidance.
Author + Worldbuilder Workflow
Plan every beat, faction, pantheon, or region by hand with templates, timelines, and modular story bibles.
Continuity Across Tools
Draft chapters, run Scene Surgery, or (optionally) tap AI assistance—everything stays compass-aligned.
đź“Š 200K+ scenes organized monthly by authors who manage their story worlds inside PlotForge.
Secure Stripe Billing
Transactions are processed via Stripe with PCI-DSS Level 1 compliance.
Private Cloud Workspace
All projects live inside your account with encrypted, role-based access.
Risk-Free Trial
8,000 optional AI words + 20 chat messages free every month. Try PlotForge without a credit card.
“PlotForge’s timeline feature saved my sanity. I can finally track 8 character arcs across my fantasy trilogy without drowning in spreadsheets.”
How PlotForge Works
From blank page to polished manuscript in three clear steps. Work manually, use AI assistance, or combine both; PlotForge adapts to your workflow.
Outline
Build your story structure manually with professional templates, or use AI to generate a complete outline. Apply proven structures like 3-Act, Hero's Journey, or Save the Cat, then customize every beat.
Draft
Write chapters yourself or use optional AI assistance. Organize with cross-references, track character relationships, build detailed worldbuilding, and visualize your timeline, all in one workspace.
Refine
Polish your manuscript with professional organization tools. Track consistency across characters, plot, and world. Use Scene Surgery for targeted AI improvements, or refine everything manually.
All three steps happen in one unified workspace
Manual workspace with optional AI boosts
PlotForge is designed for planners who prefer to steer every detail themselves. Build your entire outline, character network, and world bible manually—and when you want acceleration, optional AI helpers follow the exact Story Compass you already set.
Your choice: Manually craft every detail or let AI generate starting points. Switch between modes anytime.
Professional story development suite
Build act-by-act outlines, track relationships, and create detailed worldbuilding with manual-first tools. Jump into the interactive demo project or learn how our consistency engine keeps drafts organized.
Story Compass Planning System
Capture your story’s intent once and keep every AI generation, manual outline, and chapter aligned to it. Define your theme, core conflicts, emotional landing, world rules, and character goals in a guided workspace that PlotForge references everywhere.
- Theme + conflict alignment
- World rules + symbolism tracking
- Auto-used by Outline, Chat, Scene Surgery
Story Bible Software
Link every element of your novel: characters to scenes, locations to events, and worldbuilding to plot. Keep sprawling series organized with pro-grade cross-references and manual-first controls.
- Scenes, locations, and concepts linked
- Continuity-safe organization
- Manual-first controls
Novel Outline Templates
Plot with proven structures: 3-Act, Hero’s Journey, Save the Cat, 7-Point Plot, or Freytag’s Pyramid. Apply a template in one click, customize every beat manually, or let AI help fill gaps.
- 5 proven templates
- Full manual control
- Optional AI expansion
Worldbuilding Tools
Create comprehensive world bibles for fantasy, sci-fi, or any genre. 60+ specialized fields for locations, cultures, factions, and magic systems. Build manually or speed things up with AI suggestions.
- 60+ structured fields
- Manual + AI workflows
- Complete world bibles
Character Development Tools
Build detailed character profiles and relationship maps. Track arcs, motivations, and 8 relationship types with strength ratings. Keep casts tidy manually or invite AI for targeted suggestions.
- Relationship graphing
- Arc + motivation tracking
- Optional AI help
Story Timeline Software
Organize your novel chronologically with visual timelines. Toggle story events versus lore, filter by character or plot thread, and keep multi-book arcs straight.
- 3 timeline modes
- Act + POV filters
- Series-ready continuity
Smart Import
Bring existing work into PlotForge. Import manuscripts, chapters, or character sheets and auto-extract people, locations, timeline beats, and consistency notes.
- Docx/PDF import
- Auto-link relationships
- Timeline + bible extraction
Plot Hole Detection
Track character traits, plot threads, and world rules across your manuscript. Scan chapters to catch inconsistencies before agents or beta readers see them.
- Manual or auto tracking
- Chapter scanning
- Series-safe workflows
AI Chat Assistant
Brainstorm ideas, get feedback, and make story decisions with context-aware AI. Chat stays true to your Story Compass, outline, and worldbuilding.
- Compass-aware replies
- Brainstorm + revision modes
- Claude / GPT options
The Voice Engine
Upload your writing samples and train the AI to match your unique voice. Get author comparisons, style metrics, and prose that sounds like you—not generic AI. Entirely optional, Pro-only.
- Your voice preserved
- Style analytics
- Manual-first friendly
Professional Exports
Export story bibles, formatted manuscripts, or individual chapters. Every user gets JSON backups; Pro adds DOCX/PDF packages for querying agents or editors.
- Full-project backup (FREE)
- Chapter + bible exports
- Pro: DOCX & PDF
The Voice Engine: AI that writes like you
Upload your writing samples, discover your unique style, and generate prose that sounds authentically like you with voice-matched AI.
Your writing DNA: See which authors you write like, then let AI match your unique voice in all generated prose.
Track complex character dynamics
Map relationships with 8 connection types, strength ratings, and status tracking. Build everything manually or invite AI to suggest dynamics based on your story.
Visual relationship cards show connections at a glance. Track allies, rivals, mentors, love interests, and more with detailed notes.
See PlotForge in action
Try our demo project “Starfall Odyssey” — a complete sci-fi story with generated outline, chapters, and characters.
Board the ISS Lumen & Explore the Artifact
Walk through a complete PlotForge workspace showcasing professional story organization. Explore character relationships, detailed worldbuilding, cross-referenced scenes, timeline view, and consistency tracking. All the Phase 2 features in action.
Professional scene planning with cross-references keeps every beat organized.
Character relationships, detailed worldbuilding, and timeline view showcase Phase 2 features.
Consistency tracking and organization tools work with or without AI.
Mission Snapshot
Acts Generated
Chapters Written
Characters Created
Campaign Timeline
- 00 →Outline Captain Vasquez’s mission briefing with act-level goals.
- 01 →Expand beats into draft-ready chapters with locked POV metadata.
- 02 →Run Scene Surgery to smooth tone shifts before exporting.
- 03 →Export continuity packets to share with editors or co-authors.
Ready to write your novel?
Join thousands of fiction writers using PlotForge to plan, organize, and write their books. Compare plans on our pricing page and get 8,000 free AI words—no credit card required.