PlotForge is a story development platform for series, anthology, and shared-universe fiction writers, offering both a cloud-based web app and a local desktop app for building and maintaining a cross-referenced story bible across multiple books.
What is PlotForge?
PlotForge is a story-development tool that replaces scattered notes with a single, cross-referenced story bible — structured fields for characters, factions, locations, magic systems, relationships, and timelines — and keeps that bible connected across every book and series. It takes your premise, worldbuilding, and cast as input and produces outlines, chapters, continuity checks, and optional AI-generated prose that matches your personal style. The product ships as PlotForge Web (browser-based, cloud-stored) and PlotForge Desktop (native app for Windows/macOS/Linux, local-only storage), sold and used independently. It is made by PlotForge.
Key Features
- Story Bible — Structured fields for cast sheets, factions, locations, magic systems, character arcs, and relationships, all cross-referenced so one edit propagates across every book.
- Voice Engine (Pro feature) — Upload writing samples to generate a style profile (e.g., 85% Ted Chiang) and produce AI prose that matches your sentence length, dialogue ratio, vocabulary, and pacing.
- Consistency Scanner — Flags contradictions between established story-bible facts and new chapters, keeping continuity airtight across long series.
- Outline & Chapter Editor — Drag-and-drop scene cards within acts and chapters, with POV metadata and cross-references to story-bible entries; automatic saving and access from anywhere on the web version.
- Scrivener Import (Desktop only) — Directly import .scriv files with chapters, scenes, and folder structure preserved — no manual retyping.
- Offline Mode (Desktop only) — All writing, editing, and local AI generation runs without internet; AI uses Ollama or LM Studio on your machine.
- Project Cloning — Duplicate your universe with all characters, timelines, and relationships intact to start the next book without rebuilding from zero.
Who is it for?
- Series novelists — Plan a multi-book arc in one story bible, then clone the project to start each new installment without rebuilding the world.
- Anthology authors — Keep shared characters, locations, and timeline consistent across thematically connected stories.
- Shared-universe builders — Maintain a single source of truth for factions, history, and magic systems that multiple writers or books reference.
What can you do with PlotForge?
- Build a story bible before drafting — Write your premise, then populate structured character and worldbuilding sheets before writing a single chapter. The platform enforces this order because projects with a substantive premise on day one are more likely to finish.
- Write with optional AI that knows your world — Generate prose, dialogue, or descriptions using the Voice Engine, which reads your story bible and reproduces your personal style (sentence length, vocabulary, dialogue ratio) rather than generic AI voice.
- Clone a project to start the next book — Duplicate your entire universe with all characters, timelines, and relationships intact, then write the next installment without rebuilding from zero.
Pricing
PlotForge Web is free to start (full story bible tools, 8,000 AI words per month, no credit card). Paid tiers: Starter ($12/mo, 50k AI words), Pro ($24/mo, 200k AI words), Pro+ ($49/mo, 500k AI words). PlotForge Desktop is a one-time $79 purchase (currently $69 with code LAUNCH through July 2026) — no subscription, no AI metering since AI runs locally.
FAQ
Is PlotForge free?
Yes, PlotForge Web has a free tier that includes a full story bible with character and worldbuilding tools plus 8,000 AI words per month. No credit card is required to start.
