Authr vs Plottr
Plottr is a visual planner: timelines of scene cards, plotlines, character and place profiles, and series planning. Here is how Authr compares.
Choose Plottr if…
…you want a desktop planner next to the drafting tool you already use.
Choose Authr if…
…you want planning and drafting together, with agents that turn the outline into scenes.
Authr vs Plottr at a glance
| Authr | Plottr | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Agent-first book-writing app: manuscript, story bible and a team of AI agents in one place | Visual outlining and story-bible planner |
| Platform | Web, on any computer or phone browser | Windows and Mac; web app on Pro |
| Price | Free; Pro $19/month ($190/year); Studio $49/month ($490/year) | $60/year or $150 lifetime; Pro $9.99/month |
| Free plan | Yes, your first book with every writing tool | 30-day trial |
| AI | Seven built-in agent roles plus custom ones; any external agent too | None ("AI is not coming to Plottr") |
| Your own AI key | No keys needed. On Pro, bring your Claude or ChatGPT | No |
| API | Yes, full REST API on Pro | No |
| MCP server | Yes: work from Claude and ChatGPT on Pro | No |
| Story bible | Codex with automatic mention tracking | Character and place profiles |
| Relationship map | Yes, relationship graph | Family tree |
| Timeline | Yes | Yes, its core view |
| Collaboration | 2 collaborators on Pro, 9 on Studio, unlimited beta readers | Real-time on Pro |
| Export | Word and Markdown; EPUB and print PDF on Pro | DOCX, Scrivener |
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Where Plottr is stronger
- Cheap: $60 a year or $150 for life.
- An offline desktop app with local files.
- A large library of plot templates and multi-book series planning.
Where Authr is different
- The manuscript is in the same place as the outline and codex, so nothing is split across two apps.
- Agents that draft scenes from your synopses and check them against the plan, plus an API, MCP server and webhooks.
- Comments on shared books, and EPUB, PDF, Markdown and JSON export.
Questions
What's the main difference between Authr and Plottr?
Plottr is a visual planner: timelines of scene cards, plotlines, character and place profiles, and series planning. You draft elsewhere. Authr puts the plan, the story bible and the manuscript in one place, with agents that can draft from your outline.
Does Authr have a plot grid?
Yes. The outline has a corkboard, a plot grid of plotlines across chapters, and a list view.
Is Authr free?
Yes. The Free plan covers your first book with every writing tool and about 15 agent tasks a month. Pro is $19 a month and Studio $49.
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