Plotscribe documentation
A little guidance.
Back to your writing.
From your first chapter to a finished manuscript. Practical guides to writing, planning, keeping your World, and working together.
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Getting started
Choose where to write, create a World, or bring existing work.
Your first World
Go from opening Plotscribe to writing a chapter with its own character and plan.
Worlds, books & chapters
Understand the hierarchy, organize your library, and keep multiple books in one World.
Desktop files & local copies
Know where a desktop World lives and how to open a portable World file.
Import existing writing
Bring in a World file, Markdown folders, Scrivener projects, or individual documents.
Browser storage & recovery
Find existing browser-local Worlds in All Worlds and download them without a license or sync before signing out or moving to desktop.
Writing & revising
Draft, format, annotate, and explore another version.
Write and format prose
Use the editor, formatting controls, writing layouts, focus, and contextual references.
Chapters, Parts & manuscript order
Organize the book without confusing reading order, story time, or reference material.
The Chapter context panel
Keep a synopsis, linked plot points, notes, and references beside the prose.
Screenplay writing
Write scenes, character cues, and dialogue with screenplay-aware formatting.
Alternate chapter versions
Try another direction without replacing the chapter used in your book.
Notes, annotations & tasks
Capture research, attach a note in several places, and keep passage feedback anchored.
Your story’s world
Keep characters, details, relationships, and places connected.
Characters, places & other entities
Create records, aliases, profiles, and images that stay connected to the writing.
Details & linked words
Insert an entity’s detail into prose and keep that particular word linked to its source.
Relationships
Connect entities with authored relationships and inspect them as a map or list.
Continuity records
Keep claims and their sources reviewable without mistaking them for verified story truth.
Planning
Connect plot points, chapters, frameworks, and story time.
Plot points & planning views
Build a plan across chapters and plot lines, then bring it beside your writing.
Frameworks & story beats
Use or author a structural pattern without forcing every story into the same outline.
Chronology & story time
Track when chapters happen without losing the order in which they are read.
Settings & help
Find your way, manage your account, and resolve problems safely.
Search & keyboard shortcuts
Navigate the World, look up entities, and reach writing tools without leaving the keyboard.
Appearance, typography & page setup
Separate comfortable on-screen writing from the format of your printed manuscript.
Account, trial & billing
Understand desktop trials, the license and sync required for browser editing, and collaborator seats.
Troubleshooting
Resolve missing Worlds, read-only states, save errors, and incomplete exports without risking your writing.
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