# InkSpine vs Plottr Outlining versus drafting: Plottr and InkSpine compared on story arcs, worldbuilding and where the finished manuscript comes from. - - Published 9 July 2026 - Updated 3 November 2026 ## At a glance ### Choose Plottr if - you want a separate outlining and plotting tool ### Choose InkSpine if - you want plotting, drafting and worldbuilding in one project ## Feature by feature | | Plottr | InkSpine | | - | - | - | | What it actually is | An outlining and plotting tool — the manuscript itself is written somewhere else | Plotting, drafting, and worldbuilding in one project — no exporting an outline elsewhere | | Characters & locations | Live in Plottr, separate from the prose that references them | Linked directly to the chapters that mention them | | Platform | Windows and Mac. Linux, tablets and phones only through the Pro plan's browser app (Linux not officially supported) | Windows, macOS, and Linux, from one app | | Where the files live | Its own project file, separate from your manuscript files | One folder of plain files — the outline and the prose live side by side | > The plot board, without the export. Plottr is a good place to shuffle a story's structure — but the outline still has to leave Plottr before it becomes a manuscript. InkSpine keeps the corkboard, the plot overview and a story-arc board next to the actual chapters, so nothing has to change apps. If your outline and your manuscript live in two different programs, come put them in one.