PlotMatrix

From blank grid to structured novel.

  1. 01

    Choose a framework, or start blank

    Lay your story over a proven plot structure, or build your own from scratch.

  2. 02

    Lay out storylines and chapters on the grid

    Each storyline is a column, each chapter or scene a row. Add, reorder, and connect scenes by dragging them into place.

  3. 03

    Track your characters across every scene

    See at a glance who's present in each scene, across every storyline — so no one disappears from your novel by accident.

  4. 04

    Revise by dragging, not rewriting

    Restructuring a chapter or resequencing an entire storyline is a drag-and-drop action, not a rewrite.

  5. 05

    Export when you're ready to draft

    Take your finished structure with you as a reference alongside your manuscript.

Built for stories like these

Outlining a three-act novel

Map your setup, confrontation, and resolution onto the grid before you write a single scene.

Breaking a feature screenplay

Map your act breaks and sequences scene by scene, and see your whole script's shape before you write a page of dialogue.

Structuring a mystery with converging storylines

Track clues and subplots across separate storylines that need to land in the same place.

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