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Plot Factory vs Novelcrafter: catalog facts
Plot Factory	Novelcrafter
Freemium Signing up is free; see the site for current plan details.	Paid Paid subscription with a 21-day free trial.
Web	Web
Worldbuilding, character and plot planning next to the manuscript Works in a mobile browser with no installation	Codex wiki that tracks and links story elements Codex can be shared across books in a series
Online only, with your stories stored on the service Requires an account	Paid after the 21-day trial Browser-based, so it depends on the web service
Web application	Web application
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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