What are Plottr's Software Requirements?

Wondering if Plottr will work on your device? Here’s what you need to run the current version of Plottr.

Operating Systems

Windows

Current versions of Plottr require Windows 10 or later, including:

• Windows 10
• Windows 11

Updates released after August 7, 2025, are not compatible with Windows 8.1 or earlier. Those older systems are not officially supported.

If you’re on an older, unsupported operating system, we may be able to get you a legacy version of Plottr. Email us at support@plottr.com and we’ll do our best to help.

We encourage you to download the free Plottr trial to see if it works for you.

Apple macOS

Current versions of Plottr require macOS 10.15 Catalina or later, on a Mac with an Intel or Apple silicon (M-series) processor. That includes later versions of macOS, such as Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma, Sequoia, and current releases.

Plottr has separate Mac installers for Apple silicon and Intel. Use the installer that matches your Mac. If you use the Apple silicon installer on an M-series Mac, Rosetta is not required.

Plottr does not officially support macOS 10.14 Mojave or earlier. If you have an older Mac and need a legacy version of Plottr, email us at support@plottr.com and we’ll do our best to help.

We encourage you to download the free Plottr trial to see if it works for you.

iPhone, iPad, and Android

The Plottr mobile app is Idea Threads. It is free to download on iPhone, iPad, and Android. Capturing and organizing ideas on your device is free. Idea Threads requires iOS 15.1 or later, or iPadOS 15.1 or later. There is no published minimum Android version.

Idea Threads holds ideas, not Plottr project files — there are no .pltr files on the device. If you have Plottr Pro, you can sync your ideas in the cloud between devices, send and use your ideas within Plottr (ideas go one way, from Idea Threads into Plottr’s Idea Board), read your Plottr projects on the go (viewing only, no editing), collaborate in real time, and use cloud backups of your ideas and Plottr files. Those projects live in Plottr Pro cloud, not as .pltr files on your device.

For how that app works, including store links, see Idea Threads and Plottr on Mobile.

You can also use the Plottr Pro web app in a current tablet or desktop browser, such as the latest Safari or Chrome. The web app works best on a tablet. There isn’t a phone layout for the web app.

Learn more about syncing Plottr files across devices.

Chromebooks

Plottr works on Chromebooks through the Plottr Pro web app.

Linux

Plottr is not officially supported on Linux at this time, but you can use Plottr on Linux devices through the Plottr Pro web app. A native beta version is available for 64-bit AMD64 systems. Many users have had success with this build. Other architectures, including 32-bit i386 and ARM, are not currently supported.

Some users have reported success running the Windows version of Plottr on Wine. We don’t have a how-to for Wine, because every setup is a little different. Some features, such as automatic updates, may not work under Wine.

Learn more about using Plottr on Linux.

Exporting Files

Microsoft Word

Plottr exports Word files with a .docx extension, which can be opened with the following:

• Word for Windows: Word 2007 or later is required.
• Word for Mac: Word 2008 or later is required.
• Other software: Many free third-party applications, including Google Docs, LibreOffice, and OpenOffice, can open Plottr exports.
• Older versions of Word: The exported file may be converted from docx to other formats, such as RTF and DOC, through an intermediate tool, such as Google Docs, LibreOffice, OpenOffice, or Pages.

Scrivener

Plottr exports to any version of Scrivener for both Windows and Mac.

Users of Scrivener version 3 or later for both Mac and Windows will see a one-time dialog box the first time they open an exported Scrivener project.

This dialog says that Scrivener is converting from the 1.x format — this is expected, and Scrivener will operate normally afterwards. No data in your Plottr export will be lost.

Need a hand?

Email us at support@plottr.com and we’ll help you out.