Corkly●

COMPARE STORY PLANNING TOOLS

Corkly vs.
WritersRoom Pro.

Two tools for developing TV and film stories. Compare the boards, collaboration, exports, and pricing that matter to your workflow.

Published by Corkly · Updated October 17, 2026

More room for your story. Free.

Corkly includes real-time collaboration, as many scrap boards as you need, and the freedom to put every color in its palette on a single card. Season planning, character arcs, and Final Draft and Word exports are included, too.

Features, flexibility, and cost.
FeatureCorklyWritersRoom Pro
PriceFree.Indie: $9.98/month. Partner: $17.98/month. Studio: by quote.
Season, episode & character boardsYes.Yes.
Colors on one cardNo per-card cap. Use all 13 available colors on a single card.Up to 4 colors per card.
Real-time collaborationYes. Unlimited users included free.Partner plan includes 2 users for $17.98/month; Studio plan includes unlimited users.
Scrap boardsUnlimited. Included free.Indie / Partner: 1. Studio: unlimited.
Link one card to anotherType [[ to link to another card.No.
Stack cardsYes.Yes.
Version history and restoreYes. View and restore earlier versions.Yes. View and restore earlier versions.
Automatically size cards to fit the boardFit cards to the available board space.Row Wrap fits cards into additional rows.
Automatically size text to fit cardsFit text to the cards.No.
Episode board orientationHorizontal and vertical layouts.Horizontal and vertical layouts.
Outline exportsFinal Draft, Word, and PDF.Final Draft, Word, and PDF.
Card searchYes.Yes.
Support for TV & feature-film projectsYes.Yes.
Works on laptops and desktopsYes.Yes.
Works with a large writers’ room monitor connected to a computerYes.Yes.
Intended for individual writers and professional writing teamsYes.Yes.

BRING YOUR EXISTING WORK

Pick up where
your story left off.

Import a WritersRoom Pro all-boards .rtf report or Final Draft Beat Board .fdx file. Keep working with your cards in Corkly, then export an episode, feature, or whole-season outline.

YOUR BOARD FITS YOUR SCREEN

No large
monitor required.

Fit cards to the available space and text to the cards. Work on a laptop or desktop with the screen space you have.

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Sources & comparison notes

Sources: Corkly’s product page; [1] WRP pricing; [2] WRP homepage; [3] WRP orientation and Row Wrap tutorial; [4] WRP feature overview; [5] WRP FAQs; [6] WRP release notes.

Matching descriptions indicate the same stated capability, not identical implementations. WRP collaboration and scrap-board limits vary by plan as shown above.

This is a comparison of selected story-planning features, not a complete inventory or security assessment. Prices are in USD and may change. WritersRoom Pro is a trademark of its owner. Corkly is not affiliated with WritersRoom Pro.