# Collaboration

> Shared writing on one structured draft — presence, comments, and named save points — so a room can work together without losing who changed what.

Also known as co-writing, shared draft

## In practice

Collaboration in Plot is shared work on one structured draft: presence, comments on lines and scenes, and named save points so the room can return to "after table read" without hunting attachments. The point is accountability on the page, not a decorative cursor color that impresses nobody in notes.

Pro includes collaboration for up to 5 people across your projects. Team adds shared workspaces and role-based permissions when a room needs org structure beyond a small circle. Match the plan to how many people truly edit, not how many people occasionally skim a PDF between meetings.

Use draft lines for contested full-document paths and takes for single-scene experiments so parallel work stays intentional. Name everything in writer language. Semantic changes help the room see what moved before anyone argues from memory about yesterday's cut that may already be gone.

[Collaboration guide](https://www.inkwell.software/resources/guides/collaboration)

## Common questions

### How many people can edit together on Pro?

Pro includes collaboration for up to 5 people across your projects. Team adds shared workspaces and role-based permissions built for larger rooms.

### What does Team add beyond Pro collaboration?

Shared workspaces and roles — the permission model rooms need when not everyone should edit every project or accept structural landings.

### Can I see who changed a scene?

Semantic changes show what moved; comments and presence keep discussion on the passage under review. Team roles clarify who can land structural decisions.

### Should contested endings live in comments?

Better on a draft line or take with a clear name. Comments debate; parallel drafts preserve the actual pages until the room picks a winner.

## Related terms

- [Writers' room](https://www.inkwell.software/glossary/writers-room): The team that breaks story, drafts episodes, and revises together. Rooms need shared drafts, clear history, and a way to try parallel takes without losing accountability.
- [Draft line](https://www.inkwell.software/glossary/draft-line): A parallel version of the same document — explore an alternate ending or rebuild an act without overwriting the draft you may still need, then land the winning line when you decide.
- [Save point](https://www.inkwell.software/glossary/save-point): A named, unchanging snapshot of your draft at a moment you choose — “Table read,” “Before studio notes.” Unlike autosave, it never quietly overwrites itself, so you can always return to exactly that version.
- [Take](https://www.inkwell.software/glossary/take): A parallel version of a scene you can try without touching the main draft — another joke, another button, same script. Keep it when it wins; drop it when it does not.

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Canonical page: <https://www.inkwell.software/glossary/collaboration>
