Solo
₹149 a month
One person. ₹1,599 a year.
Production planning for animation, VFX and game studios
Plan the whole production. See what slips, and why.
Say what waits for what. Outlinedesk works out the dates, the critical path, progress and risks for you, offline, in your own files.
Free for 27 days, then ₹149 a month. No account, no upload.
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Calculated, not typed
Dates come from lengths, links and your working calendar. Change one number and every later date moves.
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Offline and yours
One project file on your own computer or shared drive. No account, no upload, no tracking.
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Built for production
Sequences, shots, departments, statuses and handoffs, not generic tasks.
Made for the way you work
One plan, shaped to your kind of production
Shot by shot, department by department
- A status grid with one row per shot and one column per department.
- Naming patterns such as SQ010_SH0020 when you create shots in bulk.
- Handoffs and approvals between departments, with who and when.
Dependencies across departments, and who is overloaded
- A critical path across layout, animation, lighting and comp.
- Workload per person and department, with over-allocation marked.
- A risk list with one-click fixes: late, blocked, no owner, no estimate.
Milestones, columns of your own, and your current sheet
- Import the Excel sheet you use today, and paste ranges straight into the table.
- Custom fields and formulas for cost, priority or build number.
- Milestones and a forecast from finished work.
A real production to learn on, at a student price
- Student plan at ₹299 a year. A school plan covers up to 100 students.
- Works offline in a lab, with no accounts to manage.
- Students practise real planning: dependencies, statuses and reviews.
What it does
The parts that replace a spreadsheet
Table and Excel
Your sheet, with the maths done
Import an Excel or CSV file, paste ranges into the table, add columns of your own and formulas that roll up from the cards below. Export back to Excel any time.
It does not store your asset files. It links to them and notices when they change.
Home
A page that says what needs attention
Progress by sequence, what is late, what is blocked, who has too much to do, and a forecast of the finish date from the work already completed.
The forecast says "not enough data" until there is finished work to project from.
Graph
See what waits for what
Every card, every link, and the chain that decides your delivery date. Select a card to see its status, schedule and progress.
Team changes arrive when files sync, not live like a shared document.
Next to a spreadsheet
What changes when the plan knows its own logic
| Excel or Sheets | Outlinedesk | |
|---|---|---|
| Dates | Typed by hand, wrong after the first slip | Calculated from lengths, links and your working calendar |
| What blocks what | Kept in someone's head | Drawn as links, with blocked work flagged |
| Progress | Formulas you maintain | Rolls up from shots to sequences to the project |
| Two people editing | One overwrites the other | Changes merge, and clashes are listed |
| History | None, unless you copy the file | Undo, versions and a recovery area |
| Where it lives | Your files, or a cloud account | Your own files, offline, no account |
Try it now
Slip a shot and watch the plan move
This runs the same scheduling engine as the app, in your browser.
Live demo
A five task shot
Change a length with the plus and minus buttons. Work days are Monday to Friday and the shot starts Monday 9 November 2026. Comp must finish by Friday 20 November.
How it works
Three steps
- Add the work. Make a card for each asset, sequence, shot and task, with a length in days and an owner.
- Link what waits for what. Connect Animation to Layout and it knows Animation cannot start first.
- Read the plan. Dates, the critical path, progress and late or blocked work are calculated for you.
Pricing
Simple prices, in rupees
Team
₹1,999 a month
Up to 8 seats. ₹21,999 a year.
Student
₹299 a year
One verified student, launch price.
Questions
Before you download
Does it need the internet?
No. It works fully offline. The only network use is the optional update check, which you can turn off.
Can I start from my Excel sheet?
Yes. Import an Excel or CSV file, or paste rows copied from a sheet, then map the columns.
Can several people work on one plan?
Yes, through a shared folder. Each person writes their own log and Outlinedesk merges them. Changes arrive when the files sync, not live.
What happens when my plan ends?
Outlinedesk becomes read-only. Every project still opens and exports, and a new key unlocks editing again.
Which systems does it run on?
Windows 10 and 11, and Linux. There is no Mac version yet.
Try it on your own shot list
The first 27 days are free and include everything. Import the sheet you use today and see your real dates.