The DM's Ark Alternatives

The DM's Ark is described as 'Seamlessly integrated with Discord, it transcribes your sessions, organizes notes, sends detailed recaps, and serves as a living archive of your world. But that’s only the beginning' and is an website in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to The DM's Ark, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, iPhone and iPad apps. The best The DM's Ark alternative is Roll20, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to The DM's Ark are MasterScreen, D&D Beyond, Fight Club 5th Edition and Dungeoneer.

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  1. Roll20 icon

    Roll20

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    Roll20 is the free, easy way to play tabletop games (such as pen and paper RPGs) online with others. It's completely web-based, so it runs right in your browser. It supports video and voice chat, background music, character sheets, a massive art library, and more!

    49 Roll20 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Roll20 is the most popular Web-based, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to The DM's Ark.

    • Roll20 is the most popular free alternative to The DM's Ark.

    • Roll20 is Freemium and ProprietaryThe DM's Ark is Paid and Proprietary
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    MasterScreen

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    MasterScreen is the ultimate set of tools for running tabletop or online roleplay campaigns and managing intricate fictional worlds. Runs on every device without any downloads. Built by nerds and free for everyone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  4. D&D Beyond icon

    D&D Beyond

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    D&D Beyond is the official digital toolset for Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition. Twitch integration and a massive online compendium of official characters, spells, items and more provide an easy to use system with everything dungeon masters and tabletop D&D gamers...

    35 D&D Beyond alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Twitch
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  5. Fight Club 5th Edition icon

    Fight Club 5th Edition

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    Leave your books, character sheets, and dice bags at home. Fight Club 5th Edition serves as a digital character sheet that can be all you need to play a Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition game.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     

    • Fight Club 5th Edition is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to The DM's Ark.

    • Fight Club 5th Edition is Freemium and ProprietaryThe DM's Ark is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Dungeoneer icon

    Dungeoneer

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    A VTT with DM tools for 5th edition D&D. Includes an initiative tracker, random table support, challenge rating calculators and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     

    • Dungeoneer is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to The DM's Ark.

    • Dungeoneer is the most popular Open Source alternative to The DM's Ark.

    • Dungeoneer is Free and Open SourceThe DM's Ark is Paid and Proprietary
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    Rolisteam

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    Rolisteam helps you to manage tabletop role playing games with remote friends/players. It provides many features to share maps, pictures and it also includes tool to communicate with your friends/players.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Tabletop tools

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    Handy tool collection for tabletop games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  10. Hero Lab icon

    Hero Lab

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    Award-winning character management software for RPGs. Create new characters (and re-create old ones), manage character evolution, print character sheets, and use your laptop at the game table.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Hero Lab is the most popular commercial alternative to The DM's Ark.

    • Hero Lab is Paid and ProprietaryThe DM's Ark is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Talespire

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    TaleSpire is an online, digital, graphical way of playing classic P&P Role-playing games with your friends. As a DM, build your campaign in-game and invite your players for sessions. To your left you can watch one of our streams to see for yourself.

    33 Talespire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Battlegrounds: RPG Edition icon

    Battlegrounds: RPG Edition

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    Battlegrounds: RPG Edition (aka BRPG) is virtual tabletop software designed to enhance your pen-and-paper roleplaying games, whether your players are in the same room, or on the other side of the world.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    What the GM sees
     
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    Aurora Builder

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    The Aurora Builder is a free tool that lets you create characters for your dungeons and dragons game using the bundled content, your own content, and content created by others.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. Digital D20 icon

    Digital D20

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    Digital d20 is a platform for distributing and playing adventures in a new digital format that aims to change the way the adventures are prepared and ran, with the help of new technologies, but maintaining the romanticism of paper and pencil.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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