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The Scriptwriter
Free Stage Play Editor·thescriptwriter.app
The Scriptwriter is a free, open-source stage play editor that saves scripts to real files on the user's computer, with no cloud storage and no accounts required. It can be installed as a browser-based app (PWA) for distraction-free, offline writing. It supports formatted stage play elements (dialogue, cues, stage directions), and can import/export Fountain and Final Draft (.fdx) files, PDFs, and rehearsal sides.
What it's for
Writing stage plays with proper formatting conventionsExporting scripts to PDFExporting scripts to Fountain formatExporting scripts to Final Draft (.fdx) formatExporting rehearsal sidesImporting Fountain filesImporting Final Draft filesTracking revision history of a scriptOffline, distraction-free script writing
Features 22
- Adjustable line spacing and editor width
- Auto-formatting of stage play conventions
- Autosave to browser and linked file on disk
- Customizable fonts (Courier New, Courier Prime, Times New Roman, Georgia, System Sans)
- Customizable line type accent colors
- Export PDF with metadata
- Export rehearsal sides
- Export to Final Draft (.fdx)
- Export to Fountain (.fountain)
- Export to PDF
- Find & Replace across cues, dialogue, and stage directions
- Import Final Draft (.fdx) files
- Import Fountain files
- Installable as offline desktop/PWA app
- Light/Dark/System theme override
- Lock scene numbers
- Manual pill selection for line types
- Notes and bookmarks panel
- Revision history and new revision creation
- Smart input mode with auto-detected line types
- Table of contents / outline view
- Touch controls for mobile editing
At a glance
free tieropen sourceself-hostable
TypeWeb app
DeploymentHybrid
PlatformsWeb
No company, integrations, or compliance data published yet.
Pricing
FreeFree
Entirely free software, no accounts or cloud required; saves to local files.