screenplay-editor

Open Draft - Free, open-source screenwriting software — a modern alternative to Final Draft. Professional screenplay formatting, real-time collaboration, beat boards, and version control. Desktop (macOS/Windows/Linux) & browser.

Free, offline, open-source (MIT) Fountain screenplay editor — web (PWA) and desktop. Includes a cultural project module for grant applications (Rouanet Law, LIC-RJ) and an embedded Excalidraw board with 12 templates for writers.

Free screenwriting app in your browser. No account, no subscription.

Fountain screenplay editor built on Rust and Flutter.

Drunk Peanuts: free, offline desktop converter and creative suite for Windows and macOS. Convert and compress files, edit Office documents with headers and page numbers, create slides, run OCR and play media locally.

Free, privacy-first in-browser screenplay editor and pre-production planner with local folder sync, scene breakdown, Story Bible, and industry stripboard.

Interactive 8-stage Harmon Story Circle screenplay editor with emotional tension arc

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Self-hosted screenplay writer. Built-in realtime collaboration, formatting, sharing, and user management.