Screenplay Editor with Industry-Standard Page Formatting

Online tool for writing screenplays: you type the script as plain text — "INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT", a character name in capitals with the line under it — and the pages build next to it in the standard Hollywood layout. A counter shows the page count, the running time and the length of every scene; the script saves as PDF, Final Draft (.fdx) and Fountain.

How to write a screenplay in industry format

4 steps
1
Write a scene heading

Start the line with INT. or EXT., then the place and time: "INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT".

2
Describe the action and the dialogue

Action is a plain paragraph; a character name goes in capitals with the line under it.

3
Check the pages and the running time

The finished pages are next to the text, their count and minutes above it.

4
Save the screenplay as a PDF

Or as a Final Draft or Fountain file for another program.

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Write your film script and get pages formatted the way producers expect

  • Pages: 0
  • Running time: —
  • Length in pages: 0
  • Scenes: 0

Layout and file

Write at least one line and the screenplay can be saved.

Scenes

    A scene starts with a line that begins with INT. or EXT. — the list with page numbers appears here.

    Characters

      A name in capitals with a line under it — and the character appears here.

      Title page

      Open a screenplay you already have
      Fountain, Final Draft or plain text — it goes into the editor
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      Features

      Format without menus or styles
      A line that starts with INT. or EXT. becomes a scene heading, a name in capitals a character, the text under it dialogue. Under the field the page says how it reads the line the cursor is on.
      Pages to the industry standard
      A 12-point monospaced face, separate columns for action, dialogue and parentheticals, 54 lines on US Letter and 58 on A4. A speech split by a page turn gets (MORE) and (CONT'D).
      Running time and scene length
      A page in this format is about one minute of screen time. The counter shows pages and minutes, and every scene is measured in eighths of a page — the unit a shooting schedule uses.
      Scene and character lists
      Scenes with their number, page and length: a click takes you to that place in the text. Each character has a count of speeches and words, and the names sit as buttons above the text.
      PDF, Final Draft and Fountain
      A PDF with a title page and an embedded font, an .fdx file for Final Draft and the .fountain text. Scripts open from .fountain, .fdx and .txt files.
      Scripts in several languages
      INT. and EXT. are recognized along with the Russian and Ukrainian ИНТ., НАТ. and ЕКСТ.; an Arabic script mirrors the page. Scene numbers on both sides of the heading turn on with one checkbox.

      Questions about screenplay format

      How do I write a line so that it lands in the dialogue column?

      Leave an empty line, type the character name in capitals, and start the speech on the very next line with no empty line between them. A parenthetical goes in brackets on its own line under the name.

      Why does one screenplay page count as one minute of film?

      The format is tuned so that a page in 12-point type with these margins averages about a minute on screen: dialogue runs faster, action slower. That is why 90 pages is roughly a ninety-minute film, and why the font and margins here are fixed.

      What if a line is read differently from what I meant?

      Put a mark at the start of the line: a period for a scene heading, @ for a character (a name with lowercase letters, for example), ! for action, > for a transition. Text between > and < is centered, and three equals signs on their own line start a new page.

      Will the saved file open in other screenwriting programs?

      The .fdx file opens in Final Draft and in programs that read that format. The .fountain file is plain text that Highland, Slugline, Fade In and KIT Scenarist understand. Italics and bold inside a line are not carried over.

      What happens to the text if I close the tab?

      The screenplay is written to the browser's storage after every change and opens on your next visit. The "My screenplays" list keeps your other work too; to continue on another device, save the .fountain file and open it there.

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