Choosing the
Right Screen Writing Tools

Key Features
Pricing
tool
  • Beat Board
  • Story Map
  • Revision Mode
  • Production reports
  • Auto-formatting
  • One‑time: $199.99
  • Upgrade: $79.99
  • Edu: $99.99
tool
  • Storyboards
  • shot lists
  • budget
  • scheduling
  • cloud collaboration
  • Free
  • Paid from ~$15/month
tool
  • Real-time collaboration
  • plot boards
  • cloud sync
  • clean UI
  • Free
  • Essentials $69/yr
  •  Pro $99/yr
tool
  • Real-time writing
  • unlimited drafts
  • versioning
  • imports/exports
  • Free (3 projects)
  • Pro ~$79/yr
  • Premium ~$119/yr
tool
  • Scene navigation,
  • revisions
  • auto-format
  • multilingual support
  • One-time: $79.95
tool
  • Minimal UI
  • sprint timers
  • revision tracking,
  • Fountain support
  • Free basic
  • Pro version $49 (one‑time)
tool
  • Story sheets
  • character development,
  • index cards
  • manuscript tools
  • $59 (one‑time) Mac
  • $19 iOS
tool
  • Auto-formatting,
  • character reports
  • name databases
  • Free (Open Source)

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