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A massive update to the best-reviewed screenwriting app for Mac.
Dark Mode. Drag-and-drop Outline. Timeline. Automatic formatting. Colored notes.
Live Compare. FDX import/export. Free for shorts.
Dark Mode. Drag-and-drop Outline. Timeline. Automatic formatting. Colored notes.
Live Compare. FDX import/export. Free for shorts.
Start Writing for Free
Slugline 2 is a free download, and works without watermarks or limitations until you pass page six, at which point you can upgrade to Unlimited Writing. Kick the tires at no cost — or, if all you write is short films, never pay a dime!
The Darkest Timeline
Slugline 2 has dark mode. And a completely new design that maintains Slugline’s beloved no-buttons simplicity, while providing quick access to formatting options, the Outline Navigator, and the new Timeline, which gives you a bird’s-eye view of your structure and pacing.
- A4 paper support
- Easier title pages
- Courier Prime Sans for writing
- Multi-colored Notes
- Scene numbering
- Formatting helpers
- Preferences for new document settings
- Auto-save all the time
Slugline 2 uses Fountain, a plain-text screenplay format that’s free, open, and compatible with everything.
Slugline 2 produces beautiful, industry-standard paper and PDF screenplays, with perfect pagination.
And Slugline 2 works with Slugline for iPhone and iPad. Sync your work over iCloud or Dropbox, and write wherever, whenever.
Slugline 2 for Mac
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Free for the first six pages, then $49.99 USD to unlock Unlimited Writing and FDX export. Live Compare, Scene Numbering, Search and Replace, an all-new Timeline, and the drag-and-drop outline.
Slugline for
iPhone & iPad
Free Script Writing Software Mac
Write and edit your screenplay on your iPhone. Slugline for iOS/iPadOS is fully compatible with Mac, sharing files on iCloud and Dropbox. But it also works on its own, creating perfect Hollywood-standard print and PDF output.
A free, multiplatform, feature-rich screenwriting program!
Trelby is simple, fast and elegantly laid out to make screenwriting simple. It is infinitely configurable.
Trelby is free software, that you can contribute to.
Features
Free Writing Software For Mac
- Screenplay editor: Enforces correct script format and pagination, auto-completion, and spell checking.
- Multiplatform : Behaves identically on all platforms, generating the exact same output.
- Choice of view: Multiple views, including draft view, WYSIWYG mode, and fullscreen to suit your writing style.
- Name database: Character name database containing over 200,000 names from various countries.
- Reporting: Scene/location/character/dialogue reports.
- Compare: Ability to compare scripts, so you know what changed between versions.
- Import: Screenplay formatted text, Final Draft XML (.fdx), Celtx (.celtx), Fountain (.fountain), Adobe Story (.astx) and Fade In Pro (.fadein).
- Export: PDF, formatted text, HTML, RTF, Final Draft XML (.fdx) and Fountain (.fountain).
- PDF: Built-in, highly configurable PDF generator. Supports embedding your chosen font. Also supports generating PDFs with custom watermarks, to help track shared files.
- Free software: Licensed under the GPL, Trelby welcomes developers and screenwriters to contribute in making it more useful.
Excited? Take the screenshot tour, or download it and give it a test. It's free!
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