Screenwriting software · Free · Works offline
Studio Draft

Write the film.
Then make it.

Studio Draft is a free, professional screenwriting app. Industry-standard pages, production-ready revisions, and a script file that belongs to you.

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INT. STUDIO DRAFT - DAY

Professional screenwriting.
Nothing locked away.

Outline with cards and beats, write in industry-standard format, track every revision, and hand production a script that's ready for locked pages and breakdowns.

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Free. Every feature.

No trials, watermarks, ads or paid tiers. The full app, for everyone.

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Your script is yours

Scripts save in an open, documented .studiodraft format you can read outside the app.

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Offline first

Everything works without internet. No account needed, and nothing is tracked.

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Industry-standard pages

Matches the industry standard page for page. Opens and saves FDX files, in Letter or A4.

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Fast at feature length

A 150-page script with full revision history opens, scrolls and types instantly.

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Never lose work

Atomic saves, autosave from the first keystroke, automatic backups and crash recovery.

Try DraftCue

Autocomplete that
knows screenplays.

Type a scene heading, like int or ext. Press Tab to accept a location, then type a dash for the time of day.

Scene heading

Tab accept · Esc dismiss

INT. PROJECTION BOOTH - NIGHT

Every professional tool.
Then some.

SD 01 ▸ 1A

Industry formatting

Every screenplay element, smart Enter and Tab, dual dialogue, and pagination that matches what studios expect.

SD 02 ▸ 2A

Index cards

One card per scene, with summary, colour and tags. Rearrange the cards and the script rearranges with them.

SD 03 ▸ 3A

Beat board

A free canvas for ideas, beats and images before any scene exists.

SD 04 ▸ 4A

Revisions

Revision marks, the standard colour sequence, locked pages like 12A and 12B, and locked scene numbers.

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SD 05 ▸ 5A

Reports

Scene, character and location reports, page counts in eighths and screen-time estimates.

SD 06 ▸ 6A

Production tools

Tag cast, props, wardrobe, vehicles and effects. Breakdown data that is ready for scheduling.

Also in the can: FDX · Fountain · PDF · Word and plain text · Snapshots and draft compare · Script notes · TV, multi-cam and stage formats · A4 and right-to-left scripts · Writing goals · Command palette

Cast

Who it's for.

  • Industry veteransProfessional formatting, revisions and FDX that fit established workflows
  • Working screenwritersA faster, cleaner tool that still delivers FDX
  • Writer-directors and producersScripts that go straight into production
  • TV writers' roomsEpisode formats, act structure and revision rounds
  • International productionsLetter and A4, any language, and right-to-left scripts
  • Film students and new writersProfessional tools without the price tag
EXT. THE BACKLOT - MAGIC HOUR

One script.
The whole production.

Studio Draft is the first of a family of free film tools that share one project. The script is the source of truth: change a scene, and the schedule, budget and call sheets follow.

In development

Studio Draft

Writing, revisions and breakdown tagging. The source of every other tool.

Coming soon

Scheduling

Stripboard, shooting days and day-out-of-days.

Coming soon

Budgeting

A production budget by account, with fringes and totals.

Coming soon

Call sheets

Daily call sheets for cast and crew.

FADE OUT.

A Løwe Interactive production

Starring
You
Written by
You, probably at 2 a.m.
Script supervisor
DraftCue
Continuity
Autosave
Safety officer
Crash recovery
Typeface
Courier Prime, 12 point
Get on the call sheet →

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