OpenDraft

OpenDraft — Professional Screenwriting, Free & Open Source Write screenplays like the pros — without the price tag. OpenDraft is a full-featured screenwriting app that delivers industry-standard formatting, real-time collaboration, and powerful production tools, all for free. Whether you're drafting your first short film or managing a multi-episode series, OpenDraft gives you everything you need to go from idea to finished script. WRITE WITH CONFIDENCE • Industry-standard screenplay formatting — Scene Headings, Action, Character, Dialogue, Parenthetical, Transitions, and more • Smart element switching with Tab and Enter — the app knows what comes next • Character name autocomplete so you never misspell a recurring name • Bold, italic, and underline formatting • 70+ built-in fonts including Courier Final Draft and Courier Prime • Customizable page setup — US Letter, A4, custom sizes, adjustable margins • Built-in spell checker with custom dictionary support PLAN YOUR STORY • Beat Board — visually plan your story structure with draggable beat cards, color coding, and act organization • Index Cards — rearrange scenes with drag-and-drop, add synopses, and see your story at a glance • Scene Navigator — jump between scenes instantly with location grouping COLLABORATE IN REAL TIME • Invite co-writers to edit simultaneously with live cursors • Conflict-free editing powered by CRDT technology • Granular permissions — Co-Edit or Read-Only access • Secure collaboration with time-limited invite links TRACK EVERY CHANGE • Git-based version history — check in drafts with descriptive messages • Visual diff viewer to see exactly what changed between versions • Restore any previous version instantly • Revision mode with color-coded highlights ANALYZE & ANNOTATE • Script Notes — highlight text and add color-coded annotations with context tracking • Character Profiles — auto-detected characters with roles, descriptions, portraits, and dialogue statistics • Production Tags — tag text with custom categories for pre-production planning • Find & Replace with case-sensitive and whole-word matching IMPORT & EXPORT • Import from Final Draft (.fdx), Fountain, and plain text • Export to PDF, Final Draft (.fdx), and Fountain • Full project backup as ZIP archives • Round-trip compatible — move between OpenDraft and other tools without losing formatting MANAGE ASSETS & PROJECTS • Organize multiple scripts within projects with metadata, genre, logline, and synopsis • Asset Manager for reference images, documents, and research materials • Pin, color-code, and sort your scripts however you like PRIVACY FIRST • Works 100% offline — no account required for local writing • No telemetry, no tracking, no ads • Your scripts stay on your device unless you choose to collaborate • Open source — inspect every line of code AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE OpenDraft runs on Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux. Start writing on your desktop and continue on your phone — your scripts are always in an open format you control. WHO IS IT FOR? • Screenwriters who want professional tools without a subscription • Film students learning the craft • Writing teams who need real-time collaboration • Producers who need production tagging and character breakdowns • Anyone who believes creative tools should be free and open OpenDraft is free, open source (MIT license), and community-driven. No subscriptions. No feature gates. No lock-in. Just write.