Fade In
Fade In Professional Screenwriting Software is the most advanced software used by professionals writing for motion pictures, television, video games, the stage, radio, and more. It features support for multiple languages, tools for outlining, organizing, and navigating, plus extensive screenplay formatting and robust functionality for managing rewrites and revisions. And it’s available for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone/iPad, and Android. Because you’re writing a screenplay — or a teleplay or stage play or any other kind of script. And while you could try and do it in Word (or Pages, or even a basic text editor like Notepad or TextEdit) there are some things — lots and lots of things, actually — that only proper screenwriting software can do. That’s where Fade In comes in. Check out the detailed feature list to see more of what Fade In has to offer. And click here to see how it stacks up against other screenwriting software: it blows them all away.
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Sudowrite
Sudowrite is an AI writing assistant built to help fiction authors write faster, smarter, and with more joy. Powered by its newest model, Muse 1.5, it’s designed specifically for storytelling—offering creative tools that understand plot, character, and emotional tone. From idea generation to final edits, Sudowrite assists with outlining, expanding scenes, rewriting paragraphs, and giving detailed feedback in seconds. Its intuitive features like Describe, Story Bible, and Rewrite help transform rough drafts into immersive, polished prose. With plugins, you can even talk to your characters, simulate readers, or brainstorm plot twists collaboratively. Whether you’re facing writer’s block or revising your next novel, Sudowrite makes the writing process inspiring and effortless.
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Movie Magic Screenwriter
Movie Magic® Screenwriter™ 6 is an award-winning screenwriting software that formats movies, television, novels, stage plays and even comic book scripts, making it the only program for all types of creative writing. Format your script and outline it, too, now powered by NaviDoc™ technology, an innovative system that displays your script alongside an outline, scene cards, notes and bookmarks, this scriptwriting software has a screenwriter's mind, a production assistant's heart, and a programmer's envy! With a massive set of features designed to make the writing process simple, you can get from FADE IN: to FADE OUT quickly and easily. Integrated outlining, the ability to compare drafts of screenplays and the most comprehensive production features of any screenwriting software all make Movie Magic Screenwriter the clear choice for getting your stories from concept to screen. It's easy to learn. You'll be writing your first script in under 10 minutes.
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Trelby
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. 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).
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