Rain needles the black Atlantic. A lighthouse leans into the wind, its beam sweeping over empty water.
MARA(into radio)Station Twelve calling harbor. The light is out past the shoals.
Only static answers. Then—a faint, deliberate knock from below.
Ready on this deviceThe page is yours.
The page is yours.
Stay in the scene.
A screenplay editor with the muscle of a desktop classic and the calm of a blank page. Structure the story, format as you type, and keep every draft close.
The online editor works in a modern browser, with dedicated editions for macOS and Windows.
Local-first Screenplay-aware Open formats
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Write at the speed
of the scene.
Return and Tab understand where you are. Character names, dialogue, action, and scene headings fall into place without a formatting detour.
See the shape
behind the pages.
Scenes, beats, labels, and character reports keep the whole film in view while the screenplay stays center stage.
Local-first.
Actually local.
Your writing lives in your browser and your files—not inside a mandatory account. Save a portable project whenever you want.
OPEN FILES, OPEN WORKFLOWBring the history.
Bring the history.
Keep the future open.
ScriptDesk respects the tools that got your script here—and makes sure the next draft can travel anywhere.
LEGACY IMPORTPROJECTS COME WITH YOU
Open legacy Celtx archives and Final Draft FDX documents, then save a clean ScriptDesk master without touching the original.
EXPORT
PDFPages everyone can read.
Send a production-ready script that looks right on nearly any screen or printer.
EXPORT
RTFRich text, widely open.
Move formatted copy into Word, Pages, LibreOffice, and other familiar editors.
IMPORT + EXPORT
.FOUNTAINYour script in plain text.
Human-readable, portable, and editable in almost any text editor—no lock-in required.
AI-READY
.MDReadable by people and agents.
Structured Markdown makes clean handoffs to ChatGPT, Claude, and other analysis tools.
OPEN Celtx · FDX · Fountain · TextWRITE ScriptDeskSHARE PDF · RTF · Fountain · Markdown
MOBILE WRITINGThe writing room
The writing room
fits in a pocket.
On iPhone, ScriptDesk keeps the page readable and moves scene navigation and story beats into focused touch drawers. It still feels like a screenplay—not a generic notes field.
- Readable by default16px script text prevents Safari zoom surprises.
- Drawers, not clutterScenes and beats stay one tap away.
- Still local-firstYour phone keeps its own working copy.
THE LAST LIGHT
Sunlight works its way across a page covered in notes.
ELENA(quietly)I know how this ends.
She turns the page anyway.
TOUCH TARGETS
SAFE AREA AWARE
DESKTOP EDITIONSGive the script
Give the script
its own room.
The macOS and Windows editions pair the same local-first editor with native File, Edit, View, Window, and Help menus.
Mac downloads are Developer ID signed and notarized by Apple. The first open asks you to confirm an app downloaded from the internet; choose Open.
MAC
DESKTOP EDITION
ScriptDesk for Mac
Dedicated window, native menu bar, Apple Silicon and Intel builds.
WIN
DESKTOP EDITION
Awaiting code signing ScriptDesk for Windows
Focused workspace with a familiar assisted Setup.exe installer.
Your next scene.
No account. No blank-dashboard ceremony. Just open the desk and start with the first line.
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