Celtx

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Score9.6

Rank#1 of 135

From$11.24/mo

Free planYes

Free trialYes

Runs onAndroid, Browser extension, iOS, macOS, Web, Windows

Summary

Celtx is cloud-based software for writing, planning, and managing media-production projects, including film, television, commercials, documentaries, and interactive media. Its editors cover screenplays, stageplays, multi-column audiovisual scripts, and game scripts. Story-development tools include Beat Sheet, Storyboard, and Script Goals & Insights. Production planning features include breakdowns, shot lists, scheduling, cast and crew, sides, budgets, call sheets, and reports. Users can collaborate in real time with comments, presence awareness, sharing permissions, and read-only links; Celtx also keeps revision, feedback, and approval history. The cloud product runs in a browser, while Celtx Screenplay is available for Windows and Android; mobile browsers include iPhone Safari support. The free plan allows one project. Paid plans start at $11.24 per user per month when billed yearly, and a seven-day trial is listed. Writer permits up to three projects, while higher plans add writing, story-development, and production-planning capabilities.

Who it is for

Celtx suits writers and production teams working on film, television, documentaries, commercials, or interactive media. Its collaboration and planning tools may help teams sharing scripts and production tasks.

What is good

Editors cover several script formats.
Supports real-time collaboration and comments.
Keeps revision, feedback, and approval history.
Includes production-planning tools.

What to know first

Free plan allows one project.
Writer is limited to three projects.
Paid plans start at $11.24 per user monthly, billed yearly.

Verdict

Celtx combines script development, collaboration, and production planning, with a one-project free plan. Check project limits and the tools included in each paid tier before choosing.

Celtx plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free 1 project · cloud-based script editors · real-time collaboration · read-only history · shareable links celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Writer $11.24/mo yearly Up to 3 projects · unlimited comments celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Writer Pro $18.74/mo yearly Unlimited projects · unlimited comments · story development tools celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Team $44.95/mo yearly 5 members · unlimited projects · unlimited comments · story development tools · production planning tools celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Education Not published yearly 10–700 seats · educator admin controls · unlimited projects · story development tools · production planning tools celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Student Not published yearly Student email required · unlimited projects · Writer Pro and production planning tools · 3 years of discounted pricing celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026

Compared on writing apps

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Facts

Free plan: Yesceltx.com · 19 Sept 2026
Paid from: 11.24celtx.com · 19 Sept 2026
Publishing tools: Yesceltx.com · 19 Sept 2026
Real-time collaboration: Yesceltx.com · 19 Sept 2026
Version history: Yesceltx.com · 19 Sept 2026
Offline mode: Yesceltx.com · 19 Sept 2026
Mobile apps: Yesceltx.com · 19 Sept 2026
Export formats: standardceltx.com · 19 Sept 2026
Free Trial: Celtx offers a 7-day free trial, followed by an option to upgrade or stay free.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Free Plan Limit: The free plan includes 1 project.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Writer Project Limit: The Writer plan supports up to 3 projects.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Annual Savings: Annual billing can save up to three months of billing.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Billing Cycles: Most plans are available monthly or annually; Education and Student are annual only.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Payment Methods: Accepted methods include major cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Script Formats: Script editors support film, TV, theater, documentaries, and other media.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Production Tools: Production tools include call sheets, shot lists, sides, revision tracking, budgeting, and cost reporting.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Collaboration Features: Users can invite others to read, edit, or approve scripts with comments and presence awareness.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Revision History: Celtx keeps a complete history of script revisions, feedback, and approvals.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Adobe Integration: The pricing comparison lists Adobe Premiere Pro Plugin access.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Team Capacity: The Team plan includes the account holder and 2-14 additional collaborators.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Team Support: Team features include live chat team support.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Student Discount: Eligible students receive the Writer Pro and production planning features at over 75% off.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
User Base: Celtx is trusted by more than 7 million storytellers in over 140 countries.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Education Reach: Celtx is used in more than 25,000 educational institutions.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
What it does: Celtx develops cloud-based software for writing, planning, and managing media-production projects.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Target users: Its stated use cases include film and television, commercials, documentaries, and interactive media.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Script editors: Celtx provides Film/TV screenplay, stageplay, multi-column A/V, and game-script editors.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Story development: Its story-development tools include Beat Sheet, Storyboard, and Script Goals & Insights.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Production planning: The studio includes breakdown, catalog, shot lists, scheduling, cast and crew, sides, budgets, call sheets, and reports.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Collaboration: Users can collaborate in real time with presence awareness, comments, sharing permissions, and read-only shareable links.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Premiere integration: The Celtx Adobe Premiere Pro Panel imports Celtx screenplays, maps script scenes to media bins, and supports script synchronization.support.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Supported devices: The cloud product runs in a web browser, while Celtx Screenplay is available for Windows computers and Android devices; mobile browsers include iPhone Safari support.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Security and hosting: Celtx says it uses data-hosting providers in the United States and technical measures to secure collected information, while stating that absolute security cannot be guaranteed.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Support: The pricing comparison lists Live Chat Team Support as a team feature.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Offline-app limitation: The Celtx Screenplay app does not include Studio project-view tools such as Storyboard and Breakdown.support.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026
Company history: Celtx says it was founded in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, in 2000, introduced in 2006, and acquired by Backlight in 2021.celtx.com · 28 Sept 2026