Melies
Melies is a web-based screenwriting workspace for drafting, revising, organizing, and exporting scripts.
What Melies is
Melies is a web-based screenwriting workspace for drafting, revising, organizing, and exporting scripts. Its free account includes unlimited manual writing, screenplay formatting, organization, imports, version snapshots, and exports. Writers can work with a searchable outline, beat board, scene navigation, character and location views, and screenplay statistics. The workspace covers feature films, short films and proof of concepts, pilots and episodic stories, revision, and film previsualization. Credit-based AI actions include rewriting text or a scene, polishing dialogue, continuing writing, generating coverage, and turning a beat into a scene; Melies shows the scope and credit cost before an action runs. Character and location references can carry into scene and storyboard generations. Melies imports TXT, Fountain, and Final Draft FDX files and exports Fountain, FDX, TXT, paginated PDF, or a complete project ZIP. Paid plans add annual credits and vary in generation concurrency, storage, license, image resolution, and queue priority. Credits refresh monthly and do not roll over.
Good
- Free accounts allow unlimited manual writing.
- Includes a searchable outline and beat board.
- Shows credit costs before AI actions.
- Imports TXT, Fountain, and FDX scripts.
- Exports paginated PDF and project ZIP.
Watch out
- AI actions use credits.
- Subscription credits do not roll over.
Who it suits
Melies suits screenwriters who want a structured place to draft, revise, and organize scripts, with optional credit-based AI tools. Its formats and workflows cover both feature and episodic projects, as well as short films and previsualization.
Verdict
Melies offers a substantial manual writing and organization workspace before paid credits are needed for AI actions. Writers should consider their generation needs and the monthly credit reset when choosing a plan.
Plans and prices
From Melies's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $9 a month | 6,000 credits per year · 1 concurrent generation · 25 GB cloud storage · personal use · maximum 2K image resolution · $84 billed once a year |
| Pro | $49 a month | 60,000 credits per year · 3 concurrent generations · 250 GB cloud storage · commercial license · maximum 4K image resolution · $468 billed once a year |
| Max | $99 a month | 180,000 credits per year · 8 concurrent generations · 1,024 GB cloud storage · priority generation queue · commercial license · maximum 4K image resolution · $948 billed once a year |
The facts
Each one read from Melies's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI providers
- The terms name fal.ai, Replicate, OpenAI, Anthropic, Runway, and ElevenLabs as possible external AI providers, with the provider depending on the selected tool and model.checked 5 Oct 2026
- AI writing
- Credit-based AI actions include rewriting selected text or a scene, dialogue polishing, continuation, coverage, and turning a beat into a scene.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Authentication and payments
- The privacy policy says users may sign in with Google, Facebook, or Discord, and Stripe processes payment-card information.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Credit limits
- Subscription credits refresh on each monthly credit cycle and do not roll over.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Import and export
- Melies imports TXT, Fountain, and Final Draft FDX scripts and exports Fountain, FDX, TXT, paginated PDF, or a complete project ZIP.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The screenwriting workflow is described for feature films, short films and proof of concepts, pilots and episodic stories, script revision, and film previsualization.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Melies says it does not currently train its own foundation models on private customer content or sell personal data for money.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Screenwriting workspace
- Melies provides a screenplay editor for writing, formatting, revising, visualizing, and exporting scripts.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy lists access controls, password hashing, encrypted network transport, restricted provider credentials, monitoring, and backups as security measures.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Story organization
- The workspace includes a searchable outline, beat board, scene navigation, character and location views, and screenplay statistics.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The terms direct users to contact support if credits are not restored after a confirmed failed generation.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Visual continuity
- Generated character and location references can be carried into scene and storyboard generations.checked 5 Oct 2026
Money
- Free editor
- Free accounts include unlimited manual writing, screenplay formatting, organization, imports, version snapshots, and exports.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Generation costs
- Melies shows the scope and credit cost before an AI writing or image-generation action runs.checked 5 Oct 2026
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