18.6
Story Architect is a writing app for screenplays, comics, plays, books, and other story forms, arranged around a shared project bible.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSLinux
Best Script Writing Software in 2026
28.2
Celtx is cloud-based software for writing, planning, and managing media-production projects, including film, television, commercials, documentaries, and interactive media.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
38.2
ScreenWeaver is an AI production pipeline connecting screenplay writing, shot breakdown, storyboarding and video production for screenwriters, filmmakers and studios.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
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WriterDuet
WriterDuet is writing software with publishing tools for writers creating and working on projects.
Free planAndroidiOSWebLinux8.2From $9.99 a month - 5
Final Draft
Final Draft is screenwriting software that automatically formats scripts and supports writing, story planning, collaboration, and production workflows.
iOSWebmacOSWindows7.7From $8.33 a year - 6
Arc Studio Pro
Arc Studio Pro is screenwriting software for drafting and managing scripts on Mac, Windows, iPadOS, iOS, and browsers.
Free planiOSmacOSWindows7.5From $69 a year - 7
Fade In
Fade In is screenwriting software for film, television, video games, stage, radio, and other scripts.
AndroidiOSWebLinux7.4From $99.95 a year - 8
FiveDraft
FiveDraft is an online screenwriting studio with a distraction-free screenplay editor, screenplay formatting, and AI tools.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb7.4From €5 a month - 9
Prescene
Prescene connects scripts, drafts, characters, scenes, and versions so users can ask script-related questions, compare drafts, run Coverage, and…
Free planWebAPI7.4From $49 a month - 10
Beat
Beat is a screenwriting app for writers who want to structure stories and draft in a distraction-free interface.
Free planiOSmacOS7.2€12.99 one-time - 11
DramaQueen
DramaQueen is desktop software for developing fictional stories, from plot planning through writing, formatting, visualization, and revision.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows7.1Free plan - 12
Inkwell
Inkwell is a keyboard-first screenplay editor for iOS and macOS, with screenplay formatting, outlining, notes, and a chat-based writing partner called Quill.
Free planiOSmacOS6.9From $100 a year - 13
Premiere.Studio
Premiere.Studio is a web-based AI screenwriting app for film and television, with screenplay formatting, writing assistance and real-time collaboration.
Free planWeb6.7From $24 a month - 14
CineQuill
CineQuill is a web-based story-development workspace for screenwriters, bringing story planning and screenplay drafting into one project.
Free planWeb6.6From €115 a year - 15
InteScene
InteScene is a browser-based workspace for screenwriting and film production planning.
Free planWeb6.6From £10 a month - 16
Movie Magic Screenwriter
Movie Magic Screenwriter is paid writing software for screenplays, stage plays, teleplays, musicals, comic books, novels, short stories, and other formats.
macOSWindows6.5$169 one-time - 17
Scriptum
Scriptum is a free, open-source screenwriting application with industry-standard formatting for Linux, macOS, Windows, and the web.
Free planWebLinuxmacOSWindows6.4Free plan - 18
6.4From $19 a year - 19
TwelvePoint
TwelvePoint is a paid writing application for screenplays, teleplays, stage plays, books, and comics on macOS and iOS.
iOSmacOS6.4€25 one-time - 20
DraftZero
DraftZero is a web-based screenplay workspace that maps stories through plot, character, meaning, and audience emotion.
Web6.3₹199 one-time - 21
Scriptlaunch
Scriptlaunch is a web-based screenwriting platform for writing scripts, developing stories, and getting screenplay analysis.
Web6.3 - 226.2
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Script Hare
Web4.6 - 25
Skrib
Web4.6