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screenwriting software.

Final Draft-level formatting, built into Google Docs. Keep the sharing, comments, and autosave. Skip the expensive software.

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Formatted screenplay in Google Docs
An unformatted draft in Google Docs
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Final Draft costs $249.99. It doesn't do collaboration. It doesn't run in your browser. It hasn't changed in 20 years. We built something better, inside the tool you already use.

Set up in under a minute.

STEP 1

Install it

Add the Chrome extension or the Google Docs add-on. It takes about ten seconds.

STEP 2

Open a Google Doc

Start a fresh script or paste a draft you already have. There is no new app to learn.

STEP 3

Just write

It formats every scene, character, and line as you type, so your script is ready to share or shoot.

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Every tool, right inside Google Docs.

No new software to learn. It all lives in one sidebar.

Live formatting

Type, and scene headings, action, and dialogue format themselves as you go.

Format My Document

Paste a messy draft and format the whole script in one click.

Scene Board

Every scene on a card. Drag to reorder and your script rewrites itself.

Screenplay Preview

See your script as a real printed page while you write.

AI Table Read

Hear your screenplay out loud, with a different AI voice for each character.

AI Script Doctor

Ask for notes on any scene and get straight feedback while you write.

Production Breakdown

Cast, props, wardrobe, and SFX pulled from every scene in one click.

Final Draft export

Export to industry-standard .fdx, ready to send to anyone.

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