Open Draft Screenwriting
Screenwriting Software
Free
OpenDraft is a free, open-source screenwriting application — a modern alternative to Final Draft.
PROFESSIONAL SCREENPLAY FORMATTING
Write in industry-standard format with automatic element formatting for scene headings, action,
character names, dialogue, and parentheticals. What you see is what you export.
REAL-TIME COLLABORATION
Co-write with your writing partner in real time with live cursors, just like Google Docs. No account required — just share a link and start writing together.
BEAT BOARDS & INDEX CARDS
Plan your story visually. Drag and drop scene cards, color-code acts, and restructure your screenplay without losing a single word.
VERSION HISTORY
Every save is tracked with Git-based version control. Compare drafts side by side, see exactly what
changed, and restore any previous version instantly.
CHARACTER PROFILES & PRODUCTION TOOLS
Build character bibles, track dialogue stats, tag scenes for production, and manage your entire project
from one place.
EXPORT ANYWHERE
Export to PDF, Final Draft (.fdx), Fountain, and plain text. Your work is never locked into a proprietary format.
WORKS EVERYWHERE
Available on macOS, iOS, Windows, Linux, and Android. Run it as a desktop app or self-host in your browser.
WHY OPENDRAFT?
- 100% free and open source (MIT license)
- No subscription, no cloud lock-in
- Works fully offline — no internet required
- Privacy-first: no tracking, no analytics
- Import from Final Draft, Fountain, and PDF
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Your scripts from other apps, kept the way they were.
FADE IN SCRIPTS KEEP THEIR LAYOUT
Fade In scripts now open with their own page size, margins and formatting, and keep them when you save, so a script that goes back and forth no longer changes shape.
YOUR ORIGINALS ARE SAFE
Before saving over a Final Draft, Fade In or Fountain file for the first time, OpenDraft asks whether to save a copy instead, and backs up the original. File > Recover Original File brings a backup back.
DUAL DIALOGUE IN WORD
Side-by-side dialogue now comes through in Word exports, and back again when you import them.
ALSO FIXED
New scripts start on US Letter, as the manual says. Several fixes to suggesting changes during collaboration.
The developer, Base Information Management Pvt. Ltd., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Base Information Management Pvt. Ltd.
- Size
- 24.9 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Proteus Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
