Slugline: Simply Screenwriting 4+
Write your movie.
Act Focused Media LLC
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- $19.99
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Description
The highest-rated screenwiting app on the Mac App Store comes to iOS!
Slugline is a minimal, distraction-free environment for the most important part of screenwriting—the writing part.
Slugline works with plain text. It automatically turns your writing into a properly formatted screenplay, without you ever needing to press the Tab key.
FEATURES
⋮ Automatic formatting
⋮ Sync files with iCloud and Dropbox, or work locally
⋮ Printed on paper or PDF, your screenplay is indistinguishable from one made with apps costing much more
⋮ Helpful structure templates, including the famous beat sheet from Save the Cat!®
⋮ Slugline’s famous Integrated outlining
⋮ Notes, Scene Synopses, and Omitted text help keep you organized
⋮ Includes Courier Prime, a beautiful typeface designed for screenplays
• THE POWER OF PLAIN
Slugline uses the free and open Fountain screenplay format, which is nothing more than plain text. You can work on your screenplay anywhere, using any writing app. When you open it in Slugline again, everything will be there, properly formatted.
• INTEGRATED OUTLINING
Start with an outline, then seamlessly transition to writing scenes. Or jot down a placeholder for your third-act twist while you’re still crafting your opening pages. Slugline allows you to be as structured as you like, even if that means not at all.
• WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU
Slugline keeps getting better, and that's thanks to you! Slug us a line at http://slugline.co/contact with any questions or feedback you have, and follow us on Twitter at @SluglineApp.
What’s New
Version 1.7.0
This is a big update for Slugline Mobile, focused on improving the way that saving screenplays outside of Slugline works.
⋮ We replaced the non-local storage options with a single “Files” location. Through Files, you can access your iCloud or Dropbox or your other favorite storage locations. (We had to clear your Recent Screenplays list to do this, but your files are all still where you saved them.)
⋮ You now get to choose a default location where new screenplays are created (in Slugline, or in iCloud), and you can switch that in Setup whenever you want.
⋮ We built the first VisionOS native version, because we wanted to be there for you, wherever and however you want to write. Let us know what your experience is like, because we’re curious how you like writing on the moon.
Ratings and Reviews
File management could be better
I noticed the app sometimes does not sync your changes to the original file, and instead creates a separate copy of it. This then causes multiple versions of the same script to pile up in the recents section, while I really just need to maintain one version of it.
Overall, the app is better than most I’ve seen for screenwriting on phone, just hope this one aspect can also be improved.
I Simply Can’t Rely On it
This hurts me to say, but this iOS version of what Slugline is has been the #1 hindrance of me no longer writing down screenplay thought on the go—which I know is their exact goal.
This app let me down numerous times in saving my screenplays incorrectly, jumbling all of my text around the entire pages, causing me to lose a large percentage of my work. I truly wanted to be patient, knowing fully that development comes with bugs, and maybe I hit a random one-off bug. But issues kept arising, and sadly I simply have lost trust and any faith working in this app.
I am, and have been, an advocate for their macOS app. It’s great and has never let me down. I have zero trust issues with Slugline there.
I don’t want to be too harsh with them as a company and tell the whole world that they’re terrible, because they’re not. They’ve done a lot right. I’ll try this app out again somewhere down the road.
Anyone reading this, note when this was written, because the issues may be fixed and you should feel comfortable giving it a go. :)
Perfect for screenwriting on an iPad
This app is simple and intuitive and perfect for screenwriting without any distractions. It's helped me pick up writing in Fountain quite quickly. I appreciate the few templates that come with it, too, more as an example of how to incorporate "hidden" text within your writing.
App Privacy
The developer, Act Focused Media LLC, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Act Focused Media LLC
- Size
- 10.7 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Act Focused Media, LLC
- Price
- $19.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.