Free screenwriting tools

beat sheet calculator

Beat Sheet & Pacing Calculator

Calculate exact page milestones for 3-Act Structure, Save the Cat, and TV Pilot formats.

screenplay title page maker

Industry Title Page Generator

Build a contest-ready cover page with industry-standard layout. Download PDF or Fountain.

fountain to fdx converter

Fountain to FDX / PDF Converter

Paste Fountain or drop a .fountain file. Download Final Draft XML or a printable PDF — in the browser.

logline generator screenwriting

Logline Builder & Pitch Grader

Four fields. One logline. A score for voice, irony, goal, and stakes.

screenplay slugline format

Scene Heading (Slugline) Validator

Paste messy scene headings. Get INT./EXT. location TIME — cleaned to industry slugline syntax.

screenplay runtime calculator

Script Read-Time & Page Estimator

Paste script or Fountain. Estimate pages, minutes, and dialogue-to-action ratio.

screenplay formatter

Plain Text Screenplay Formatter

Paste a messy draft from Notes or Docs. Get industry sluglines, character cues, and dialogue — then download Fountain, FDX, or PDF.

character line count screenplay

Character Line Count & Screentime

Paste Fountain or FDX. See who talks, how often, first and last appearance, and a screentime pie.

free fdx viewer online

Free FDX Viewer

Drop a Final Draft .fdx file and read it like a screenplay in your browser. Fountain and text PDFs also work. No account.

pdf to fountain

PDF to Fountain Converter

Extract a text-based screenplay PDF and download clean, editable Fountain in your browser.

pdf to fdx

PDF to FDX Converter

Recover screenplay elements from a text-based PDF and download a Final Draft XML file.

fdx to pdf

FDX to PDF Converter

Open a Final Draft XML screenplay and download a clean, printable screenplay PDF.

fdx to fountain

FDX to Fountain Converter

Turn a Final Draft .fdx screenplay into clean, portable Fountain text — in the browser.

screenplay query letter

Query Letter & One-Pager

Turn title, genre, logline, and a short synopsis into a query email and a one-page leave-behind.

screenplay index cards

Index Card Scene Board

Paste Fountain. Get one card per scene, grouped into acts. Export an outline.

dialogue vs action screenplay

Dialogue vs Action Heatmap

See which pages are talky and which are visual. A bar per page from your Fountain or FDX.

tv act break calculator

TV Act-Break Calculator

Page targets for teaser, acts, and tag — half-hour, hour, or limited series.

screenplay rating estimator

Script Content Rating Estimator

Heuristic scan for language, violence, and adult content. A rough PG-13 vs R hint — not a legal rating.

table read timer

Table-Read Timer

Estimate read-aloud minutes from dialogue and action. Adjust words-per-minute for your room.

scene heading generator

Scene Heading Builder

Pick INT/EXT, location, and time of day. Copy a clean slugline every time.

spec script format checker

Spec Script Checker

Flag camera direction, WE SEE, missing times of day, (CONT’D), and novelistic parentheticals.

novel to screenplay length

Novel to Screenplay Page Converter

Translate novel word count or paperback pages into a feature page target and a 90 / 110 / 120 gut-check.

movie title generator

Screenplay Title Brainstormer

Genre, mood, and a seed word. Get title options you can steal, mash, or throw away.

screenplay cast list

Cast, Location & Prop Extractor

Pull speaking characters, locations from sluglines, and likely props from ALL-CAPS action.

extract scenes from screenplay

Scene Extractor

Pull single scenes out of a draft for an audition side, a sample, or a rewrite pass — and export just those pages.

shooting script scene numbers

Spec vs Shooting Script Toggle

Add scene numbers for a shooting draft, or strip cameras, CUT TOs, and numbers for a spec.

screenplay writing schedule

Daily Page Goal Planner

Feature in 90 days? Set current pages, target, and deadline. Get a pages-per-day number.