Free scriptwriting software for mac

Celtx 2.0.2 is a useful software that makes it quick and easy to take your story from concept to production. Celtx replaces 'paper, pen & binder' pre-production with a digital approach that's more complete, simpler to work with, and easier to share.

Celtx is the world's first all-in-one media pre-production software. It has everything you need to take your story from concept to production. Celtx replaces 'paper, pen & binder' pre-production with a digital approach that's more complete, simpler to work with, and easier to share.
Multi-Media FriendlyCeltx helps you pre-produce all types of media - film, video, documentary, theater, machinima, comics, advertising, video games, music video, radio, podcasts, videocasts, and however else you choose to tell your story.
All In OneUnlike scriptwriting software and sites, you can use Celtx for the entire pre-production process - write scripts, storyboard scenes and sequences, develop characters, breakdown & tag elements, schedule production, and prepare detailed and informative production reports for cast and crew.
Fully IntegratedCeltx is designed to help your entire production team work together on a single, easy to share project file - eliminating the confusion of multiple project files, and the need for 'paper and binder'.
World Community of Media CreatorsMore than 500,000 media creators in 160 countries create with Celtx in 28 different languages. Celtx is used by independent filmmakers and studio professionals, and by students in over 1,800 universities and film schools - many that have adopted Celtx for teaching and class work submission.
The Best of The Desktop & The WebCeltx is a desktop application that delivers the most fluid writing and editing experience. You can always keep your fingers moving as fast as your thoughts and your creative flow is never interrupted. With Celtx you can also work at any time off-line and privacy is never a concern.
Celtx Studios use the web to deliver a central server's superior strength for heavy-lifting tasks such as mass storage, collaboration and e-commerce.
No other film production software gives you the advantages of the Celtx-Celtx Studios hybrid desktop-web architecture.
Non-Linear Project DevelopmentUnlike scriptwriting software and sites, Celtx puts a choice of fully integrated development tools right at your fingertips, giving you total flexibility to determine how your story takes shape.
Major Features:

1. WRITING TOOLS
   • Story Development Forms: Celtx helps you develop your story with preloaded forms for key elements like locations, scenes, props, characters, and 32 other production categories. You can use the forms to organize your thoughts and kick-start a media rich storyline that includes sound files, images and video clips. Celtx story development forms are intelligently tied into your script, informing the story and each scene with valuable production information.
   • Scripts: Celtx includes six dedicated industry standard editors for writing:
   • • Screenplay
     • Stageplay - International and US standard
     • AV scripts - including documentaries, music videos and advertising.
     • Audio Play - including radio plays and podcasts.
     • Comic Book
     • Plain Text
   • Celtx includes the essential features that writers need to keep their fingers moving - like intuitive formatting, text auto-complete, page breaks, dual column dialog, scene management, scratchpad, embedded notes, title page generation, pagination, printing, spellchecker, keyboard shortcuts, find and replace, script importing and exporting, PDF and HTML script reports, and collaboration.
   • Adapt To: With a single click Adapt To converts any fully formatted script of one type into a fully formatted script of another - for example, a Stageplay to a Screenplay - displaying in an instant the multi-media potential of your work.
   • TypeSet: TypeSet provides precise automatic formatting of your script to industry and international standards. The Celtx server uses the very powerful LaTex typesetting tool to deliver perfectly formatted scripts. Full support is provided for optional formatting features like Mores and Continueds, Scene Numbering and paper size. Encryption technology protects every project upload & download between the Celtx Server and the desktop.
   • Index Cards: Celtx includes reversible, colour coded Index Cards that are intelligently tied to your script and auto populate with the Scene Headers and first 40 words or so of the scene. You can flip the cards to type notes on the back, colour code them to track plot lines, and drag and drop them to reorder scenes.
   • Template Engine: If the default setting for a Celtx project doesn't fit your needs, you can create your own new, blank state Template that will only open the documents you want.
2. PRE-VISUALIZATION TOOLS
   • Storyboarding: Take your media project to the next level by adding a storyboard based on your script and adding individual or batch images in to the storyboard. Each storyboard image is accompanied with a shot description to help you communicate your creative vision. Rearrange images and sequences within the project to construct your visual narrative. Then when you're ready, use the slideshow feature to play the images to help pre-visualize your media project.
   • Media Rich Breakdowns: You can add sound files, video clips, digital photos and scanned documents to your project to create a media intensive breakdown. You can then associate the media with any one of the 36 production categories, including wardrobe, props, and locations.
3. ORGANIZATION TOOLS
   • CatalogsCatalogs provide a way for you to organize and view the many production items and research details required in the pre-production stage of any media project. Each Celtx project includes a Master Catalog which auto-populates as you breakdown your script, ultimately providing a searchable dashboard view of all your story's elements and production items. Additional Sub-Catalogs can be created for specific production categories - like props, characters, and wardrobe.
   • External Documents: You can add any document from any application to your project - PDFs, budget spreadsheets, images, and scripts written in other applications - to help stay organized.
   • Scheduling, Call Sheets and Shooting Reports: Celtx includes a 'Just In Time' Scheduling feature that lets you manage your projects in real time. Open a schedule based on your script and drag and drop scenes to the calendar to build your shooting schedule. Generate customizable Shooting Reports to keep track of the resources you'll need during shooting, including lists of props, actors, and wardrobe items. Create Call Sheets to ensure your crew knows where and when to show up for the shoot.
   • Inter-Project Document Management: You can also drag and drop documents between projects. Grab a document from one Project Library and drop it in to another Project Library and you're done.
   • ToolboxNew for v2.0, you can now customize your Celtx application with a suite of new add-on productivity tools. Customization lets you better tailor Celtx to fit your particular needs.
4. PUBLISHING TOOLS
   • Project CentralWhen your work is "in the can" you can publish it to Project Central and give the world a sneak peek at your work in progress and get peer reviews and comments.
     
   • iPhone Viewing - 'My Celtx'View your Celtx projects from just about anywhere with a display optimized for your iPhone.
5. CELTX STUDIOS
   • New web-based Celtx Studios integrate with Celtx software to provide a cost-saving and professional way to store, manage, and collaborate on your scripts and projects.
   • Celtx Studios are filled with innovative tools you can use to take your creativity and productivity to new heights.

Enhancements: Integrates with Celtx Studios, includes a new Toolbox feature which lets you download and install add-on tools to enrich and personalize your Celtx experience.