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Screencore

Professional tools made simple.

Download on the Mac App Store

$22.99

One-time purchase. No subscription.

Introductory price; may increase. Optional add-ons sold separately.

A glance at your workstation

Eleven panels dock beside the page, and none of them move your script.

Notes, markup, alternate lines, annotations, tags, an outline, a navigator, reordering, find and replace, scene numbers and revisions. Every tool you need is one click away, not buried three menus deep in settings.

The Screencore editor: a formatted screenplay page with the Markup panel open at the left, a column of panel buttons down the far left, and element type shortcuts down the right.

Bold, italic, underline and strikethrough on selected text, with nine highlight colors.

Mark a line Works, Cut, Favorite, Unclear or Rewrite, then add a short note.

Eleven panels dock beside the page: notes, markup, alt lines, outline, reorder, revisions.

Change any element with a command key, from Cmd+1 scene heading to Cmd+7 shot.

Before the feature list, the part that matters.

  • Your files stay on your Mac
  • No account setup
  • No cloud
  • Works offline
  • One-time purchase
  • No subscription
  • Opens FDX and Fountain
  • Exports PDF, FDX, Fountain
  • Industry standard formatting
  • Native macOS app

01Workspace & Launcher

Every script, one home screen.

The launcher mirrors your Finder folders and hides everything that is not a Screencore file. Point it at any folder and your scripts show up on their own.

  1. Link a folder

    Point the launcher at any folder on your Mac.

  2. It scans

    Finds every Screencore file inside. Everything else is ignored.

  3. Cards appear

    Pages, scenes and words on each. Add one in Finder and it shows up on its own.

  4. Open

    Click a card. The file opens where it lives, nothing gets moved.

02Revisions & Production

Revisions

Studio revision tracking, without the headache.

  • Colored drafts in the standard studio order
  • Change marks appear on revised lines for you
  • Lock it all down when the pages go out

What is in it

  • Revision sets
  • Revision marks
  • Revision pages
  • Omit scenes
  • Lock pages
  • Tagging
  • Reports
  • Not yet: Track changes
The Revisions panel: revision mode on, the active Blue Revision set, toggles for text colors, coloured asterisks and revision bars, and a list of revision sets in studio order. The Revision Settings dialog: revision name, date, revision mark, and a palette of revision colours.

05Structure

Reorder

Reorder scenes to preserve notes, markup, annotations and alt lines.

  • Every element in the script, grouped by scene, expanded or collapsed
  • Move a run with the arrows, or pick it up and put it down at the caret
  • Nothing moves until you press Drop, and the whole move is one undo

  1. Select your scene or element

    One unbroken run. Command-click a heading to take it on its own.

  2. Drag, or use the arrows

    Nothing changes until you press Drop, and one undo puts it back.

08Export

Print the script, or print what’s in it.

Five reports (notes, alt lines, annotations, tags and analysis), all pages or a page range or revised pages only, with a live preview beside the options.

The Screencore exporter: Script and Reports tabs on the left with page, title page, appearance and option controls, and a live preview of a tag report on the right showing props, wardrobe, vehicles and location details with scene counts.
  • Notes
  • Alt Lines
  • Annotations
  • Tags
  • Analysis
  • Title page
  • Scene numbers
  • Revision marks

07Your files

Open FDX and Fountain. Send them back out.

A .screencore script file icon.
Myproject.screencore
Which file formats Screencore opens and exports
Format Opens Exports
Final Draft.fdx Yes Yes
Fountain.fountain Yes Yes
Plain text.txt Yes Yes
Rich text.rtf Yes Yes
PDF.pdf No Yes

Some elements may not be supported.

03Notes & Markup

Everything you would scribble in a margin.

Four panels dock beside the page. None of them move your script to make room, and none of them print.

The Script Notes panel in Screencore.
Script NotesA note on any element, or the whole document, in twenty categories.
The Alt Lines panel in Screencore.
Alt LinesEvery version of a line kept beside the one you chose.
The Annotations panel in Screencore.
AnnotationsSubtext, want, need and lie, sitting under the line.
The Tags panel in Screencore.
TagsProps, wardrobe and vehicles, counted and grouped by scene.

04Markup

Mark a line without stopping to write about it.

  1. Select your element!
  2. Click to add a mark, a quick note, or both!
  3. Add markup to any element!
  4. Type anything you want!
  5. Right click to remove!
  6. Add arrows to show the length of your mark!
  7. Use dots to label scenes, like "funny scene"!
  8. Add custom quick notes!
  9. That’s Markup!
  • 5Editorial marks
  • 10Colour dots
  • 20Quick notes
  • Never moves your script
  • Never reaches the printed page
Learn more about Markup

Appearance

Twenty themes, and a picture of your own.

Each theme sets the chrome, the page colour and the editor ground together. Point at one to see its name.

  • Screencore
  • Overcast
  • Deep Ocean
  • Ocean
  • Daylight
  • Clay
  • Peach
  • Lavender
  • Steel
  • Carbon
  • Cobalt
  • Slate
  • Nebula
  • Sky
  • Quartz
  • Lagoon
  • Glowworm
  • Azure
  • Glacier
  • Cerulean
The Screencore Theme menu open over a dark editor, listing Screencore, Overcast, Clay, Slate, Carbon, Steel, Cobalt, Deep Ocean, Ocean, Lagoon, Lavender, Daylight, Peach, Quartz, Nebula and Glowworm, each with its own colour dot.

Wallpapers

Click the Themes button in the header to give a script its own picture. Screencore remembers it on this Mac.

A marbled planet, deep pinks into black. A violet bloom of light and glass. A desert dune at dusk under a low moon.

Backups & Recovery

Nothing you write is riding on one file.

  • Every 3 minutesTimed backups
  • 1,000 versionsBackup history

Also in this group: Restore from backup, Save Reminder, and XML Repair for a damaged file. Cloud sync is not here yet. Your files stay on your Mac either way.

The complete list

All 74, by category. 64 are in the app today. 10 are not, and they are listed in place rather than left out.

Writing & Formatting

  • Auto-formattingIndustry format as you type
  • Auto-capitalizeScene headings and cues, automatic
  • Character extensionsV.O., O.S., and CONT'D, automatic
  • AutocompleteLearns your characters and locations
  • Text stylingBold, italic, underline, highlights
  • Spell checkMulti-language spell checking
  • ThesaurusSynonyms without leaving the page
  • Not yet: Dual dialogueTwo columns of simultaneous dialogue

Elements

  • Element dropdownSwitch element type from a menu
  • Element shortcutsSet any element with ⌘1 to ⌘8
  • Element panelClick element types on the side
  • Tab to cycleTab through element types

Story Tools & Navigation

  • Scene navigatorJump to any scene instantly
  • Outline viewYour whole script at a glance
  • Story beatsPlan and mark your beats
  • Beat frameworksThree-Act, Hero's Journey, custom
  • Structure markersAct breaks and section markers
  • Not yet: Index cardsCorkboard / index-card view
  • Reorder scenesDrag scenes to reorder

Notes, Alts & Markup

  • Script NotesAttach notes to any block
  • Note categoriesStory, character, production, research
  • Alt LinesKeep alternate takes of a line
  • Label Alt LinesLabel your alternate takes
  • Action altsAlternates for action, not just dialogue
  • MarkupEditorial marks and color dots
  • AnnotationsSubtext, want, and need over the page
  • Bulk highlightHighlight across the whole script
  • Color LegendLabel what each color means
  • Character highlightColor every character's lines
  • Gutter IconsMargin icons show what's attached
  • Not yet: Dialogue TunerAutomated dialogue analysis

Revisions & Production

  • Revision setsColored drafts in the WGA sequence
  • Revision marksAsterisks on changed lines
  • Revision pagesStar pages and revised slugs
  • Scene NumbersAuto-numbered scenes
  • Omit scenesOmit scenes, keep the numbering
  • Lock pagesLock pages and scene numbers
  • Title Page editorBuild your title page
  • TaggingTag props, cast, and locations
  • ReportsScene, cast, and location breakdowns
  • Not yet: Track changesInline tracked edits

Collaboration: Writers Room

  • Writers RoomWrite together on a local network
  • Not yet: Online collaborationReal-time editing over the internet

Import & Export

  • Native .screencore fileOne file keeps everything
  • FDX supportImport and export FDX files
  • FountainOpen and save Fountain files
  • PDF exportProduction-ready PDF
  • Advanced PDF optionsWatermark, revision colors, page ranges
  • PrintingPrint straight to paper
  • RTF / textPlain text and RTF export
  • Export notes & tagsAlt Lines, notes, and tags to PDF
  • Not yet: HTML exportExport to HTML
  • Not yet: Other importsImport from other screenwriting apps
  • Not yet: Compare draftsSide-by-side draft compare

Backups & Recovery

  • Backup on every saveThe previous version is kept each time you save
  • Timed backupsA timestamped copy every 3 minutes
  • Backup history1,000 versions by default, raisable
  • Restore from backupRoll back to any version
  • Save ReminderNudges you to save
  • Crash recoveryYour work survives a crash
  • XML RepairRecover a damaged file
  • Not yet: Cloud syncBuilt-in cloud sync

Workspace & Launcher

  • The LauncherEvery script, one home screen
  • Link foldersPoint at any folder, auto-indexed
  • Script cardsPages, scenes, words at a glance
  • Search & RecentsFind any script instantly

Reading & Presentation

  • Read ModeDistraction-free, read-only view
  • Estimated runtimeSee your script's runtime
  • ZoomScale the page to taste

Personalization

  • 20 themesTwenty themes, dark and light
  • 16 page colorsPick your paper color
  • Format settingsTune every element's formatting

Platform

  • macOS nativeBuilt with its own text engine
  • Not yet: WindowsA Windows version

Available only on the Mac App Store.

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