ActOne Screenplay
Download A little space. A whole world.
Just you.
Your next scene.
A calm place to write a screenplay.
Shape your story, find its rhythm, and make it yours.
Free & open source · Windows & Linux
From the first line to the final draft
Room for the story.
Tools for the telling.
Write in Fountain plain text. ActOne Screenplay takes care of the screenplay formatting, so you can stay with the scene.
01 / Before the first scene
Build the world.
A place for every character, every connection, and every draft that gets you there.
Connect characters, follow a clue, or map the whole story on a freeform canvas.
02 / Follow the thread
Work through
the draft.
Catch a thought. Keep your research close. See what your story is telling you.
Leave yourself a thought.
Color-coded markers bring you back to the details that matter.
Give the story some depth.
Treatments, character notes, and research live beside the screenplay.
The world behind your words.
Explore your locations, scene settings, and times of day in X-Ray. Find the patterns you might miss on the page.
A conversation
with your story.
Explore an idea with UrAI while your screenplay stays in view. Use a local model or your own API key.
A workspace that feels like you
Your story.
Your shade.
A quiet dark desk. A little daylight. A touch of color.
Find the theme that feels right for your next scene.
Classic Dark12 shades to explore
Or make it entirely yours.
Create a custom theme with your own colors. Save your palette, export it, and share it with another writer.
Your words stay yours. Local projects in a ZIP-based bundle, with no mandatory account.
Every story starts somewhere.