Final Draft: $250 up front.
This: $5.99 a month.
Professional screenplay formatting in Google Docs. A real free tier you can write with, and Pro at $5.99 a month when you want everything.
Start free →No credit card to start · No account beyond Google
The cost of screenwriting software
Final Draft
$249.99
WriterSolo
$19.99/mo
Highland
$49.99
Fade In
$79.95
Screenplay Editor
Free, then $5.99/mo
What the free tier really is
✓ A real free tier, not a trial that expires
✓ One Pro price, $5.99 a month, covering the extension and the add-on
✓ Formatting, the sidebar and every screenplay element, at no cost
✓ No ads in the sidebar
✓ No data collection, your scripts stay private
✓ No account to create beyond your Google account
What the free tier gives you
⌨️ Full formatting
Scene headings, action, character, dialogue, parentheticals, transitions. Everything.
📄 PDF export
Industry-standard PDF. Submit to contests, send to producers, print for table reads. Pro removes the watermark.
🔄 .fdx export
Final Draft format, in case someone insists on it. This one is a Pro feature, at $5.99 a month.
👥 Real-time collab
Write with anyone, anywhere. It's Google Docs.
☁️ Auto-save
Every keystroke saved to Google Drive. Never lose work again.
🌍 6+ languages
French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, English.
Your talent isn't defined
by what you can afford.
Write your screenplay. We'll handle the formatting.
Install the Chrome extension
Recommended, fastest formatting
Get the Workspace add-on
Works in any browser