Scriptum

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Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely4 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Scriptum is ranked #9 of 27 in screenwriting software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

Scriptum plans and pricing

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Free Free No subscription Free, open-source screenwriting application github.com · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on screenwriting software

Free plan: Yes
Real-time collaboration: No
Offline mode: Yes
Revision tracking: Yes
Production breakdown tools: Yes
Supported platforms: Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Export formats: Scriptum (.scriptum), Final Draft (.fdx), Fountain (.fountain, .spmd), plain text (.txt), PDF

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The record

Purpose: Scriptum is a free, open-source screenwriting application with industry-standard formatting.
Writing features: It includes screenplay elements, keyboard formatting, autocomplete, dual dialogue, notes, find and replace, scene navigation, and word, runtime, and page counts.
Draft management: Revision Room creates named snapshots, compares drafts, and restores earlier states after making a safety snapshot of the current state.
Story planning: Its Index Card board and Story Timeline support acts, sequences, colour-coded lanes, and beats linked to scenes.
Production tools: Users can tag text for production breakdowns, export CSV reports, generate scene and revision reports, and lock scene and page numbering.
File formats: Scriptum imports and exports .scriptum, Final Draft FDX, Fountain, and plain text, and exports PDF; some Scriptum-only project data is not carried into FDX or Fountain exports.
Integrations and collaboration: Scriptum does not provide real-time collaboration, cloud sync, online screenplay accounts, speech-to-script dictation, or scheduling and budgeting system integration.
Privacy: The project states that Scriptum has no accounts, analytics, advertising, telemetry, cloud sync, or crash-reporting service, and that its application code does not receive or transmit screenplay text.
Desktop security: The desktop renderer is sandboxed, lacks Node.js access, denies system permissions, blocks HTTP and HTTPS traffic, and only accesses files selected through a system dialog.
Download verification: Releases include SHA-256 checksums and signed GitHub build-provenance attestations; the current macOS builds are not Apple-notarized and Windows builds lack a publicly trusted publisher certificate.
Support: The project welcomes suggestions, bug reports, accessibility feedback, translations, and pull requests through GitHub issues.
Intended users: Scriptum describes itself as a professional screenwriting application for writers and provides production breakdown and revision tools for production workflows.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Screenwriting Software in 2026#9 of 27

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Sources

github.com/argocine/Scriptum· checked 3 Oct 2026
github.com/argocine/Scriptum/releases· checked 3 Oct 2026