Scriptline
Built around the three-act structure

Write screenplays
in three colors.

A screenwriting studio organized around the three acts. Color-coded structure and industry-standard formatting help you see your whole story at a glance.

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untitled-feature.scriptlineAct II · Confrontation

INT. DINER — NIGHT

Rain hammers the windows. MAYA, 30s, stares at her cold coffee. The bell over the door rings.

MAYA

(quietly)

You weren't supposed to come back.

Act II cue · You're 48% through. Consider raising the stakes — what does Maya stand to lose if he stays?
Page 47 / 110Story progress

The structure

One color for every beat of the story.

IAct I

Setup

Introduce your world, your hero, and the spark that lights the fuse.

  • Inciting incident
  • Protagonist goal
  • First plot point
IIAct II

Confrontation

Raise the stakes. Test your hero. Make the obstacles personal.

  • Midpoint twist
  • Rising tension
  • All is lost
IIIAct III

Resolution

Pay it off. Land the climax and let the dust settle with intent.

  • Climax
  • Resolution
  • Final image

The studio

Your story, organized by act.

Scriptline lays out your screenplay by act and keeps it in industry-standard format — so the shape of your story is always clear.

Color-coded acts

Every act carries its own color across your script, so the structure of your story stays visible.

Import from PDF

Bring an existing screenplay in from a PDF and keep writing in Scriptline's formatting.

Beat board

Drag and drop scene cards across acts. The timeline recolors live as you reorder.

Industry formatting

Final-Draft-grade pagination, dual dialogue, MOREs and CONT'Ds — all automatic.

The plans

Three Acts. Two Plans.

Start where your story is. Upgrade when the stakes rise.

Plan

Free Plan

Fade in — try the studio

$0/ month

Free forever

  • 1 active screenplay
  • Color-coded act structure
  • Basic formatting
  • Limited coaching prompts
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Plan

Pro Plan

Confrontation — for the working writer

$12.99/ month

Billed monthly

  • Unlimited screenplays
  • Beat board & scene cards
  • Midpoint & climax prompts
  • Live page & pace metrics
  • PDF export
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Monthly plans billed each month. Cancel any time — your draft is always yours.

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