Built for Storytellers
Industry-standard screenplay formatting, visual storyboarding, breakdown tagging, and multi-script organization for professional writers.
Write Without Stopping to Format
ActOne automatically formats scene headings, character names, parentheticals, dialogue, and transitions as you type.
- Smart prefix cycling and automatic capitalizations
- Dual dialogue side-by-side formatting
- Strict Fountain screenplay standard compatibility
Storyboard Your Plot on a Planning Board
Switch seamlessly to a visual kanban-style storyboard view. Drag and rearrange scenes, sections, and story beats with live synopsis updates.
- Visual column organization for acts, sections, and sequences
- Draggable scene cards with color highlights
- Instant sync between board view and text editor
Keep Your Entire Story Bible Organized
Package multiple script drafts, character notes, title page metadata, and scratchpad notes into a single portable `.actone` project file.
- Multi-script project sidebar manager
- Integrated Document Notepad and character profiles
- Single portable file for clean backups and sharing
Color Markers & Storyline Indexing
Drop 11-color inline markers directly into your script to bookmark beats, organize subplots, and filter storylines in the dedicated Markers pane.
- 11 distinct color tags with custom description notes
- Filtered Markers sidebar tab with storyline popovers
- Stripped cleanly from final exports
Inline Production Breakdown Tagging
Tag cast, props, costumes, stunts, and VFX inline via right-click menus, fully integrated into the editor's history stack.
- Coverage across 15 production breakdown departments
- Right-click inline tagging with departmental highlights
- Tag Manager grid and CSV export for production sides
X-Ray Screenplay Analyzer
A deep analytical dashboard tracking dialogue distribution, scene length graphs, pacing metrics, and character interaction frequency.
- Live statistical charts updating as you write
- Gender breakdown and dialogue line frequency ratios
- Scene duration graph and structural pacing reports
Indic Script Typography & PDF Exports
Full native rendering for Indian languages and complex scripts with dedicated glyph descender clearance, PDF watermarking, and Final Draft FDX output.
- Native support for Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali & Oriya
- Export industry-standard Final Draft FDX and formatted PDF
- Custom security watermarks and header/footer margins
Zen Mode & Ambient Focus Audio
Distraction-free focus environment with typewriter scrolling, line-focus highlighting, and built-in focus soundscapes.
- High-quality audio loops (Light Rain, Coffee Shop, Wind, Ocean Waves)
- Typewriter line centering and Focus Mode dimming
- Custom theme manager with `.actheme` import/export
Never Lose a Line of Your Script
Automatic saving and safe buffer writing prevent data loss. Session recovery keeps your screenplay intact even if your system restarts.
- Silent background autosave
- Crash-proof file saving protection
- Automatic session recovery
Muse Assistant
Discuss with Muse, Translate with Muse, and Rephrase with Muse. This is an optional feature and requires users to bring their own API key or LocalLLM.
- Discuss scenes, translate dialogue, or rephrase lines
- Connect your own API key or local model
- 100% optional, client-side, and privacy-focused
Export Everywhere
Formatted screenplay ready for printing and pitch submissions
Final Draft (.fdx)
Industry-standard FDX for production collaboration
Fountain (.fountain)
Universal open plain-text format
Fade In (.fadein)
Cross-platform XML screenplay format
CSV Breakdown
Production breakdown department spreadsheets