Scriptor 2.0

We’ve been rebuilding Scriptor around the part that matters most: sitting down to write.

Today, we’re introducing Scriptor 2.0. It brings an entirely new writing editor, a refreshed design, and a new Scriptor assistant. Some changes you’ll notice as soon as you open a project. Others you’ll feel as you work: quicker responses, smoother editing, and fewer interruptions between an idea and the page.

A new foundation for your writing

At the heart of this release is a text and screenplay editor rebuilt from the ground up. We wanted a stronger foundation for everything you do in a draft. Selecting a passage, moving dialogue, pasting notes, changing formatting, undoing a decision.

These small actions happen hundreds of times while you write. They deserve to feel dependable.

The new editor makes that everyday work faster and more predictable. Undo and redo behave more reliably, formatting is easier to reach, and keyboard controls help you move through your draft with less effort.

It also gives us room to build things we’ve wanted to bring to Scriptor for a long time.

Autocomplete is one of the first. As your screenplay develops, Scriptor can suggest character names, familiar locations, scene headings, and transitions. It cuts down on repeated typing and helps you keep moving through a scene. If you prefer to write without suggestions, you can turn them off.

A workspace with more room to think

Alongside the editor, we’ve reconsidered the space around it.

Typography, spacing, menus, and controls have been refined throughout Scriptor. The design feels more consistent as you move between a screenplay, your notes, and the beat board, with improvements across light and dark mode.

Our aim was to make everyday decisions easier: finding a tool, recognising a control, getting back to your writing. Quieter menus and more compact toolbars leave more room for the work itself.

There are changes throughout the product, but we hope the overall feeling is simple: you know where things are, and you can get on with it.

Meet the new Scriptor assistant

Writing sometimes means knowing exactly what comes next. Sometimes it means spending an afternoon trying to work out why a scene doesn’t land.

The new Scriptor assistant gives you a place to explore those questions alongside your project. With relevant files available as context, you can discuss a character’s motivation, examine the shape of a scene, or work through an idea without having to explain your story from the beginning each time. You can also ask for help organising your beat board.

Help with the words on the page

The assistant is also available directly in the text editor. Whether you’re developing a treatment, refining an outline, or organising research, select a passage to improve its wording, make it shorter, expand an idea, or check spelling and grammar.

Suggested edits appear in your document with changes clearly marked, so you can see exactly what’s been added or removed before accepting. Try another version, keep the suggestion, or stay with your original.

Care in the everyday details

A writing tool earns your confidence through repeated use. Your latest changes should save. An earlier draft should be there when you need it. Exporting a screenplay should feel straightforward.

We’ve put a lot of work into those details for Scriptor 2.0. Saving and recovery are more dependable, version history is easier to work with, and reopening a file does a better job of bringing you back to your place.

PDF exporting is faster, too. Screenplay page counts now follow the same layout rules as the export, with improved handling of scene headings, dialogue, and continuations. When it’s time to share a draft, there should be less to check and less waiting around.

Built for what comes next

This release gives Scriptor a foundation we’re excited to keep building on. The new editor opens the door to a whole new set of features, and we’ll have more to share soon.

For now, we hope you feel the difference when you open a draft: a faster editor, a more considered workspace, and a little less friction in your writing day.