Screenplay Editor - Screenplay Formatter for Docs™

Screenplay Editor is the screenplay formatter for Google Docs™. Format your script to industry standard in a click, export to PDF or Final Draft, and write right inside Google Docs™. 🧯

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Listing updated:August 17, 2026

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Overview

You got into screenwriting to tell stories, not to fight tab stops and margins. 🧯

Screenplay Editor turns Google Docs™ into a real screenwriting tool. You click a button and the current line snaps into a scene heading, action, character, dialogue, or transition. One more click formats your whole script. It's the screenplay formatter for Google Docs™ that writers ran to after Screenplay Formatter shut down. 🏃

Here's the good stuff:

🎬 Your pages match Hollywood specs exactly, so readers take them seriously.
⚡ One click formats your entire script, or just the part you select.
📄 You export to PDF or Final Draft (.fdx) in one click.
👥 You co-write live with your partner or your writers' room, because it's still Google Docs™.
🔒 Your scripts stay in your Google Drive™, and we never read or store a single line.

Writers use it as a Final Draft alternative, a Celtx replacement, or their first proper screenwriting software, and it speaks Fountain under the hood. It's free to start, so open a Doc, type FADE IN, and go. It works on anything, even that Chromebook in your bag. 🤟

I'm a film director, not a software company. My films premiered at Cannes and are on Netflix, and I built the screenwriting tool I always wished I had. 🍿

Google Docs™ and Google Drive™ are trademarks of Google LLC. Screenplay Editor is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google LLC.

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Barry Kirsch

August 9, 2026

I've been using this extension for several years now and it has served my purposes. I have tried many other apps on various platforms and, while many can do the basics, there always seems to be unnecessary hoops to jump through or, outrageous subscriptions you need to keep forever if you want access to your own work. I subscribed to the paid version of this extension soon after it came out and it has done nothing but make the experience of using it even better. As a bonus, I ran into a formatting issue, brought it to the attention of the apps author and received an immediate response and, solution shortly thereafter. Customer service like this is becoming rare but, I am happy to find it here. I'm currently writing my sixth script using this extension and I could not be happier with it.

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louay kahlaoui

January 26, 2026

This app makes Google Docs even more powerful! It’s super easy to use and automatically formats scripts to professional standards. I especially loved the live formatting feature, Exporting is seamless, it has a dark mode for long writing sessions, and it saves a ton of time. A must-have for anyone writing scripts in Google Docs!

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Md Tanzimul Haque

June 19, 2026

Works great with Google Docs. I was thinking about using dedicated screenwriting software on my computer, but this is simpler, and it makes writing screenplay format directly in the browser very convenient.

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Theo Lipfert

December 26, 2025

Great job applying screenplay structure and format to Google Docs. Works well. I love the magic button that auto-codes your text into script format. Looking forward to .fdx export. This extension will be popular with students writing screenplays for class or fun. No need to pay lots of money for lousy commercial software. Thanks for developing this!

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Rain Russel

January 12, 2026

Superb, easy to use. Maybe add a feature when setting up screenplay format to include the page setup (margins). And a toggle to not add ellipsis when the line is empty everytime the buttons are clicked.

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Andrea Mangano

March 3, 2026

I'm not happy about the recent "get the pro version", but I understand. Staff is very quick to help and reply to emails, and this is a great add-on all around. It actually convinced me to get to use docs again!

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Smiley Pencirga

February 2, 2026

I don't like writing outside of google docs so this is a very nice and time-saving tool! :)

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Thibault Segouin

December 18, 2025

I don’t like having to use other softwares to write my screenplays so this is really nice!

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Pierre RIBLE

January 25, 2026

Just try it, there's no going back.

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Jonah Lostumbo

May 17, 2026

Dont bother

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