The modern alternative to Screenplay Formatter. Auto-format scripts to Hollywood standards & export to PDF/FDX directly in Google Docs™.
Listing updated:February 15, 2026
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Turn Google Docs™ into a professional screenwriting suite.

Screenplay Editor is the easiest way to write industry-standard scripts without leaving Google Drive. Trusted by writers who switched from discontinued tools like Screenplay Formatter.

🚀 WHY WRITERS CHOOSE SCREENPLAY EDITOR 
Stop fighting with margins and spacing. Just write. The editor handles scene headings, dialogue, and transitions automatically. Perfect for feature films, TV pilots, shorts, and student projects.

✨ KEY FEATURES

⚡ Smart Auto-Format: Type INT. or EXT. and the scene heading formats itself. Press Tab for characters, Enter for dialogue.

🎬 Industry Standard: Margins, fonts, and spacing match Hollywood specs perfectly.

📄 Professional Export: One-click export to PDF or .FDX (Final Draft compatible).

👥 Real-Time Collaboration: 
Comments, suggestions, live co-writing — all the Google Docs™ features you love.

💾 Character Bank: 
Save characters and insert them instantly.

🔒 PRIVACY FIRST 
Your scripts stay in your Google Drive™. We never read, store, or access your content.

🎓 FREE TO USE 
Start writing immediately. No credit card required. Just write.

COMPATIBILITY & USE CASES 
Screenplay Editor is the perfect tool for writers looking for a Final Draft alternative or Celtx replacement directly inside Google Drive. Whether you are working on a movie script, a TV show, or learning screenwriting software for the first time, our add-on handles the script format automatically using the standard Fountain logic.
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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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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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Archrune
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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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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