Screenplay Assistant

Overview

Screenplay Assistant is a screenplay app that brings formatting, story development and visual production tools into one workspace. It suits writers who want to develop a script beyond the page, from first draft through planning and production materials. Its breadth is a strength, but the project and media quotas matter as much as the subscription price.

Key features

The browser app turns plain prose or dictated scenes into screenplay pages, arranging scene headings, action, character cues, dialogue, parentheticals and transitions. Format Only preserves a writer’s wording; Creative Polish line-edits it; Script Doctor adds action and imagery without inventing events, characters or conversations. That range supports both writers who want only formatting and those open to editorial assistance, while the stated boundaries make clear that Script Doctor is not a plot generator.

Story Map is for planning, Story Lab for craft guidance, Muse for first-reader feedback and Atticus for in-app help. Beyond writing, the app makes character portraits, design sheets, storyboards and graphic-novel pages, as well as scene videos, Table Reads and production reports. This is a substantial toolkit for developing a project in one place, but quotas on images, storyboards, answers, Table Reads and video can constrain frequent use.

Import plain text, PDF, Word and Final Draft files; export to PDF, Final Draft (.fdx), Word or plain text, with storyboard and video also among the export formats. Google, Apple and Microsoft sign-in are supported, as is a one-time code sent by email. The maker says submitted API content is not used for model training under the providers’ published policies, and that writers retain full copyright in their work.

Pricing

Spark is free forever and includes one project, AI formatting on every scene, 15 character images a month, three storyboards a month, 100 Atticus answers a month and one Table Read. Writing itself is never capped, making Spark a credible way to write and format a script; its single-project and limited media allowances are the trade-off.

Writer costs $7 a month, or $5 a month billed yearly ($60 a year). It raises the cap to three projects, 30 character images and 15 storyboards a month, 1,000 Atticus answers, 10 Table Reads and one scene video a month. This is the practical step up for writers who need a few active projects and regular but bounded production tools.

Storyteller costs $35 a month, or $29 a month billed yearly ($348 a year). It allows 25 projects and unlimited storyboards, character images, Atticus and Muse, plus 40 Table Reads and eight scene videos a month. It fits writers who will make sustained use of the visual and feedback tools; the video and Table Read quotas still apply.

Studio costs $99 a month, or $79 a month billed yearly ($948 a year). It provides unlimited projects, 150 Table Reads and 25 scene videos a month, and named priority support. The higher price is justified mainly for a heavy production workflow or the value of priority support, not uncapped media use.

Separate credit packs are available on every plan, and credits never expire: Table Read packs cost 10 for $8, 25 for $18 or 60 for $39; scene video packs cost 3 for $19, 10 for $62 or 25 for $155, with one credit rendering one scene. These packs can cover occasional overages without moving to a higher monthly tier.

Platforms

Screenplay Assistant supports Android, iOS, macOS, web and Windows. The browser app provides the described screenplay formatting workflow, while the supported platform range gives writers options across mobile and desktop systems.

Who it's for

Its mix of writing modes, story guidance and production assets can serve beginners, students, hobbyists and produced professionals. The best fit is a writer who wants those tools together and will use more than basic formatting. Someone who only needs to draft and export scripts may find the free plan sufficient; someone who needs unlimited projects or frequent video production should compare the paid quotas carefully.

Pros and cons

Pro: Three distinct levels of writing assistance let users choose between preserving their words and accepting line edits or added action and imagery.

Pro: Planning, reader feedback, visual assets, Table Reads and production reports extend the workspace beyond script formatting.

Pro: Writing is uncapped even on the free plan, and exports include Final Draft format.

Con: Spark is restricted to one project, and its monthly image, storyboard and answer allowances are modest for writers building several projects.

Con: Even higher tiers cap Table Reads and scene videos, so regular production use can require credit packs.

Con: Studio’s $99 monthly price is a significant commitment unless unlimited projects or named priority support matter to the workflow.

Alternatives

AI Script Writing Software is the category overview for readers comparing tools across the field.

Choose ScreenWeaver if unlimited projects and pages, plus PDF and Final Draft export, matter more than Screenplay Assistant’s broader production toolkit; its free plan also spans Linux. Inkwell is a better fit for iOS or macOS writers who want offline use, no account requirement and unlimited scripts on the free plan. For an Android- or iOS-only Fountain editor with PDF, Fountain and FDX export, consider ScriptDraft.

Fabric is a freemium option with web, mobile, desktop, API and extension platforms. Lastslate is another freemium choice for macOS and Windows. Saga is web-based, while Plotwell offers a free web plan limited to one project, one collaborator and 10 AI credits. Premiere.Studio is a web-based alternative with paid per-writer plans.

Verdict

Choose Screenplay Assistant if you want screenplay formatting alongside planning, feedback and visual production tools, and its project and media quotas match your workload. Its uncapped writing and range of tools are compelling; look elsewhere if you need a simpler script editor, offline use, or media and project allowances that do not require careful tier selection.